Sandwell Council of Voluntary Organisations - SCVO. Supporting the Growth of Community Action in Sandwell.

Consider Tendering In 2010Published on 30th November, 2009

NCVO, Public Service Delivery Network, will be delivering two new courses in Birmingham centered around tendering and procurement in early 2010. Read more...

Children & Young People EventPublished on 26th November, 2009

Next year’s main Children & Young People event will take place on Thursday 4th February 2010 from 4.00pm to 6.30pm in the Richardson Suite, West Bromwich Albion Football Club, The Hawthorns, West Bromwich.  Organised by the Voluntary & Community sector Executive Group, the event is to raise awareness about services and ... Read more...

Children & Young People EventPublished on 26th November, 2009

Next year’s main Children & Young People event will take place on Thursday 4th February 2010 from 4.00pm to 6.30pm in the Richardson Suite, West Bromwich Albion Football Club, The Hawthorns, West Bromwich. Read more...

‘Let’s Talk’Published on 26th November, 2009

An event for voluntary and community groups based or working in Sandwell The Voluntary and Community Sector has an important role to play in shaping Sandwell's future and how it delivers support to local residents. Come along to this event to have your say on issues such ... Read more...

New Grants Aim To Get More Disabled People VolunteeringPublished on 25th November, 2009

Grants helping organisations to enable more disabled people to volunteer are now available. Organisations can apply for grants between £250 and £5,000, which can be used to help overcome barriers that stop disabled people volunteering, such as specific equipment, lack of suitable access and understanding of disability issues.  The first ... Read more...

A Full House at SCVO’s Autumn ConferencePublished on 18th November, 2009

SCVO welcomed 90 delegates to its Autumn Conference and AGM, held at the Council House in Oldbury on 10th November 2009.  Following the formal AGM business the theme for the morning was how the Voluntary and Community Sector can influence and engage public bodies more effectively, with a presentation being given by ... Read more...

New Investment For Social Enterprises AnnouncedPublished on 16th November, 2009

Entrepreneurially minded people working in health and social care with innovative ideas that could improve services, products and ways of working, can now apply for eight new types of investment to make their ideas a reality.  This exciting news has recently been announced by The Social Investment Business and the Department of Health. Read more...

Calling All ESOL Delivery OrganisationsPublished on 13th November, 2009

Sandwell MBC would like to hear from voluntary and community organisations with a track record of delivering ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) at EL3 and above. Funding is  available through Neighbourhood Learning In Deprived Communities (NLDC)  for the following: Priority groups: Refugees New Eastern European Migrants Unwaged Women. Target ... Read more...

Play Pathfinders Swings Into ActionPublished on 6th November, 2009

Sandwell MBC are looking for help from the voluntary and community sector to develop their Play Pathfinders Programme. Play Pathfinders is the name of the government programme for transforming play services and play spaces for children, young people and their families. Sandwell MBC welcome expressions ... Read more...

Does Your Community Need Some Money?Published on 4th November, 2009

SCVO are working in partnership with Sandwell Council and the Big Lottery Fund to deliver a training day on Awards for All, the small grants programme of the Big Lottery Fund.  Community groups in Sandwell are invited to attend and find out how they can get access to a grant of up to £10,000 for their community.  Read more...