Hello everyone and welcome to our edition of South Forum e-newsletter

What's on in the Community

Training

Funding Information

Volunteering

Services

Regards

Jackie Noonan

South Forum Development Coordinator

If you would like to announce any thing or have a feature please contact me on 0191 5228447 or e-mail me on jackie.noonan@sunderlandcommunitynetwork.org.uk

South Forum meeting

Our next meeting will be at St David's Project, Anthony Road, Farringdon, Sunderland.  Wednesday 22nd November 2006, meeting starts at 1pm, light buffet from 12.30pm.

Click here for agenda

Click here for poster please display in public place

A690 with Farringdon Community Sports College

After school club started this week for years 7,8,9 from 3.30pm till 6pm. For further details please contact the school on 0191 5536013.

Or contact Colin Barber on 0191 5538891

Houghton Racecourse Community Access Point – Job Vacancies
Lets Go Training Team -Assistant Training Officer

(Dec 07, possible extension, subject to funding) Salary: £7.82 @ 20 Hours per week

Job Location: Houghton Racecourse and Easington Lane Community Access Points

Closing Date: 20th November 2006

SUPPORT ADMINISTRATOR
The appointment will be made within the salary range of NJC Terms and Conditions on level A Scale 5

Salary: £11,454 pro-rata, 20 hours per week. This post is SIB funded until June 30th 2008.

This exciting new post will be based at Houghton Racecourse Community Access Point and Easington Lane Community Access Point and will work with the URBAN II joint Access Point training team to develop training and educational opportunities throughout the URBAN II area of the Sunderland Coalfields.

For job descriptions or an application packs log on to: www.hrcap.co.uk or telephone 0191 5534020 and ask for Nicol McConnell, Training Co-ordinator or E-mail: the_hrcap@yahoo.co.uk

A Favour to ask, it only takes a minute....
Please tell ten friends to tell ten today! The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on "donating a mammogram" for free (pink window in the middle).
This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammogram in exchange for advertising.   Here's the web site! Pass it along to people you know. www.thebreastcancersite.com

Sunderland Community Network

Invitation to bid for Grant to provide support to the Network

Click here for further details

Lets Go Training Team

details of training available on outreach click here for full details

How to use the Internet

The BBC offer a well established online course covering all the aspect of how to use the internet. Click on the logo below to view the online course.

Top Ten Funders

Presentation on all the top ten funders by Sunderland CVS

Click here if you would like this document in pdf format

TIME TOGETHER Can you speak English? Do you know your way around Sunderland? Do you know how to use public transport, access the internet or where to play or watch football? Do you know how to apply for jobs? If the answer to any or all of the questions is yes, you could be a friend or mentor in our exciting new project. The Time Together project links local people with refugees so that they can work together to improve community integration, education and employment prospects of the refugee and the image of refugees in the media and local community. We ask you to commit to only five hours a month and you get full training and support and expenses are covered.

SUE RYDER CARE is a leading provider of Hospice Care, Neurological and Home Care. The charity shops in Sea Road and Southwick are looking to recruit new volunteers, duties to include steaming, pricing, sorting, processing, cleaning, merchandising and any other relevant tasks. No special skills required as all training will be given as well as ongoing support. All volunteers are required to provide references and to allow half a day for health and safety training before starting main duties.

Northumberland Tyne & Wear NHS Trust is looking to recruit volunteers. Most volunteers offer 2 to 3 hours per week although this is flexible. It is important however that a regular commitment is given and that attendance is as arranged. The role of the volunteer is varied and some of the requests would be: to act as a befriender, visit service users on the wards during their stay in Hospital or during attendance to Day Units, greet and direct visitors, assist staff to enable service users to participate in social and recreational activities, make refreshments, tidy and maintain gardens and assist patients in gardening activities also to support staff with patients outings within and beyond the hospital grounds.

If you are interested in any of the above opportunities please contact the Volunteer Centre Sunderland on (0191) 567 8902 or call into 4 Toward Road, City Centre, Sunderland. Opening hours are Monday to Friday am 4pm. A postal application service is also available. Alternatively email us at: sunderlandvc@aol.com or visit www.doit.org.uk

Debt Problems

Being in debt can be a stressful and anxious experience, and repaying debt can cause financial hardship.  There is a number of agencies that provide a free service for people who are experiencing financial difficulties.  They include National Debtline - tel 0808 8084000, www.nationaldebtline.co.uk

Money advice Trust - www.moneyadvicetrust.org

Consumer Credit Counselling Service - 0800 1381111, www.cccs.co.uk

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