People arriving from Lebanon on an evacuation flight chartered by the British Government have been supported by volunteers providing practical items, emotional support and information.
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September’s bulletin reflects on the responses that took place over the summer as well as takeaways from recent public inquiry reports including the Covid-19 and Grenfell Tower inquiries.
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VCS Emergencies Partnership and London Communities Emergencies Partnership joint response to Phase Two report of Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry.
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July’s bulletin reflects on a busy few weeks with a headline-grabbing election night, a new government, the King’s speech and the publication of the Covid-19 Inquiry first module recommendations.
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June’s bulletin explores the key themes from our first Knowledge and Insight Exchange on extreme heat capabilities, provides updates on recent government resilience initiatives and shares our newly updated heatwave preparedness resource page.
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May’s bulletin shares exercising opportunities for community organisations, explores the issue of spontaneous donations during emergency responses and reflects on the National Conference on Societal Resilience held in March.
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Back in March, the National Consortium for Societal Resilience hosted their second national conference in Manchester. Bringing together partners from policy and practice and across sectors, the two-day event provided space for over 170 participants to share insight, identify opportunities to collaborate and work in partnership, and explore how together we can enhance societal resilience.
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March’s bulletin shares a fantastic example of partnership working in Plymouth and reflects on the National Conference on Societal Resilience held in Manchester earlier this month.
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February’s bulletin focuses on Tackling Inequality and Inequity in emergencies, reflecting on our recent Capability Building Event and highlighting news and reports.
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For January’s Capability Building Event, we explored how pre-existing inequalities are exacerbated during emergencies, looking at lessons from national and international responses, and discussing how others are working to mitigate gaps in support for groups who are disproportionately impacted.
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The London Communities Emergencies Partnership (LCEP) are seeking proposals from an organisation or individual to deliver a research project that will provide recommendations on how best to map the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) and its offer during an emergency in London.
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January’s bulletin looks at 5 big themes for 2024, shares flooding resources and has details of our upcoming Capability Building Event on Tackling Inequality.
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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.
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This month’s bulletin reflects on 2023, shares Winter Preparedness resources and has details of January’s Capability Building Event on Tackling Inequality.
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This 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.
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Aneta 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.
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