11/08/2011
Voluntary Action Islington News & Policy
News
11/08/2011
Press Release- Big Lottery volunteering project
Voluntary Action Islington is part of a new Volunteering England project funded by the Big Lottery to support volunteering during the economic downturn. Click here to read the press release....News
04/08/2011
Community Films in Islington
Following help from the volunteer brokerage service at Voluntary Action Islington to find relevant community organisations students from London Metropolitan University have produced mini-documentary films. These will be broadcast on Tuesdays on the community radio station Resonance 104.4 (resonancefm.com/) starting at 4.15pm under the title Metropolitics: Dreamweight radio (09/08/11) Is...News
03/08/2011
Fuel Poverty – Campaign against unfair price rises
Increases in fuel prices of up to 18 percent are likely to have a huge impact on people living in poverty in Islington. One of our members, the Islington Pensioners Forum, are actively campaigning against reductions in winter fuel payments and an investigation into fuel price rises. To find out...News
28/07/2011
Part Time Job
Voluntary Action Islington is recruiting a part time reception and administration support worker. For details click here...News
27/07/2011
Islington Giving Grants – drop-in session
Islington Giving Calls for Proposals – 2011 Islington Giving are seeking to fund projects for its current funding programme under the ‘Confronting Isolation’ theme with funding of up to £5,000 for innovative projects in this area. Islington Giving will be running a Drop-in Session for those interested in applying, this...News
07/07/2011
Islington’s Big Society?
Localism is one approach to encouraging the Big Society. What might that mean in Islington? Check out the notes from Voluntary Action Islington and Islington Community Network’s recent Localism Policy Lunch....Policy
23/06/2011
Labour spokesperson on civil society speaks at NAVCA conference
The Labour spokesperson on civil society, Roberta Blackman-Woods MP, recently spoke at a NAVCA conference. Click here to read the speech. Roberta Blackman-Woods will be speaking at the Voluntary Action Islington AGM on 9th November...20/06/2011
Fairness Commission
The Islington Fairness Commssion has produced its final report. Click here for the full report...Policy
16/06/2011
New Draft Children’s Strategy for Islington
The Children’s Trust in Islington is consulting on a new Children’s Strategy – ‘A Fair Chance in Life for All’ covering the period 2011-2015. Comments on the final draft should be sent to Tania.Townsend@islington.gov.uk by 29 June 2011. Click here to read the draft strategy...Policy