Covid – 19 VCSE updates

Sector Support North East Lincolnshire have created this page to provide up to date information to all VCSE organisations with regard to local and national Covid-19 response and recovery. If your organisation would like something posting regarding your service, please contact amy@nbforum.org.uk

Community Services Fact Sheet

This information sheet lists all the local food, shopping, befriending and advice services that are currently working to support communities in North East Lincolnshire. Anyone can use the information to get support or make a referral for someone that needs help. It has been compiled by Sector Support North East Lincolnshire and will be updated twice-weekly or when significant changes occur.

If users of this information sheet become aware of incorrect or out of date information, please inform us by emailing amy@nbforum.org.uk, copying claire@nbforum.org.uk or call 07572 896859 or 07791 041459.

Click here to view Fact Sheet for Signposting.

If you want to see your service get added to the sheet, please get in touch.

Financial and Wellbeing Support Booklet

North East Lincolnshire Council have put together this information booklet. It includes information of where to go to get help with:

Paying rent and housing
Paying Council Tax
Energy and Utilities advice
Living costs
Food
Further financial support and advice
Jobs and training
Wellbeing and Mental Health Support
Self-help resources and support

Financial and wellbeing support booklet

Quick Look document to help organisations identify which of the governments ‘Working Safely’ guidance documents are relevant and to provide links to free resources.

Sector Support NEL Partnership have created a Quick Look document to help organisations identify which of the governments ‘Working Safely’ guidance documents are relevant.

This document is a ‘quick look’ at local resources available, what you should do if your workplace has a covid case, what businesses and activities the governments ‘working safely’ guidance supports, all with links to relevant gov.uk and NELC guidance pages. You should be able to take a ‘quick look’ at the information and check if it is relevant to your organisation – it isn’t always obvious from the guidance titles!

Quick Look Guidance to help employers here

Local Information

Health & Wellbeing

Mental Wellbeing resources-COVID-19, click here for more.
Suicide is Everyone’s Business. Information published by Spectrum People. Click here for more.
Contact Card: Useful North East Lincolnshire Numbers. Click here for more.
Stop smoking support for public. Click here for more.
Free resuable face-shields for community organisations in NEL. Click here for more.

Local Services – Updates

Concessionary bus pass services to restart. Click here for more.
COVID 19 – Prevention and Support to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities – a message from North East Lincolnshire Council. Click here for more.
Homelessness Prevention support. Click here for more.
Company Shop Group match-funding Government Free School Meal Vouchers. Click here for more.

Volunteering

Are you a local community group or organisation looking for new volunteers? Process for requesting volunteers here
Volunteer to help the community during the Covid-19 pandemic with Blue Lights Brigade, click here for more information.
NHS Volunteer Responders. Click here for more.
NHS Volunteer Responders and VCSE Referrals, click here for more.

Community Safety

Prevent Referral Link. Click here for more.
Social Media resources to advertise Call Blocker. Click here for more.
Important local guidance for reporting cases of Covid-19 – North East Lincolnshire organisations. Click here for more.
Printable Covid-19 posters for buildings. Click here for more.
COVID-19 Toolkit. Click here for more.
North East Lincs and North Lincs – COVID-19: Test and trace support payment. Click here for more.

Local Business Support/Advice

Yorkshire & Humber Learning Community Offering Free Online sports training, click here for more.
North East Lincolnshire Council Prevent online resources. Click here for more.
Quick Look document to help organisations identify which of the governments ‘Working Safely’ guidance documents are relevant and to provide links to free resources. Click here for more.
Managing your VCSE organisation through Covid – funding, furlough and more. Click here for more.
ACRE Information Sheet – reopening Village and Community Halls post COVID19 closure. Click here for more.
Business Support Interventions in the Humber for Covid-19 Response. Click here for more.
Create a coronavirus NHS QR code for your venue. Click here for more.
North East Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Sector Settings Coronavirus (COVID-19) Reporting Process. Click here for more.

Other Local Information

COVID-19 advisory letters in multiple languages, click here for more.

