UK Community Foundations have published their annual report Philanthropy 2023 which highlights the determination of UK communities to overcome the financial crisis and the root causes of social inequity through local philanthropic activities.
Read MoreThis month’s bulletin reflects on 2023, shares Winter Preparedness resources and has details of January’s Capability Building Event on Tackling Inequality.
Read MoreThis month’s bulletin gives an update on activity around Storms Babet and Ciarán, winter preparedness and our areas of work in relation to the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). There are also key takeaways from our most recent Capability Building Event on LRF/VCS connections, as well as details of our upcoming Quarterly Regional Meetings.
Read MoreAneta Wujek from Communities 1st talks about the lessons the organisation learnt last winter, what they are planning this year, and the need they are anticipating for the coming months.
Read MoreFor October’s Capability Building Event, we explored the connections between Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) and the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS).
Read MoreVoluntary and Community Sector (VCS) response to the Israel-Occupied Palestinian Territory conflict, capability building event on building better relationships between the LRFs and the VCS, winter preparedness and highlights from Cost of Living: Lessons from the Sector report.
Read MoreIn our August bulletin we talk about the highlighted role of the VCS in the National Risk Register, details on the upcoming exercises in your region and reflect on the two-year anniversary since thousands of people were evacuated from Afghanistan.
Read MoreThe British Red Cross report looks at the way people in the UK see risks from heatwaves.
Read MoreIn July, we held our latest Capability Building Event as we explored the volunteering landscape in 2023.
Read MoreThis month’s bulletin focuses on a range of summer-related resources as we move into the school summer holidays and when peak temperatures are most likely. There are also more details about our upcoming capability building events happening this week.
Read MoreFollowing discussions with partners and internally, one of the lessons drawn out from the heatwaves of 2022, was that many are unaware of the indirect or secondary impacts that heatwaves can have. By identifying these, and the communities who may be most affected, we can take action to try and mitigate the impacts, educate people, and potentially reduce the risk of the secondary emergency happening.
Read MoreOur June 2023 bulletin focused on heatwaves resources and has more information on the UK Health Security Agency’s new Heat-Health Alert System. Sign up to our next capability building event on the impact of volunteering in 2023.
Read MoreOur May 2023 bulletin focused on Emergencies Partnership's response to the people fleeing the conflict in Sudan, planning for extreme weather, counterterrorism, and the continuing cost-of-living crisis.
Read MoreDetails on the new Emergency Alerts System, plus translated resources to help you get the message out to your non-English speaking communities, a round-up of all the cost-of-living insights bulletins, our upcoming capability building event on the National Resilience Framework and Major Incident Response Lessons.
Read MoreIn the final bulletin in this series, we focus on the how rising costs are affecting health outcomes, detailing the individual and systemic problems faced by those disproportionately impacted.
Read MoreIn the third bulletin in this series, we discuss the link between mental health and the cost-of-living crisis. The impact of this on the most vulnerable groups, actions taken by the government and partner activity and resources to help resolve the issue.
Read MoreOn World Meteorological Day we look at the changes Heatwaves and Flooding have had in the UK in recent years and also how the Cost of Living crisis is now adding to the erosion of resilience and what VCS organisations need to do to help their communities prepare for these shocks.
Read MoreEmergencies Partnership Director, Robyn Knox attended and spoke at the National Consortium for Societal Resilience – 2023 Conference, with the collective challenge in the room being the pathway to turn a national ambition for societal resilience into reality at a local level. With representatives from academics, voluntary sector, business, health, national government representatives alongside local authority and resilience representatives, Robyn shares her reflections and key takeaways for VCS partners
Read MoreLearn about our partner hub, packed with resources, the government’s new emergency alert system that will be tested in April 2023, the details of our next network call on Martyn’s Law and the impact of that on VCS organisations and find out how you can become the next director of the Emergencies Partnership.
Read MoreFood insecurity levels spiked at the start of the Pandemic, started to marginally improve but then were even more sharply exacerbated by the Cost-of-Living crisis. In January 2023, 24.4% of households with children reported food insecurity in the past month. Find out which social groups are affected, what partners are doing and how data can be used to effectively serve the hardest-impacted communities.
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