eGov monitor - Latest Voluntary Sector Announcements

Leading Charities Pledge Support For �1 Billion Youth Contract To Tackle Unemployment

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:20:48 +0000

Leading organisations from the Voluntary and Community and Social Enterprise Sector are formally backing the Government�s flagship programmes to ensure every young person is either earning or learning, Ministers have announced today.

Fragmented delivery of health services is hampering services for the elderly say cross party MPs

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:07:08 +0000

Cross party MPs have declared that elderly people are not receiving the best health and social care because of fragmented services and suggested that joined-up commissioning would improve the situation significantly.

Big Names Say Yes To Sustainability In Wales

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:58:33 +0000

Business support for the Welsh Government�s Sustainable Development charter is continuing to flourish, with the recent addition of two new and high profile recruits.

Government Invests �30 Million To Modernise Local Charity Support Services

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:33:39 +0000

The beneficiaries of a new �30 million fund to help transform and modernise local charity support services have been announced today by Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society.

Fifty Thousand Meals Destined For Landfill Distributed To The Vulnerable And Hungry

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:50:10 +0000

Perfectly good food diverted from landfill feeds tens of thousands of vulnerable, hungry people on the island of Ireland.

O�Neill Meets With Suicide Awareness Charities

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:36:28 +0000

Rural Development Minister, Michelle O�Neill today met with representatives from suicide awareness charity PIPS and the Niamh Louise foundation.

Volunteer Push Will Create 10,000 Youth Group Places For Young People

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:47:13 +0000

A �10 million cash boost to train thousands of new volunteer leaders for national youth groups like the Scouts, Guiding and Police Cadets will give young people valuable skills and opportunities, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles announced today.

Children�s Voluntary Sector Organisations Set To Gain From �8.8m In Funding

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:47:59 +0000

Voluntary sector organisations working with children and families are set to benefit from �8.8m in funding from the Welsh Government.

Over �1 Billion Investment Secures Future Of New Waterways Charity

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:15:54 +0000

A new charity to look after England and Wales� network of 200-year old canals and rivers will be given over �1 billion of Government help to give it the best possible start, Environment Minister Richard Benyon, announced today.

Gordon Brown Wants Global Fund Worth �13 Billion For Taking Primary Education To All Children

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:11:26 +0000

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on the global community to prioritise education and to draft a coordinated strategy for accomplishing universal primary education by as early as 2015.