Webinars/Training

Free Webinars from Cranfield Trust. Click here for more.
COVID-19 Webinar for VCSE Sector. Click here for more.
Wilkin and Chapman webinar recording; Episode 6 – Life after Furlough. Click here for more.
Wilkin and Chapman webinar recording; Episode 7 – Life after Furlough. Click here for more.
British Red Cross: Training for coronavirus volunteers. Click here for more.
FREE – COVID-19: Psychological First Aid. Click here for more.
Invitation to Not In Our Community film launch. Click here for more. 9th November
FSI: London online training to transform your fundraising. Click here for more. 24th & 25th November

Covid-19 Funding News

The latest information regarding the Heritage Fund and the support offered regarding Covid-19. Click here for more. (Last updated 14th September)
The story told by 72 emergency funding applications. Click here for more.
Lloyds Bank Foundation: Communications, press and influencing support. Click here for more.
New Covid Emergency Fund for DPOs. Click here for more.
COVID Grant Funding Database – What Does The Future Of UK Charity Funding Look Like? Click here for more.

Covid-19 Funding Open

North East Lincolnshire Council publish access the small business grant, click here for more. – Open
COVID-19: National Lottery Community funding, click here for more. – Open
Morrisons Foundation – COVID-19 Homeless Support Fund. Click here for more. – Open
Support Adoption For Pets Grants. Click here for more. – Open
Alpkit Foundation – Grassroots Support Now. Click here for more. – Open
Apply for a coronavirus Bounce Back Loan. Click here for more. Open
Persimmon Community Champions. Click here for more. Open
The Baring Foundation: Strengthening Civil Society programme. Click here for more. Deadline 22nd October
Business Grants of up to £5,000 available to help address Covid-19. Click here for more. Open
Sport England: £1 million crowdfunding support for clubs and organisations. Click here for more. Open
New: Tackling Inequalities Fund – Active Humber. Click here for more. Open
The Resilience and Recovery Loan Fund. Click here for more. Open
Comic Relief COVID-19 Community Fund. Click here for more. Open
Allchurches – Hope Beyond. Click here for more. Open
Energy Voucher Scheme – Covid-19 Crisis fund. Click here for more. Open
The Common Call COVID Fund. Click here for more. Open
Volant Charitable Trust – COVID-19 Response Fund. Click here for more. Deadline 31st December
Armed Forces Covenant Fund: Force for Change programme. Click here for more. Deadline Round 2: 30th November 2020
Barrow Cadbury Trust – COVID-19 Support Fund. Click here for more. Open
COVID-19 Digital Response Fund. Click here for more. A second application round will open on 26 October 2020
Nesta’s Rapid Recovery Challenge. Click here for more. Deadline 26th October
Postcode Dream Trust – Postcode Recovery Fund. Click here for more. Deadline 30th October
Garfield Weston Foundation- Weston Culture Fund. Click here for more. Deadline 9th November
Smallwood Trust – Women’s Sector Resilience Fund. Click here for more. Open
Architectural Heritage Fund – Cultural Recovery Programme. Click here for more. Deadline 9th November
Voice4Change: COVID 19 Grants Programme. Click here for more. Deadline 3rd November
Localgiving £1 million match fund campaign. Click here for more. Deadline 27th October, 3rd & 9th November
The CAF Resilience Fund. Click here for more. Deadline 10th November
Clarion Futures COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Grants. Click here for more. Deadline 12th November
Darwin and Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund: COVID-19 Rapid Response Round. Click here for more. Deadline 2nd November
Sport England Return to Play – Small Grants Programme. Click here for more.
Sport England Return to Play – Community Asset Fund. Click here for more.
The Sylvia Waddilove Foundation: UK COVID–19 Emergency Fund. Click here for more.

National Information

Government Updates

The Charity Commission have published some guidance to help with running your charity during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Click here for more.
Actions for early years and childcare providers during the coronavirus outbreak. Click here for more.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance on the phased return of sport and recreation. Click here for more.
COVID-19 and renting: guidance for landlords, tenants and local authorities. Click here for more.
Extra funding for service charities as veterans’ support is stepped up. Click here for more.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): information for farmers, landowners and rural businesses. Click here for more.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Meeting with others safely (social distancing). Click here for more.

National Safety Updates

The Counter Terrorism Policing Network has released an Online campaign. Click here for more.
Government Guidance: Working safely during coronavirus. Click here for more.
Locality: Reopening Guidance Checklist. Click here for more.
Locality: Back to Work Flowchart. Click here for more.
COVID-19 – Charity Recovery/Reopening Health, Safety & Fire Checklist/Risk Assessment. Click here for more.
COVID-19 – General Workplace Risk Assessment. Click here for more.
COVID-19 and renting: guidance for landlords, tenants and local authorities. Click here for more.
Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19). Click here for more.
Government: Check if you should go back into work. Click here for more.
Cyber Security: Small Charity Guide. Click here for more.
Guidance on shielding and protecting people who are clinically extremely vulnerable from COVID-19. Click here for more.
Tier Local Alert Levels. Click here for more.

