Supporting Communities and Good Relations in Mid & East Antrim
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Community groups in Mid and East Antrim Borough Council are invited to participate in the 'Good Relations and Supporting Communities Project'.
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Supporting Communities welcomes Circle Voluntary Housing Association, the first housing association in the Republic to become a member!
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Housing Associations from further afield are turning to Supporting Communities for our tenant participation expertise. This month we are delighted to start work with our newest member, Circle Voluntary Housing Association, based in Dublin.
Read MoreThe Challenge of Forming New Groups during a Pandemic
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Gillian Forest, CDO for the Mid & East Antrim & Causeway Areas, talks about the challenges and joys of setting up new groups with people who want to help their communities.
Read MoreCommunity Groups demonstrate remarkable resilience; still need targeted information, digital and funding support
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A recent survey of Housing Community Network Groups demonstrates a continuing need for support in responding to the COVID-19 crisis.
Read MoreEstate Inspections Go 'Virtual'
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One of the essential services that we facilitate all over Northern Ireland is the estate inspection, or walkabout, to see what needs attention in an area. Supporting Communities helps community representatives connect with statutory agencies quickly and effectively to get things done - and we can do it online.
Read MoreSupporting Communities Celebrates Get Online Week
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Supporting Communities is taking part in Get Online Week by offering digital skills sessions which are free and open to everyone. If you or someone you know would like to take the next steps in getting online and building digital confidence, this is the perfect opportunity!
Read MoreNew Training Calendar of Online Awareness Sessions
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Starting this October, Supporting Communities is offering free, online sessions for an introductory look at some of our most popular topics.
Read MoreMake the Most of the Internet with Custom Support
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Supporting Communities offers tailored support for communities to get online, get connected and make the most of the internet.
Read MoreFunding Support in Times of Crisis
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One of our busiest services over the lockdown period was definitely the funding service. Our Funding Officer, Anita, and all of our Community Development Officers worked with groups to secure the emergency funds needed for communities all over Northern Ireland to respond to the COVID-19 crisis.
Read MoreNew Online Platforms for Training Courses
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Lockdown hasn’t meant slow down for the training team! We have been busy putting our most popular courses online and helping our learners get to grips with virtual classes.
Read MoreSCENE Magazine: The Summer of Zoom Edition
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SCENE Magazine is online now! This virtual edition of SCENE highlights how we have persevered and adapted to support community and resident groups throughout Northern Ireland over the past several months.
Read MoreZoom Training Helps Group Meet for the First Time Since Lockdown
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Deirdre Bradley, the Chair of the Granaghan and District Women’s group based in Swatragh, encouraged others to take part in Supporting Communities’ Zoom Training sessions. Now they are able to meet online and much more!
Read MoreONSIDE Training Successfully Pivots to Online Delivery
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Supporting everyone to get online is so important, now more than ever. The ONSIDE Project came just in time for many who would have been stuck at home for months without access to online shopping, video calling, and other online services. Learn how the project moved entirely online to support learners remotely.
Read MoreNew Amp Survey Results! Read about how tenants are coping with the COVID-19 Lockdown.
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The results are in from the second Amp Survey in which we asked people who rent their homes to tell us how they are feeling about their living situation during the COVID-19 lockdown and about the support they have received, or not received, from their landlords.
Read MoreOver 2 million pounds accessed by NI Community Groups: Annual Report highlights Supporting Communities’ impact
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Supporting Communities helped groups in Northern Ireland to access over 2 million pounds in funding last year. The charity's Annual Report reveals an impressive amount of money was granted to small, community-based groups through the assistance of their community development, training, and funding support work.
Read MoreCommunities Supporting Students and Parents in Strathroy
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Parents and children in Strathroy are getting extra support to tackle the challenges of homeschooling from their local community association. Read how Supporting Communities helped SCA to secure funding for tablets and homework supplies to help families continue their children’s education.
Read MoreStaying Connected in Isolation: The Enniskillen Macular Support Group
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The Enniskillen Macular Support Group in Enniskillen are finding new ways to get connected and support each other despite needing to self-isolate during lockdown with the help of Supporting Communities’ Digital Inclusion Officer. Find out how we can help your group do the same.
Read MoreMaking connections and working across the divide, the Carson Project hopes to see positivity emerge from crisis
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The Carson Project is just one of the many groups in Ballymena that Supporting Communities is working with to make connections, access funding and other support. We caught up with two of the project’s workers, Ronda and Cyril Rainey, by phone to ask how they are coping with the COVID-19 crisis.
Read MoreChecking in with a Loaf of Bread and a Friendly Face
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Community groups and local businesses are working together to ensure everyone has enough to eat during this period of necessary stay at home orders. Jordan Laverty, CDO for the South Area, was quick to ensure the groups he works with were able to take advantage of a generous offer of free bread for those in need.
Read MoreOur Funding Clinics are Going Online!
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We’re moving our Funding Clinics online! At the moment, this service is only available to Housing Community Network members. Get in touch with our Funding and Social Value Officer, Anita Doonan, to book your appointment.
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When Mullaghmore & Castleview Community Association (MACCA) in Omagh set out to plan this year's summer scheme, they took a chance on something different. Alongside the usual trips to the cinema and play areas, children aged 5 to 14 spent a full week immersed in a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) Future Farmers programme exploring the natural world on their own doorstep. The risk paid off in a big way!