Community Awards 2024
2024-07-16 17:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London)
Join us at this celebratory event as we present the Community Achievement Awards for local non-profit groups and the Youth Achiever Awards.
16 July. Register here

Health and Social Care Forum
2024-06-19 11:00 - 13:00
Health and Social Care Forum
This forum will focus on the theme of violence against women and girls (VAWG) and how the voluntary and community sector (VCS) and statutory partners can come together to address this issue.
19 June. Book here

City and Hackney Togetherness Conference
2024-06-19
City and Hackney Togetherness Conference
Sign up for the City and Hackney Togetherness Conference. The conference has two parts: Part 1 – Connection, community resilience and cross-sector collaboration. Part 2 – Defining the conditions needed for collaborative working and mapping the complementary strengths of the two sectors.
23 July. Register here

Children and Families Forum
2024-06-11 11:00 - 12:30
Join the Children and Families Forum.
11 June. Register here

Hackney CVS coffee and networking morning
2024-05-22 09:30 - 11:30 | Hackney CVS, The Adiaha Antigha Centre, London, E8 3AZ, United Kingdom
Join Hackney CVS for an informal but informative coffee morning on Wednesday 29th May 9:30-11:30am at Hackney CVS.
It’s an opportunity for local organisations and community groups to meet one another, share what programmes they’re delivering, and explore opportunities to collaborate in supporting our communities. We’ve seen some great outcomes, of statutory providers and the council working with smaller VCS organisations to improve outcomes for marginalised communities across City of London.
We’ll provide free refreshments and drinks, and HCVS staff will be on hand to chat you about our forums and specialist interest groups, and organisational development services.
Register at https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=1329

Mental Health Strategic Group
2024-05-08 11:00 - 12:30
The Mental Health Strategic Group provides a forum for anyone with an interest in the provision of mental health services in City and Hackney The next meeting will be held on Microsoft Teams.
8 May. Register here

EPIC Health: VCS Enabler going forwards
2024-04-09 10:00 - 11:30
EPIC Health: VCS Enabler going forwards
Join us to find out what the next phase of the EPIC Health Programme, formerly VCS Enabler, will look like. You will also hear updates and discuss the North East London VCS Collaborative and Integrated Care Board.
9 April. Book here

LGBTQIA+ SIG meeting
2024-03-27 15:00 - 16:30
LGBTQIA+ SIG meeting
The LGBTQIA+ Special Interest Group (SIG) provides a forum for anyone in City and Hackney with an interest in local LGBTQIA+ services.
27 March.
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Mental Health SIG meeting
2024-03-20 11:00 - 12:30
The Mental Health Special Interest Group (SIG) provides a forum in Hackney and City for anyone with an interest in mental health services.

The meeting will be held on Microsoft Teams.
20 March. Book here

VCS Children and Families Forum
2024-03-19 11:00 - 12:30
Register Now

VCS Children and Families Forum (Online Meeting via MS Teams)
This quarterly forum meeting brings colleagues from the VCS children and families sector to meet and give updates on their service offer and discuss any concerns around children and young people’s health, education and housing needs, safeguarding concerns and find out about upcoming training, fundraising opportunities, partnership working and networking.
We also invite colleagues from LBH to come as speakers and give brief updates to our forum members on their service provision/ update on new policies for the VCS working with children and young people in Hackney.
If you would like to present or want to include an agenda item for this meeting or at any future meetings, please get in touch with Jahada Abdul

Sexual Health Special Interest Group meeting
2024-02-21 14:00 - 15:30
Hackney CVS is hosting the final Sexual Health SIG meeting. This SIG meeting is for any members in City and Hackney organisations working in sexual health.
6 March. Book a place

Hackney Refugee and Migrant Forum
2024-01-31 11:30 - 13:00
Join us at Hackney CVS for our quarterly forum, where organisations that work with Refugees and Migrants come together to discuss, planning, challenges and ongoing agendas.
31 January. Book here

