Award winners and finalists holding certificates and award on stage

The brand new Gloucestershire’s Volunteer Awards shone a light on volunteers across the county during a heart-warming ceremony at the Growth Hub in Gloucester last week.

Almost 150 guests (including local volunteers and their families) were warmly welcomed to a beautifully decorated atrium and ceremony hosted by Steve Knibbs from BBC Points West.

CandO: Connect and Offload

Gloucestershire’s new mental wellbeing helpline ‘Connect and Offload’ (or CandO, pronounced ‘Can Do’, for short) has now been officially launched.

CandO has been designed to provide support when someone first notices signs and symptoms of their mental health worsening.  It is open to any adult (aged 18+) in Gloucestershire who is experiencing issues with their emotional wellbeing, such as low mood, anxiety, stress and loneliness. This includes support and advice for individuals seeking help with self-harm, allowing them to receive the support they need, alongside wider support for overall emotional wellbeing.

This weeks round up of job and trustee vacancies within the VCSE sector in Gloucestershire.

Week beginning 5 June 2024.

Two open hands with palms facing upwards and stars surrounding words 'Gloucestershire's Volunteer Awards 2024'

The heart of Gloucestershire’s communities are to be celebrated at the highly anticipated Gloucestershire's Volunteer Awards, held at the Growth Hub in Gloucester on Thursday 6 June.

Organised by Go Volunteer Glos, in collaboration with Charlie’s Cancer Support and the Gloucestershire VCS Alliance, the event will honour the outstanding contributions of volunteers who dedicate their time and energy to make a positive impact across the county.

Words: In Partnership May 2024

Each quarter, we send out a newsletter on behalf of the Gloucestershire VCSE Strategic Partnership.

Our newsletter contains updates about how the VCSE sector in Gloucestershire is working in partnership with the public sector and a range of agencies for the benefit of local communities.

This weeks round up of job and trustee vacancies within the VCSE sector in Gloucestershire.

Week beginning 13 May 2024.

We're delighted to announce that 18 local VCSE sector groups & organisations in Gloucestershire have been awarded grants totalling £300k for projects which support mental health in the county.

These grants we're provided by Gloucestershire VCS Alliance and Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC) as part of the Community Mental Health Transformation (CMHT) programme in the county.

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Are you unsure where to go to find mental health support for a child or young person? This article contains links to the range of mental health support available for children & young people in Gloucestershire.

If you'd like us to include links to other services in the county, please contact us and our team will update this page.

Are you from a VCSE sector group or organisation in Tewkesbury Borough? Would you like to help make Tewkesbury a better place for people to live and work in?

Apply now to join Tracy Clark, CEO of Young Gloucestershire, as joint Rep on the Integrated Locality Partnership.

Could political change affect the landscape in which the VCSE sector operates? 

With an election due in the next nine months, the VCSE Strategic Partnership would like to invite you to explore what this may mean for the sector and the opportunities it may present. The VCSE Strategic Partnership would also like to receive feedback about their draft plan and there will be an opportunity to share your views about the year ahead during these events.