02/03/2011
Voluntary Action Islington News & Policy
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18/02/2011
Social Housing – Consultation Responses
Social Housing – The Government has published a report on the responses to their consultation on fairer social housing. You can access the report by clicking here....Policy
02/02/2011
The Islington Commissioning Framework
The Islington Commissioning Framework New document shows how organisations that offer community benefits can compete effectively over the cheapest providers. Providing benefits to the community is valued by LBI & the NHS in the commissioning cycle. For example you could be more likely to be commissioned than the cheapest provider...News
02/02/2011
Mother Tongue and supplementary school annual commissioning pack
Applications open until 21st February Please find attached the following documents (click the links to download): • Commissioning brief • Commissioning application form • Commissioning Scoring • MTSS Commissioning protocol • Timetable for commissioning process The above documents will assist you in submitting an application for funding throughthe EMAS Mother...News
01/02/2011
Debt advice funding axed by government
Struggling borrowers will find it harder to get free and impartial help in dealing with their debts from the end of the week, following the government’s decision to axe funding for debt advisory services. Funding for the Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF), a project that has financed the training and running...News
31/01/2011
Judicial Review of London Councils’ cuts to Grants
Mr Justice Calvert Smith has allowed a judicial review challenge of London Councils’ decision to cut £10 million of funding from voluntary sector organisations in London....News
31/01/2011
Benefits advice jobs saved in Islington
Islington Council is to secure 6 benefits advice staff for another year. The positions were to be made redundant as part of the Council’s £22.5 million cuts....News
17/11/2010
Islington Compact Award Winners 2010
Community projects celebrate partnership success Community projects working hard to make Islington a better place have been celebrated at the Islington Compact Awards. The awards recognise outstanding examples of partnership work between community organisations and statutory partners such as Islington Council, the NHS and the Police. Mike Sheriff, Chief Executive...Policy
29/10/2010
Health for All conference
Islington Black History Month 2010 opened with the ‘Health for All?’ conference at the Islington Town Hall. The conference, organised by Improving Reach, aimed to bring together the statutory health sector and community voluntary sector to discuss health inequalities in Islington. There were also a number of facilitated workshops that...News
11/10/2010
Voluntary Action Islington AGM
Voluntary Action Islington will hold its Annual General Meeting and Awards Ceremony on Wednesday 10th November, 6pm-8pm The AGM will start at 6.30pm and will end at 8pm. Refreshments will be served from 6pm. This year our AGM will be held on at Voluntary Action Islington, 200a Pentonville Road, London...News