Mental Health SIG meeting
2024-01-23 15:00 - 16:30
Our Mental Health Special Interest Group (SIG) provides a forum for anyone in Hackney and the City of London who has an interest in the provision of mental health services.
23 January. Register here

Hackney Advice Forum
2023-12-12 11:00 - 12:30
Hackney Advice Forum
The Hackney Advice Forum (HAF) provides independent advice agencies a space to improve the quality, level and co-ordination of their services.
12 December. Read more

Learning Disabilities and Autism Special Interest Group meeting
2023-12-06 11:00 - 12:30
Our Learning Disabilities and Autism Special Interest Group meeting provides a forum in Hackney and City for anyone with an interest in the provision of services for people with learning disabilities and autism.
Register at https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=1284

Hackney CVS coffee and networking morning
2023-11-29 09:30
Are you an organisation delivering services that support health, care or wellbeing in City and Hackney? Join us for a coffee and networking morning 9:30-11:30am on Wednesday 29th November!
For the first half an hour, you’ll get chance to network over refreshments, pastries and fruit.
We’ll then be joined by Judy Harris Strategic Delivery Officer – Ageing Well and Dementia-friendly at Hackney Council, to think about how we can support older people to get out and about – exploring evidence, ideas and funding.
This session will benefit:

Staff from local organisations working with older people (managers and frontline)
Older residents
Staff from public sector services working with older people.

Services are stretched in what they can offer older people who need physical or emotional support to leave home. Are you interested in working with the council and other local organisations to make a plan to bring in funding to support Hackney’s older population to get out and about?
At this coffee morning London Borough of Hackney and Hackney CVS will share:

Evidence and data on older people in Hackney
A business case for the need for more support for older people to get out and about
Ideas from other areas
Funding opportunities

You will get local data you can use in funding bids, meet potential partners, hear about relevant funding opportunities and learn about what is currently on offer and what is missing for older people who need support to leave home.
Register online at https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=1252
For more information or if you would like to host a coffee morning in your community space, please contact peter@hcvs.org.uk

LGBTQIA+ SIG Meeting
2023-11-28 08:00 - 17:00
You are invited to attend our LGBTQIA+ SIG Meeting on Thursday 7th December 2023 from 3pm-4.30pm. Please register your interest by 4 December so we can make the necessary arrangements for refreshments.
Book here
https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1297

Mental Health SIG meeting
2023-11-15 11:00 - 12:30
Our Mental Health Special Interest Group (SIG) provides a forum for Hackney and City of London for anyone who has an interest in the provision of mental health services.
If you wish to present, or would like to raise a topic for discussion, please email zebina@hcvs.org.uk.
Meeting-Wednesday 15 November 2023 at 11.00-12.30am via MS Teams
https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1288

Anti-racist commissioning - workshop 1
2023-11-13 13:30 - 17:00 | Tomlinson Centre, Queensbridge Rd, London, E8 3ND
In this workshop we will start delivering the agreed commissioning model and will focus on a nominated health inequality. If you have any questions or for further information email Peter.
13 November. Register here

Anti-racist commissioning blue-sky thinking workshop
2023-10-25 10:00 - 13:00 | Core Clapton, 161 Northwold Road, London, E5 8RL
In this interactive workshop Hackney VCS and statutory partners will come together to be inspired and open their minds about what commissioning and health could look like in our communities if there was no racism.

We will then deconstruct different commissioning approaches and rebuild a commissioning model that we believe is anti-racist to deliver in the coming weeks.
Please note this session will be taking place in-person at Core Clapton.
Register at https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=1292
Here’s an overview of the upcoming Anti-racist Commissioning workshops:

Anti-racist commissioning blue-sky thinking workshop
Wednesday 25th October 25th 10am-1pm
Register at https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=1292

Anti-racist commissioning workshop 1
Monday 13th November 1-5pm
Register at https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=1293

Anti-racist commissioning workshop 2
Tuesday 5th December 9:30am-1pm
Register at https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=1294

