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This issue Includes some useful information on Mental Health Awareness Week.

Please view or download the MHSN April 2025 newsletter below.

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TARGET NEL CIC: One Year of Impact, Growth & & Exciting Plans Ahead!

TARGET NEL CIC may never have gotten off the ground without the incredible support of Hannah at Sector Support! After ten years of planning, self-doubt held me back—but while working at Centre4 on maternity cover, I was introduced to Sector Support and started dropping in for chats. Hannah helped me believe in myself, and on March 12, 2024, TARGET NEL CIC became an incorporated business!

Now, one year on—with the continued support of Sector Support and our incredible directorship team: Wendy Trask, Marcus Lord, Sharon Willerton, Graham Roger, Emma Warrener, Susan Cotterill, and Lucy Mager—we’re proud to reflect on what we’ve achieved and share what’s coming next!

What We’ve Achieved So Far

• Delivered 17 projects and events, impacting over 500 participants and families!
• Created unforgettable experiences, including paddle boarding, drone club, Past, Present & Future workshops, planting with a Sandringham Gardens gardener, dancing, local history filmmaking, animal care, and even writing & producing an anthem!
• Provided soft education for children with EOTAS (Education Other Than At School) packages and home-educated learners.
• Secured a Local Authority contract to deliver communication & team-building workshops as part of CareerShift, helping unemployed and part-time workers transition into meaningful careers in industries facing skill shortages.
• Delivered Who Am I & How do I Feel as a 6-week school pilot.
• Developed our Train 2 Employ and Youth Train 2 Employ programs, offering 12 weeks of training and volunteering, where participants share their skills with young people through mentorship.
• Built some amazing professional partnerships and collaborative relationships!
• Enhancing our auditing processes with a professional team to ensure we maintain the highest standards in everything we do.

What’s Next?

• Piloting Roots & Wings – a family support and repair project helping families reconnect with their strengths, history, and potential.
• Launching our first Youth Train 2 Employ project, focusing on music! We’re looking for six passionate young people who want to explore songwriting and instruments.
• The return of Drone Club & Bell Ringing Club after Easter (Contact for information)
• Continuing to deliver EOTAS, CareerShift, and Train 2 Employ programs while expanding our reach.
• Walk for Autism on the 29^th March 2025 (Contact to be involved)
• Exciting Easter holiday activities in the planning!
• Work to secure funding and/or sponsorships to help us continue our great work!

As the demand for our support grows faster than we imagined, we remain committed to making a lasting impact on our families, community, and young people. Thank you for being part of this journey—we can’t wait for what’s next!

Joanne Lord

Founder & Managing Director

The VCSE Collaborative aims to integrate the Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector into health and care planning, design, and delivery across Humber and North Yorkshire. Meeting monthly, the Collaborative shares key updates with the Health and Care system and the wider VCSE sector to enhance collaboration and impact.

Issue 15 – February 2025 is now available to view.  This edition includesthe following news and updates:

• More responses needed for the VCSE Workforce Mapping research 
• Report explores VCSE Community Transport provision across Humber and North Yorkshire
• Join Humber and North Yorkshire’s VCSE Collaborative on FutureNHS
• Update: We Need To Talk. What’s the next chapter of our NHS?
• Gain new qualifications through the HNY Learning Hub
• First system-wide Humber and North Yorkshire Insight Bank launched
• Communities Innovating Yorkshire Fund is now live!
• Free training and personal development opportunities

Find out more by clicking the link, or view the booklet below.

Read the newsletter here.

Forum CIO, the charity that provides the Sector Support NEL service, are delighted to confirm that the project will be continuing following a commissioning process.

The Sector Support NEL team are there to support any voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisation working in the area. They are also on hand to support new start-up groups and to amplify VCSE voices.

We would like to extend our thanks to our partners and the organisations and individuals that we have worked with over the years for their input, feedback and role in shaping the service; we look forward to working with you in the future.

Further information on plans for the service will be shared through this bulletin and the VCSE forum.

Pippa Robson

Deputy Chief Officer

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Read their good news in the attachment below.

The latest NEL Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) Annual Report is now available!

This year’s report highlights key achievements, milestones, and the organisation’s journey over the past year.

View how NEL SAB has continued to make an impact and what’s planned for the future.

Read the full report: SAB-Annual-Report-2023-24-FINAL.pdf

Link to their website: SaferNEL | SaferNEL

Forwarded

Migration Yorkshire is a local authority-led partnership which works across the whole of the Yorkshire and Humber region.  They are overseen by the Migration Yorkshire Board, which is comprised of members from all local authorities in the regions.

Would you like to receive regular updates from Migration Yorkshire? There are two newsletters that you can subscribe to, which will send regular updates directly to your inbox

They are launching a new update specifically for the Voluntary and Community Sector. This will be sent every fortnight, and will replace their current methods of sharing information with the VCS. They are making this change following feedback from the sector, to ensure that information is sent to as many people as possible, and to reduce any existing duplication.

• The first of these updates will be sent on Monday 3 February, and you can sign up here to receive it.

• They also have their Migration Round-up – this is sent every week and contains a digest of news and policy updates. You can sign up here to receive it

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Deadline: 31^st January 2025

People in North East Lincolnshire are being encouraged to nominate their community heroes for a Civic Award before time runs out.

To make your submission visit www.nelincs.gov.uk/CivicAwards. The winners will be invited to a special ceremony at Grimsby Town Hall in March 2025.

Created 3 years ago, the awards recognise and celebrate local people who have gone above and beyond across North East Lincolnshire.

Looking to champion various businesses, charities and individuals? This year, the Foster Carer’s Impact Award has also been created to shine a light on those dedicated to helping foster children. The recipient will be someone who demonstrates unwavering dedication to the well-being of foster children and makes a significant positive impact on the lives of foster children.

To read more, click the link below for the full article:

Make sure to nominate a foster carer, charity or local veteran for a Civic Award before time runs out