Third Sector Resources

JRF Report: Immigration, faith and cohesion
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation have published a report exploring the factors that affect community cohesion in urban areas in England with significant Muslim populations. This research analyses new data from three local areas, Birmingham, Bradford and Newham, where relatively large numbers of recently arrived Muslim migrants and established Muslim residents are living alongside people of other faiths and of no faith. It is based on 319 interviews with individuals from 40 countries of origin, including the UK. The report can be downloaded from: www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/socialpolicy/2190.asp.


'Prescribing' volunteering improves mental health
Community Service Volunteers (CSV) has published a report on mental health, volunteering and social inclusion which focuses on its Pan-London Capital Volunteering programme and projects in partnership with the Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. This report aims to share the experiences and learning from these initiatives and identify key messages for policymakers, commissioners and programme/project developers in understanding the contribution that volunteering can make to recovery. To obtain hard copies and for more information email sgullberg@csv.org.uk or call 0207 812 0032 to download click here.


Free financial capability 'capacity building' for VCS working with offenders
UNLOCK, The National Association of Reformed Offenders, can make their successful UNLOCKing Financial Capability (UFC) package available FREE to 25 small community and charitable organisations working in the community with offenders, reformed offenders,families of offenders and those at risk of offending. UNLOCK will give you everything you need to deliver UFC yourself. Applications are welcomed from small non-profit community and charitable organisations benefitting UNLOCK’s target group, NOT large organisations delivering services under contract to government agencies. For more information and an application pack visit http://www.unlock.org.uk/. If you have any questions please contact enquiries@unlock.org.uk or telephone: 01634 247350 or fax: 01634 247351 quoting “Big Lottery UFC” financial capability training for people working with offenders in the community FR££! Deadline for applications: June 16th 2008