Our next Lunch Plus on the 12th December is kindly hosted by Suit Works a Charitable Incorporated Organisation based Sheffield run by a core team of volunteers and supported by local and national businesses and organisations. They provide a free service to help unemployed people of all ages to...
Support project puts new focus on homelessness
Local charities and Sheffield Council have come together in the Help Us Help project to improve awareness and understanding of services and support for the homeless and those begging on the streets. Sheffield Live! reporter Azz Mohammed spoke to Tracey Ford of the Drug and Alcohol Coordination Team at...
Sheffield conference marks international social enterprise day
International Social Enterprise Day brought together social entrepreneurs from across Sheffield City Region for a conference on building the social economy. Those attending were inspired by stories of social enterprises in the forefront of flood disaster response, climate change mitigation, health and well being, and support for the homeless,...
South Yorkshire flood appeal sets £250k target
South Yorkshire Community Foundation’s appeal for funds to support those affected by the recent floods has raised £180,000 so far towards their £250,000 target. The flood disaster appeal is intended to provide urgent support to people who have been displaced from their homes or suffered property damage in Rotherham,...
Social Enterprise Exchange Conference 2019
Social Enterprise Exchange Conference 2019 Thursday, 21st November 2019, 09.30-15.30 at Electric Works, Digital Campus, Sheffield S1 2BJ The Social Enterprise Exchange Conference 2019 celebrates International Social Enterprise Day, 21 November 2019, and will showcase the state of social enterprise in Sheffield City Region and beyond. This interactive event...
Sheffield charities join efforts on homelessness
Housing and homeless organisations in Sheffield have come together to share experiences and ideas to ensure everyone has a place to call home. Shelter, South Yorkshire Housing Association, Roundabout and Crisis were among Sheffield organisations at the event hosted at Theatre Deli to review support for the homeless including...
Social Enterprise Exchange Roadshow – Doe Lea, Bolsover
Join us as we go on the road to meet social enterprises across the Sheffield City Region. Wednesday, 6 November 2019, at Doe Lea Resource Centre, Mansfield Road, Doe Lea S44 5PD This half day workshop is an opportunity to find out more about the Social Enterprise Exchange programme...
Social Enterprise Exchange Roadshow – Doncaster
Join us as we go on the road to meet social enterprises across the Sheffield City Region. Tuesday, 29 October 2019, at St Catherine’s House, Woodfield Park, Tickhill Road, Doncaster DN4 8QP This half day workshop is an opportunity to find out more about the Social Enterprise Exchange programme...
Lunch Plus: Leisure and Tourism – Profiling Chesterfield Canal Trust
Friday, 18th October 2018, 12.00-1.30pm at Hollingwood Hub, 22 Works Road, Hollingwood, Chesterfield S43 2PF LunchPlus returns and a focus on leisure and tourism with Chesterfield Canal Trust outlining their ambitious project. Since 1989, 12 miles of the canal have been restored along with 37 locks and 11 bridges....
Rotherham hosts Convention of the North
Sheffield City Region Mayor, Dan Jarvis, said the Convention of the North, which brought over 1000 delegates in Rotherham, demonstrates the progress being made on the north of England economy. Source: Sheffield Live!