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Grants available for employers.

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Solent Supporting Employment’ Programme
Grants of £30,000 – £60,000 Available Now

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF) is delighted to announce that Round 2 of the Solent Supporting Employment Programme is open from 1st February 2021, providing an exciting opportunity for community groups, charities and not-for-profit organisations to apply for grants of between £30,000 – £60,000 to help local people into employment.

Grants will be made to organisations in the Solent LEP area of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to help people improve their job prospects and move closer towards or into work. The programme is focusing on supporting people in the most deprived communities, with the closing date for applications being midnight on 1st March 2021.

Grants are aimed at organisations with a proven record in employability, that are able to reach and work with people facing complex barriers to employment, including BAME communities, older people, people with disabilities and people experiencing mental health issues and homelessness.

We strongly advise that organisations wishing to apply for a grant should register for one of our briefing webinars, giving full details about the grant programme.

Register here for your ‘Solent Supporting Employment’ Webinar

HIWCF will be holding four webinars at 10am on Monday 8th, Wednesday 10th and Tuesday 16th February 2021 and 9.30am on Thursday 18th February 2021.
Please register for your preferred date below:

REGISTER – 10.00am, Wednesday 10th February 2021

REGISTER – 10.00am, Tuesday 16th February 2021

REGISTER – 9.30am, Thursday 18th February 2021

For more information about these grants, please go to www.hiwcf.com/funds/solent-supporting-employment-programme/lo

Please click on the map to see which areas of the county are included in the Solent LEP area.

For any queries on the Solent Supporting Employment Programme, contact Helen Stratton-Evans on helen@hiwcf.com

The £1.76m grants programme is part-funded by the European Social Fund, and supported by Hampshire County Council, Portsmouth City Council, Southampton City Council and HIWCF donors. These grants represent the second round of funding made under the Solent Supporting Employment Programme, following the first round of grant awards made during Autumn 2020. Photographs above courtesy of Pompey In the Community and Minstead Trust.

Meet the Volunteer. This is Imogen

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I have recently begun volunteering with One Community to help people in the local community who may need some extra support. The impacts of the pandemic have made running errands, food shopping etc a daunting challenge for many, and it’s nice to know that by giving up a small amount of time, you’ve made life easier for someone. The effects of the lockdowns have also been tough, and it saddens me to think of someone feeling lonely or isolated. Making a Companion Call is so simple but can make a huge difference to the happiness and wellbeing of that person, and I love to chat so nice to put it to good use. I’ve lived locally with my husband for the last six years and recently having been enjoying exploring some of the beautiful countryside on many walks! In my spare time I like to bake and socialise with my friends and family.

If you are interested in volunteering yourself email us volunteer@1community.org.uk tel 023 8090 2400
Training and induction costs £20. Text 1COMM20 to 20085 to give £20.

Giving Tuesday & Big Give

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About ten years ago Giving Tuesday started in the USA. It was a response to the materialism expressed in Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Over the last seven years, Giving Tuesday has been in the U.K., again a response to the materialistic thrust of the time between October and the 24th of December.

This year, the idea is for charities like One Community to join up with thousands of others and encourage people to give for a specific purpose. The hash tag to look for is #giveback2020

It gives the public a great opportunity to give back to our amazing charity that has given so much over the year of lockdowns, covid-19 and many heroes. (Like SUPER STEVE!)

Our target is to raise £5000 for our supported, accessible transport buses.

We have been running a service throughout 2020 in a COVID safe way. This has included shopping for the isolated, taking people out for essential appointments and getting day service on the go again. Our volunteers and staff have been second to none.

Once services start to re-open fully in 2021 to older, vulnerable and disabled people we want to be running services that meet their needs in the Eastleigh area.

To raise the £5000 we need your help.

Visit our DONATE PAGE for easy ways to give

SHARE our posts, tweets, images and articles (including this one!) on your own pages and with the charitable, voluntary or non profit organisations who have the same heart for community that we do.

Keep independent at home

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Lifelines, Key safes, locks and integrated alarms

At One Community we do loads of really brilliant things to help vulnerable people stay at home.

One of these is Lifeline.

We also have some other things you might need to help you remain safe and independent.


Lifeline is a panic alarm you wear on your wrist or round your neck and if you needed emergency help, you just press the emergency button. The cost of one is from as little as £3.60 per week.

If you want one of these or would like to buy one for a friend or relative- ring 023 8090 2400 or email dwinnington@1community.org.uk or hmalcolm@1community.org.uk


You might choose to add in a falls detector for a small extra weekly fee.


