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It's your last day to register for the Voluntary Sector LCR Metro Mayor Hustings event! We have limited spaces left so register and send in your questions now at: bit.ly/LCRHustings

#VS6Hust2024

The annual poverty figures published today show 600,000 more people, half of them children, are living in Absolute poverty, the Government's preferred measure, rising for the 2nd year in a row.

The Government has failed to protect the most vulnerable 🔽 bit.ly/49YuaeM.

Great opportunity for anyone with lived experience of multiple disadvantages to get involved in influencing change in policy and practice around the social security system and accommodation:

🚨 #Event | Sefton Park will once again be taken over by the music and culture of Africa and the diaspora with the @AfricaOye Festival. It will include two free days of fantastic live music and more!

🔗tinyurl.com/oye42 Sonia Bassey MBE

One week to go until the VS6 Partnership VCFSE Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor Hustings 2024 at Liverpool Cathedral, chaired by ellen loudon.
Faith and community groups are encouraged to attend to engage with the candidates. Read more and book: togetherliverpool.org.uk/whats-new/live…

💰 #Funding | Local Solutions has launched a Community Empowerment Fund as part of their commitment to empower change across the Liverpool City Region.

🔔Apply now!

🔗tinyurl.com/Empowerment24 Sonia Bassey MBE Local Solutions

🗓️ Join us: Tuesday, March 26th at Liverpool Cathedral for the VCFSE #LiverpoolCityRegion Metro Mayor Hustings 2024! Hosted by VS6 Partnership, the event offers voluntary organisations a chance to ask questions to the candidates. Submit questions and sign up here: bit.ly/LCRHustings

🧵Today we published our analysis, commissioned by Joseph Rowntree Foundation, which reveals that people living in poverty find it harder to live healthy lives, harder to access #NHS services, live with greater illness and die earlier than the rest of the population. kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

A glimmer of Spring today. After 5 months (?) of rain, I managed to get my Whippet out today without a coat! #Spring #Hope 🙏

The city region’s biggest ever investment in tackling racial inequality - a £2.3m Race Equality Hub - is open for business after a special event in Sefton Park Palm House .

🚨 #Event | The LCVS Grants team is holding a webinar next week about our Community Impact Fund.

⬇️Book your place now!⬇️
🔗tinyurl.com/workshop-cif Sonia Bassey MBE

Please get involved in this, it is crucially important work, I think we all know there is a disparity in funding across many sectors, and this research will help tell a story and tackle some of these issues.

You can support the incredible North West Cancer Research by taking part in any of their 2024 events. ❤️

From shark-dives to cycling, ladies lunches and more!

Join us Liverpool Cathedral for the VS6 Partnership metro mayor hustings. Have your say, submit a question, be present to hear the candidates offer their manifesto.

💰 #Funding | With our Community Impact Fund, eligible orgs can apply for grants of up to £3K maximum, for projects that meet one or more of our 4 main priority areas: Health, Education, Income stability & Arts and Culture.

🔔Apply now!

🔗tinyurl.com/CIF3000 Sonia Bassey MBE

#CONSULTATION | Have your say on a review of Home to School Transport. Click the link for more info.

liverpool.gov.uk/council/consul…

Our Racial Equity programme is aimed at charities and CICs supporting people experiencing economic inequity due to their race or ethnicity.

This programme offers development support and £75k unrestricted funding.

More info ⬇️
lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/funding/racial…

Here's a great opportunity to quiz the LCR Metro Mayoral candidates. Sign up with your question below 👇
LCVS (Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services) Sonia Bassey MBE

📰 #News | Feeding Liverpool have created a new NHS Healthy Start informational video aimed at families to promote the scheme and increase uptake across the city.

🔗tinyurl.com/lcvs-24-healthy Feeding Liverpool

#PedalForPurpose | | North West Cancer Research have committed over £4.2 million to research since 2021, funding 18 new cancer research projects! 👏 This work is vital in tackling the cause, improving the care and finding the cure for cancer 📷 nwcr.org/livchester/