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Fold Housing Association, the winners of this year’s annual charity quiz night run by Housing Rights Service have donated their £614 winnings to local nature conservation charity, the Ulster Wildlife Trust.

The Minister for Social Development and the Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety have agreed to a review of the support provisions for carers.

An overview of upcoming business at the Assembly from 12 May-16 May 2008.

On 19 June the Assembly’s Social Development Committee will hold its weekly meeting at NICVA’s premises, 61 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast. NICVA will make a presentation to the DSD Committee on funding for the sector, as it has already done with the Finance and Personnel Committee.
NICVA | Frances McCandless | 08 May 2008

BBC Northern Ireland Story Finders were recently awarded the Rich Media Award from Northern Ireland’s community portal MyGroupNI, at a ceremony hosted by BBC Newsline’s Donna Trainor at the Grand Opera House in Belfast.

Improvement Juggler from the Centre for Competitiveness has been tailored to boost productivity in the voluntary and community sector.

The Code of Good Governance for the voluntary and community sector will be officially launched on the 6 June 2008 at a special seminar in NICVA by the Developing Governance Group.
NICVA | Denise McCann | 08 May 2008

NICVA's newly revamped Grant Tracker website approaches the finish line. As we work on improving the site please accept our apologies if the level of news articles added is low over the next week or two.
The Village of the Year competition is open to all rural communities throughout Northern Ireland with a population of 4,500 or under.

Bottled water uses 300 times more energy than tap water. That's one reason why government departments are phasing out the bottles.

Spring Chickens, a unique two-year creative outreach programme, aims to challenge perceptions about older people and inspire individuals to place the older generation at the centre of the community.

NetWORKS is a cross border community enterprise programme, which aims to increase the efficiency, sustainability, and skill base of social economy enterprise projects that impact socially and economically in both Northern Ireland and the border regions.

Lads2Dads is an accredited programme offerring support, information and advice to young fathers aged 16-25 in North and West Belfast.

Voluntary and community groups dealing with men’s issues have come together to share experiences and boost their capacity to influence policy.
NICVA | Paul McGill | 02 May 2008

An overview of upcoming business at the Assembly from 5 May-9 May 2008.
NICVA | Sean Kelly | 02 May 2008

Advice NI has been ‘highly commended’ at the National eWell-Being Awards with their Advice and Guidance E-Quals programme - a blended learning training programme that accredits advisers to deliver energy advice.

Michael McGimpsey has visited the Lifeline headquarters in Belfast to raise awareness of the new helpline number. Lifeline is a regional helpline where calls are answered by trained counsellors who are experienced in dealing with suicide, self-harm, abuse, trauma, depression and anxiety. The number is:0808 808 8000.

Barracuda is a club night run by and for people with learning disabilities as part of the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival.

The Consumer Council and CCEA are helping young people understand how the consumer choices they make today affect all our lives and environment with Ecoworld - a unique new web-based game launched on Tuesday 29 April 2008.
EU funding has helped create an inspiring example of peace building involving the Orange Order and community groups in Armagh and Monaghan. Perhaps the Irish government could help when funding ends next month, writes Andy Pollak, director of the Centre for Cross Border Studies.
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