LGBT+ Futures: Faith Fund
Thanks to the generosity of an individual Donor, and the success of the previous round of the Faith Fund, we have secured additional funding for non-profit groups, organisations and projects that are led by and for LGBT+ people of faith. There is a total pot of £20,000 available, which will be distributed as community grants […]
Happy New Year From The Chief
Happy New Year to all our Members, supporters and partners We are aiming for 2025 to be our most inclusive yet and we’ll be placing a spotlight on some of our inclusion work this side of Easter. Below you’ll find details of a brilliant new initiative in the Staffordshire Moorlands, taking the long-established Pride movement […]
Cervical Cancer Care Screening for the LGBTQ+ Community
January 21st to 28th is Cervical Cancer Prevention week, in January Support Staffordshire are highlighting work with the LGBTQ community, Community Officer Michelle Williams is sharing some useful information. Cervical cancer awareness is important for the LGBTQ+ community because some people are misinformed about the risks and screening needs for cervical cancer: Some ways to raise […]
SAGE – Sexuality and Gender Empowerment: Support Staffordshire Member Story
At Support Staffordshire one of our core values centres around being inclusive and making sure people from all groups within society are given opportunities to thrive. As such, over the next couple of months we will be highlighting some of our members who do fantastic work to support inclusion within their communities. The first organisation […]
Welcome to New Members – November 2024
We are delighted to welcome the following members to Support Staffordshire: Bagnall Norton Cricket ClubBreast Cancer NowBreathe Easy North Staffs Community GroupBrown Edge Community Inn CICDoxey Meadows Community Nature ReserveGrace Cares 11.11 CICRudyard Lake Sailing ClubStafford & District Polish AssociationStaffordshire Gardens and Parks TrustTameside Wildlife Conservation GroupThe Vale Rawlings Project CIC
Support Staffordshire Green Advent Calendar
Support Staffordshire Climate Emergency working Group have produced a 2024 Green Advent Calendar. It’s a great way to get tips and tricks on the lead up to Christmas on how we can be more sustainable this Festive period.
Support Staffordshire Achieve Thrive at Work Bronze Award
Achieving the Thrive at Work Bronze Award means a great deal to Support Staffordshire, showing that we are a caring and nurturing organisation taking positive actions to support the health and wellbeing of all our employees. Through this accreditation process we soon recognised the need for a dedicated HR & Wellbeing Officer, and Becky Lancaster […]
The Chief’s December Blog
First, to follow up on the two crucial items from last month. Impact of Employer National Insurance Contributions: regrettably, if predictably, the Chancellor has very politely refused to reconsider her position – read the response here. This leaves many medium sized charities with large increases in wage rolls and little or no change in expected income. […]
Support Staffordshire Stories: Men’s Shed Lichfield
Linked to the global awareness campaign of Movember (Men’s Health Awareness), here in the U.K there is a specific focus on Men’s Mental Health. The distressing fact remains that suicide is the leading cause of death in men under 50 in the U.K. Although 36% of all NHS referrals for psychotherapies are for men, it […]
A new politics?
Under the previous national Conservative administration, I often found myself wishing the government would just take a bit more interest and consciously consider how to work with the VCSE sector. Overall, I didn’t find myself railing against policies towards the VCSE sector, as we usually felt like an afterthought. Under the new Labour government, I […]
