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Organisation
VCSE

Conradh na Gaeilge

An Nasc
199 Bóthar na bhFál
Béal Feirste
BT12 6FB
Ireland

Conradh na Gaeilge works to promote the interests of the Irish langauge and Gaeltacht

Oibríonn Conradh na Gaeilge le leasa phobal na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta a chur chun cinn.

Event
Seminar Training/Advice Workshop

Consultation workshops - Department of Health mental health action plan

Inspire

Inspire Wellbeing, Action Mental Health, the Patient Client Council and the Department of Health are hosting a series of consultation workshops relating to the Department's upcoming mental health action plan.
Dates:
21 - 25 October 2019
L'Derry/Dungannon/Belfast
News

Consumers urged to take power of controlling their energy bills

Consumer Council for Northern Ireland

Click Energy are fourth company to announce tariff increase
Event
Training/Advice

Contracts and Written Statements - Online Course

Trainsafe UK

Contracts and Written Statements - Online Course
Dates:
11 January 2020
Moira
News

Coronavirus/Covid-19: Advice for Vulnerable Gas Consumers with Prepayment Meters

Consumer Council for Northern Ireland

The Consumer Council is advising vulnerable consumers with Pay As You Go (PAYG) gas meters who have a received a letter from their GP, or hospital, asking them to isolate in their home, on how to top up their gas PAYG meter.
Event
Launch Online / Virtual

COVID 19 YOUTH SURVEY - 'OUR VOICES - Speaking Truth To Power'

Northern Ireland Youth Forum

NIYF need your help! We have recently launched a short survey which aims to; promote the voice of young people, identify the top issues young people are facing right now, & speak truth to power to decision makers in NI. Please feel free to share our survey link with any young people you are working with and pass round your teams. The survey is open a total of 3 weeks and will close Monday 9th of November. OUR VOICES: SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER Are you aged 11 - 25 and live in Northern Ireland? Complete our short survey about the impact of COVID19 Be entered into a draw to to win a £200 gift card of your choice Have your views, thoughts & opinions heard by people in power & decision makers
Dates:
19 October - 09 November 2020
Belfast
NIYF
News

COVID 19 YOUTH SURVEY - 'OUR VOICES AREN'T IN LOCK-DOWN'

Northern Ireland Youth Forum

During these difficult times in lock-down, NIYF carried out a survey with young people. This survey was called 'Our Voices Aren't In Lock-Down'. Over a period of a week in April 2020, nearly 800 young people between the ages of 11-25 yrs responded.
Event
Online / Virtual Seminar

COVID CONVERSATIONS - Pandemic and Brexit: Weathering the Perfect Storm

Human Rights Consortium

Seventh in a series of webinars examining human rights issues that have been brought into sharp focus by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dates:
15 October 2020
Belfast
Event
Online / Virtual Seminar Training/Advice

Cross-Border and Frontier Workers - Re-run

Law Centre NI

Due to popular demand, we are re-running our previous webinar on the Frontier Workers Permit Scheme!
Dates:
11 March 2021
Belfast
Event
Art & Culture Conference Informal Meetup Online / Virtual Seminar Workshop

Dementia Fiction Festival 2021

ARK

This festival/conference hybrid on 15-16 September 2021 will bring together a unique mix of academics, writers, organisations, carers and people living with dementia to discuss how we write about dementia with honesty, imagination and integrity.
Dates:
15 - 16 September 2021
Organisation
VCSE

Dementia Friendly East Belfast

BT5 4FP
55 Templemore Avenue
Belfast
BT5 4FP
United Kingdom

Dementia Friendly East Belfast is a voluntary campaign to make East Belfast a friendlier place for people living with dementia, their families and friends, and older people. The campaign includes groups such as the Alzheimer’s Society, Dementia NI, businesses, church groups and people living with dementia. The campaign is supported by Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, the Public Health Agency, and it is actively engaged with a number of facilities that support people living with dementia such as Mullen Mews and Syndenham Court.
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Organisation
VCSE

Dementia NI

NICVA Building
61 Duncairn Gardens
Belfast
BT15 2GB
United Kingdom

Local charity Dementia NI is a membership organisation specifically for people living with dementia. Dementia NI was founded in January 2015 by five people with dementia who wanted to ensure that the voice of people living with dementia is at the core of policy, practice and service delivery across Northern Ireland.
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Dementia NI
News

Dementia NI celebrates after receiving £460k from the National Lottery to help local people living with dementia

Dementia NI

Local dementia charity, Dementia NI, is today celebrating after being awarded almost £460,000 in National Lottery funding to support its work with individuals living with dementia.
Organisation
VCSE