National Health and Wellbeing

The Mental Health Foundation have released information on looking after your mental health during the Coronavirus outbreak. Click here for more.
Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation: Post-COVID HUB, click here for more.
New Maternity Leaflets from NHS England. Click here for more.
COPD and Diabetes support. Click here for more.
First You – resources to support wellbeing. Click here for more.
Advice for blind and partially sighted people during coronavirus (COVID-19). Click here for more.
The Stay Alive app: Prevention Suicide. Click here for more.
Providing free school meals during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Click here for more.
Autism Resources: Useful List. Click here for more.
COVID-19: guidance for commissioners and providers of services for people who use drugs or alcohol. Click here for more.
NHS test and trace: workplace guidance. Click here for more.
COVID-19: guidance for the public and and supporting children and young people’s on mental health and wellbeing. Click here for more.
Face coverings: when to wear one and how to make your own. Click here for more.
Disabled people exempt from wearing face coverings under new government guidance. Click here for more.
Social distancing guidance for young people. Click here for more.
Update on extension of self-isolation period: 30 July 2020. Click here for more.
Major new campaign encourages millions to lose weight and cut COVID-19 risk. Click here for more.
Remote or homeworking Health & Safety. Click here for more.
Government creates new National Institute for Health Protection. Click here for more.
Expert Guidance for charity chairs: staff restructuring and redundancies. Click here for more.
Worst hit: dementia during coronavirus. Click here for more.

National Finance Support and guidance

Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for people receiving direct payments. Click here for more.
ForbesBurton: Business debt is piling up – What can I do?. Click here for more.
CIPD have now opened their COVID-19 Employer/HR support resources to all. They can be located here.
Time to Spare – Track and Trace System for Charities. Click here for more.
How to support staff well-being during Coronavirus. Click here for more.
Job Retention Bonus. Click here for more.
Claim for your employees’ wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: a step by step guide. Click here for more.
Job Support Scheme. Click here for more.
CIPD Redundancy Guide. Click here for more.
Covid-19 Business support. Click here for more.

National Volunteer Updates

Involving volunteers in Covid. Click here for more.
Information toolkit for volunteers supporting people with dementia. Click here for more.
Safeguarding Factsheet: Community volunteers during COVID-19 outbreak. Click here for more information.

National Advice/guidance

CIPD have now opened their COVID-19 Employer/HR support resources to all. They can be located here.
A free, online toolkit to increase impact and funding. Click here for more.
Beyond the basics: how Chairs can make online meetings work for their board teams. Click here for more.
Sport England and Mind: return to play Guidance. Click here for more.
What help and support do you need from the Business Community in responding to Covid-19?. Click here for more.
dsc – Coping with the crisis checklists. Click here for more.
Sport England – Workforce. Click here for more.
Working with Children and Young People Online. Click here for more.
National Business Response Network – Support for communities. Click here for more.
If you’ve claimed too much or not enough from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Click here for more.
Power of Youth – Lockdown Lifehacks. Click here for more.
Access to Work: factsheet for customers. Click here for more.

Other National Updates

Doctors of the World have published a Covid-19 materials in various languages. Click here to find out more.
Carers UK have offer support to carers and those you look after. Click here for more.
The Community PR initiative, click here for more.
National Energy Action (NEA) are still open and available for referrals. Currently all support is telephone based. Click here for more.
Equality and Human Rights Commission publish guidance for employers in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Click here for more.
ACAS – Useful Process Maps and Templates; including redundancy, furlough & returning to the workplace. Click here for more.
NCVO – Useful information. Click here for more.
Digital Boost launch. Click here for more.
Locality: Leading the coronavirus recovery. Click here for more.
Office for National Statistical: How has lockdown affected people of different ages?. Click here for more.
Six ways VCSE leaders are adapting to Covid-19. Click here for more.
Chancellor’s Plan for Jobs to help the UK’s recovery. Click here for more.
Impact of COVID-19 on DCMS sectors: First Report. Click here for more.
Venues required by law to record contact details. Click here for more.