We can install a lifeline within 48 hours (often the next working day) or the urgently same day for an extra charge.


Our installation is COVID safe and our friendly installers will show what to do and how it all works. You do not need a landline to have one fitted as a mobile number works just as well.


You can set up a local key holder who can come and help you in an emergency 24hours a day, 7 days per week. Or we can provide and fit a police grade key safe and master lock for you for help to use as needed.
In addition, you can choose to have smoke alarms, CO2 and flood detectors incorporated. These do incur an extra cost- please ring or email to request a price for these.


Most people opt to pay quarterly by direct debit. Or you can post a cheque to us.
Here is a menu of things you might like to consider.
* 48 hours installation (often the next working day) of lifeline to a landline or mobile £15
* Same day urgent installation £30
Weekly cost of Lifeline emergency alarm £3.60 or £46.80 per quarter.
* Weekly cost of a falls detector 50p per week
* Police grade Key Safe £85
* Master lock supplied and fitted £40


#independentliving #emergencyalarm #Lifeline

Eastleigh Lions- young ambassador nomination.

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Nominate a young person, under 19 years old who is doing good in the community.

Tell the Eastleigh Lions.

They are looking forward to hearing from you

Just email: eastleighlions@gmail.com

Closing Date 5/12/20

Winnings: £250, £500 or £1000

Here is their entry form. All the best with it! Please let us know if you give it a try.

#lions #community #communityprizes #Eastleigh #youngchampions #youngambassadors.

Red Cross has a Jacqui

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Hello everyone ?

On Tuesday afternoons on Unity101fm radio One Community is on the air. We get to interview people who are doing amazing things in our community. This week our Jenni interviews Jacqui Blake from Red Cross.

It’s a great listen ? and you can catch it here

I explained I would give you all the numbers so here goes.

If you are feeling effected by covid either physically or mentally. It’s open from 10-6 Monday to Friday 10-6.

08081963651 it’s a free call.

03004561914 is the Red Cross general number and they can put you in touch with the local office (which is in Fareham.)

Or you can visit their website redcross.org.uk and book a visit to your local offices, you can book a mobility aid or other equipment, organise a delivery or return.

Red Cross in Fareham is looking for some more volunteers as it reopens its local office. If you can give from 2 hours upwards a week, please get in touch. volunteer@1community.org.uk

Wessex Cancer Trust Christmas Raffle

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The Big Christmas Raffle 2020

Would you like to win £500 to help you celebrate Christmas in style this year?

Wessex Cancer Trust have some amazing cash prizes on offer in our Big Christmas Raffle!

First prize – £500

Second prize – £250

Third prize – £100

Three runners up – £50 each

Give your Christmas celebrations a helping hand this year with these amazing cash prizes!

Tickets are only £1.00 each and by supporting Wessex Cancer Trust this festive season you will be helping local families affected by cancer.

How to buy your raffle tickets

– Order online today ( https://www.wessexcancer.org.uk/event/xmas-raffle/) we will send you a confirmation email with your ticket numbers.
– Pick up your raffle tickets from your nearest Wessex Cancer Trust shop.
– Call us on 023 8067 2200

Closing date: 17th December 2020
Draw date: 18th December 2020

All of Wessex Cancer Trust prizes are very kindly sponsored by BNI Dorset

A minimum of 5 raffle tickets can be purchased online. You must be over the age of 16. All prizes will be sent before Christmas.

Funding available now to support vulnerable families with food.

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Funding available now to support vulnerable families with food.


Hampshire County Council has allocated some funding to Voluntary, Community, Charity and Social Enterprise organisations to support those in receipt of free school meals and to help a wider cohort of vulnerable families with food over half term.

If you have been helping out over half term week (vulnerable families/ people entitled to free school meals) with food, then apply.

CLOSING ON 5th NOVEMBER 2020

The application form for funding from this pot (up to £5,000) is in the link below, and includes a further link to funding guidelines.

Hampshire County Council funding to support families in Need


Please contact us if you require any assistance with this.

Office number is 023 8090 2400 or email info@1community.org.uk

Needed in Fareham: fabric, wool, books and jigsaws.

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We need Wool, Material, Books and Jigsaw Puzzles as well as your help to gain more of all!

Please see if you can collect such items from friends and neighbours and we can collect from you or you candrop them off to us.

One Community, Fareham Shopping Centre (opposite Millets) 10am till 4pm Monday till Friday.

Staff can be contacted on 07702 802555, hhamlett@1community.org.uk, or vss@1community.org.uk

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