Welcome to the VCSE Power showcase! Our week-long event to celebrate the positive impact on health outcomes of the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector, working in partnership with health and social care organisations in West Yorkshire.
There are an estimated 12,000 registered and unregistered VCSE organisations across West Yorkshire employing around 29,700 full time equivalent staff who work 49 million hours every year. Add to this the 8.7 million hours that the 121,000 residents who volunteer regularly contribute and you get a sense of the scale.
Throughout the VCSE Power week, a wide range of resources from videos, podcasts, blogs, case studies and infographics will be freely available to share and celebrate the diverse and often life changing work of our voluntary and community organisations in West Yorkshire.
"We want to recognise the amazing work of our VCSE partners and the contribution they make day in day out to the lives of so many. Please browse, get in touch with the organisations directly and use these free resources to learn new ideas and share widely"
- Hilary Thompson, Senior Responsible Officer for the Partnership’s Harnessing the Power of Communities programme
With a focus on a specific theme with one from each of the five local places which make up West Yorkshire, VSCE Power showcase will cover:
- Day 1: Our unique selling point, reaching marginalised communities. Place focus: Bradford District and Craven
- Day 2: Co-designing social prescribing pathways and personalised care. Place focus: Calderdale
- Day 3: Early help on the ground. Place focus: Kirklees
- Day 4: Volunteering (a win-win). Place focus: Leeds
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Day 5: Our long track record and specialist support.: Place focus: Wakefield - register for our live event on Eventbrite
Follow and use the #VCSEpower hashtag on Twitter during the week.
Past Skills Future Career in the Voluntary and Community Sector
Have you ever wondered about working for a Voluntary Community organisation but unsure if you have the right experience? Take a look at the short films below.
Even if you have built your career in another sector you will have transferrable skills that can be brought to the Voluntary Community Sector.
Follow and use the #PastSkillsFutureCareer hashtag on Twitter
Day 5: our long track record and specialist support
Many VCSE organisations have been working across the region for many years and whilst most offer a range of support at community level there is a significant smaller number which offers highly specialist input as part of a wider multiagency package. These organisations work alongside specialist services within our health and social care partners to provide support at home or the community.
This page features examples from across West Yorkshire.
Enjoy exploring and be inspired!
To get involved on social media, follow and use the #VCSEpower hashtag on Twitter during the week.
Live event: Changes to the Volunteering Landscape and the Impact on Health and Social Care, Friday 1 April, 10am-11am
This session is ideal for staff, volunteers and trustees who want to build skills and understanding of the changes to the volunteering landscape. Register for this event via Eventbrite