You can find out more about our anti-racist commissioning work at https://hcvs.org.uk/antiracistcommissioning
If you have any questions about this workshop or Hackney CVS’s anti-racist commissioning work, please email peter@hcvs.org.uk

Coproduced project values:

Co-owned / co-produced​
Learning and impact created throughout the journey​
Value community resilience and helping communities help themselves​
Prioritise collaboration ​
Shared power​
Emphasis on global majority communities​

Coproduced project approach:

Not following ‘typical governance’ framework with structural/systemic racism built in ​
Ideas proposed for community to deconstruct and improve ​
Build on what has been done before and is happening elsewhere
Data to have a ‘reasonable’ influence
Build evidence of what works and what doesn’t for communities and the health and care system through evaluation

VCS Children and Families Forum
2023-10-03 11:00 - 13:00
VCS Children and Families Forum
Join us for the next Children and Families Forum, which takes place in-person at the Hackney CVS office.
3 October. Register here

Hackney Refugee and Migrant Forum
2023-09-27 13:00 - 14:30
This quarterly forum is for organisations that work with refugees and migrants. It provides an opportunity for organisations to discuss and plan work together.
27 September. Register here

Hackney Advice Forum
2023-09-19 11:00 - 12:30
The Hackney Advice Forum (HAF) is a network of local advice agencies and those involved in advice work. Together, forum members learn and develop effective ways of working together, helping the sector obtain the resources it needs.
Register at https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=1263

Learning Disabilities and Autism Special Interest Group meeting
2023-09-12 11:00 - 12:30
Our Learning Disabilities and Autism Special Interest Group meeting provides a forum in Hackney and City for anyone with an interest in the provision of services for people with learning disabilities and autism.
Register at https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=1274

Hackney CVS coffee and networking morning
2023-05-26
Are you an organisation delivering services that support health or wellbeing in City and Hackney? Join us for a coffee and networking morning on the last Friday of every month.
26 May. Read more

Learning Disabilities and Autism Special Interest Group meeting
2023-05-17
Our Learning Disabilities and Autism Special Interest Group meeting provides a forum in Hackney and City for anyone with an interest in the provision of services for people with learning disabilities and autism.
This meeting will be held in-person at St Mary’s Secret Garden.
Book here: https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1203

Sexual Health Special Interest Group meeting
2023-05-16
Our Sexual Health SIG meeting is for organisations working with sexual health. The suggested topic for our next meeting is Positive East’s mobile testing van.
16 May. Read more

Hackney Advice Forum
2023-05-11
The Hackney Advice Forum (HAF) is a network of local advice agencies and those involved in advice work. Together, forum members learn and develop effective ways of working together, helping the sector obtain the resources it needs. The next forum meeting will include updates Universal Credit and Pension Credit.
11 May. Read more

LGBTQIA+ SIG Meeting
2023-04-05
LGBTQIA+ SIG Meeting
Register Now

Our LGBTQIA+ SIG group is for any members working in City and Hackney organisations around LGBTQIA+ issues. LGBTQIA+ meeting exists to offer a forum in the London Borough of Hackney, and City of London, for anyone who has an interest in the LGBTQIA+ provision.

The purpose of the SIG is:
– to discuss local issues faced when supporting the community, share insights with relevant parts of the health and social care system.
– to share information and updates about current services available.
– to create networking and collaboration opportunities in the VCS.
– to create opportunities for statutory and VCS partners to build relationships.
Topic of this meeting:
– LGBT+ Pride
– Inclusive Education- to concede with Pride in Education
Meeting will be held on teams
If you have any questions please email shamima@hcvs.org.uk , thank you.

When
April 5th, 2023 3:00 PM through 4:30 PM

Sexual Health SIG meeting
2023-02-14
Networks and Special Interest Group meetings
Hackney CVS coordinates network and Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings for the voluntary and community sector. Sign up for a network meeting today!

Sexual Health SIG meeting – 14 February – Book here
