In our first series of Insight briefings on the Cost-of-Living Crisis, we are sharing good practice and lessons related to fuel poverty – and the actions of partners in response, with particular focus on Warm Space Provision.
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Mike has been a key architect of the VCS Emergencies Partnership from its inception after the Grenfell fire and Manchester Arena attacks, throughout the pandemic and in the space the Partnership now holds in the post-COVID-19 resilience landscape. He will remain in post until a new CEO is in place - expected in late 2023
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Situational updates on Türkiye and Syria, Cost of living resources and more information about grants for community groups, Winter Pressure updates on Warm Spaces and Norovirus and details on upcoming events and exercises across the sector.
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At a panel discussion in January 2023, a number of our partners shared their experiences, good practice and lessons learnt from running Warm Spaces for their communities. We also interviewed Aneta Wujek, Policy and Networks Coordinator at Communities 1st, about their experiences of warm spaces and what they are learning about the challenges facing people in their communities.
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This report, commissioned by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport explores the lessons learnt throughout the VCSEP’s transition from being primarily focussed on supporting the voluntary and community sector response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to supporting the voluntary and community sector develop their emergency preparedness approaches and skills.
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At the January capability building quarterly we will be focussing a session on the National Risk Register. Michelle Warburton, Strategic Lead at Salford CVS will share the lessons and actions that followed the 2015 Boxing Day Floods across Greater Manchester, and how the floods introduced better, more connected ways of working across the city regions.
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NHS critical support, cold weather alerts, winter preparedness, energy bill discount scheme for VCS organisations and more information on our next capability event on the National Risk Register and Warm Spaces.
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NHS critical support, cold weather alerts, winter preparedness, energy bill discount scheme for VCS organisations and more information on our next capability event on the National Risk Register and Warm Spaces.
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Addressing emergencies in London is demanding. The scale and complexity of the city, as well as the huge range and diversity of its charities and community groups, requires significant resources, knowledge and information sharing. It also needs organisations with expertise in emergency response as well as charities and groups with vital local knowledge about communities who can apply this when an emergency strikes..
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In December 2022, the Emergencies Partnership hosted a series of scenario exercises as we relaunched the regional touch points with a table top exercise designed to test and strengthen partner relationships in response to a cold weather emergency.
This page contains summary points from the discussions and resources
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Given the unpredictable nature of emergencies, Regional Engagement Manager — Becky Maynard writes about the importance to making the connections before we need them
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The BRC report, explores the experiences of communities impacted most severely by flooding in the UK and those who may be at risk in the future. It highlights the need for improvements in policy and practice that will ensure people are better prepared for, and can recover more quickly from, flooding in the future.
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CEO of CAN, Karen Loftus talks to Georgia Allen about impact that volunteers can have and how it is important their service is never taken for granted
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Upcoming Winter Preparedness scenario exercises, have your say in the State of the Sector survey and what are the EP partners doing for help with the Cost of Living crisis
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Current situational analysis on Winter Pressures, two upcoming Capability Building events on the issue of surplus donated goods and the cost-of-living crisis.
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At times of emergency, whether that be the Afghan evacuation, war in Ukraine, or heatwave fires in the summer, the public’s generosity often leads to a large influx of donated items. Havering Volunteer Centre has been involved in all three of these responses and has witnessed the challenges that surplus donated goods can bring. Their CEO, Shelley Hart, explored this complex issue with us and discussed what they’ve learnt from dealing with this issue three times in the past year.
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Passing of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth: Situational Update and Partner Activity, Release of our 21-22 Impact Report, updates on Winter Preparedness and Cost of Living.
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This report traces the evolution of the Emergencies Partnership beyond the pandemic establishing our role in a broader range of emergencies. Having started to implement some of the learning from the last two years, we understand more about what makes the most difference for our partners and the people we all seek to support.
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Highlighting and monitoring three risks – the impact of the heatwaves, the cost-of-living crisis and the rising numbers of monkeypox cases.
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This quarter, the Emergencies Partnership offered three events that partners could choose from, ranging from an overview of Local Resilience Forums, the impact of emergencies on deaf and hard of hearing communities and the impact of the cost of living crisis on communities.
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