Developing Healthy Communities

DHC

Building 83, Ledgweidge Avenue
Ebrington
Derry/Londonderry
BT47 6GZ
United Kingdom

Developing Healthy Communities, is a charity in Northern Ireland that works to promote a more positive and inclusive attitude to health through the promotion, preservation and protection of good health.
640806
105780
Event
Art & Culture Seminar Training/Advice Workshop

Digital Horizon Masterclass 2: ‘Create your own social media content' with Porcelain Delaney

The University of Atypical for Arts and Disability

Masterclass for artists who want to create a show reel for Social Media channels.
Dates:
25 - 26 January 2023
Belfast
Organisation
VCSE

Disability Action

Disability Action Head Office
Portside Business Park
Belfast
BT3 9ED
United Kingdom

Disability Action works to ensure that people with disabilities attain their full rights as citizens, by supporting inclusion, influencing Government policy and changing attitudes in partnership with disabled people.
100004
Organisation
VCSE

Donegal Community Workers Co-operative

2nd Floor, Riverfront House
Pearse Road
Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Ireland

The Community Workers Co-operative (CWC) is a national network of community activists, both paid and unpaid, working collectively for social change and social justice at local, regional and national level. Donegal Community Workers Co-operative (DCWC) is

News

Double win for The Consumer Council at UK Complaint Handling Awards

Consumer Council for Northern Ireland

The Consumer Council, who are the statutory complaints body for transport, energy, water and postal services in Northern Ireland, picked up two awards at the 2019 UK Complaints Handling Awards in London.
News

EC-CONNECT - save 100s of hours in administration time

Empowering Communities

Save at least 1 hour per referral and provide a secure customer/client gateway to a range of different services - https://empowering-communities.org/what-we-do/encrypted-referral-forms/
Event
Conference

Elder Abuse: Are We Listening? Working together to hear the voice of older people

Hourglass (formerly Action on Elder Abuse Northern Ireland)

This 1 day conference will explore how we work with older victims of abuse to ensure we hear and learn from their experiences to improve prevention, protection and prosecution.
Dates:
28 February 2019
Newtownabbey
Organisation
VCSE

Electrical Safety First

The Walled Garden
Bush Estate
Midlothian
EH26 0SD
United Kingdom

Electrical Safety First is a UK-wide charity which aims to reduce the number of accidents and injuries caused by electricity in the the home.
Sep 01 12:00pm
Opportunity
Funding

Employability & Skills Provider Network

Belfast City Council

If your organisation supports Belfast residents to develop their employability and skills, we'd love you to to join our Employability and Skills Provider Network.
Belfast
Organisation
VCSE

Employers For Childcare

Blaris Industrial Estate
11 Altona Road
Lisburn
BT27 5QB
United Kingdom

We are a campaigning charity which developed from a community project set up in 1998, encouraging employers to implement family friendly policies in the workplace.
101176
Event
Online / Virtual Training/Advice

Employment Law: Coronavirus and Health & Safety

Law Centre NI

This webinar will explore Employment Law in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic, with a special focus on Health & Safety.
Dates:
11 March 2021
Belfast
News

Empowering-Communties - a glowing article in The Parliamentary Review, highlighting best practice

Empowering Communities

Read the recent article about our work in The Parliamentary Review, highlighting best practice. http://www.theparliamentaryreview.co.uk/organisations/empowering-commun…
Event
Conference Launch

Equality Coalition report launch and manifesto discussion with the Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

CAJ

Launch of the ‘Post-Brexit Citizenship Status: Divided by the Rules?’ conference report and discussion of the ‘Manifesto for a Rights Based Return to Power Sharing’, featuring a keynote address from Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Tony Lloyd MP.
Dates:
27 June 2019
Belfast
Event
Conference Seminar

Equality in Education - A dual capacity approach to family and community engagement

Equality Commission for NI

A half day conference to consider how to ensure the effectiveness of home-school engagement, overcoming the range of barriers which exist.
Dates:
20 February 2020
Belfast
Event
Art & Culture Conference Online / Virtual Outdoor Activity Seminar Training/Advice Workshop

ESRC Festival of Social Science 2021

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's and Ulster University have once again joined together for the annual ESRC Festival of Social Science in Northern Ireland.
Dates:
01 - 30 November 2021
Belfast
News

EU Settlement Scheme - free advice across NI

STEP

We are excited to have now secured financial resources for the regional Stronger Together Consortium & project partners to assist EU citizens throughout N. Ireland who may have difficulty in completing the online registration.
Event
Conference Seminar

Every Breath You Take: How air pollution affects your health

Administrative Data Research Centre Northern Ireland

ADRC NI welcomes you to their latest policy symposium on air pollution, health & wellbeing.
Dates:
06 October 2022
Belfast

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