Encouraging BU students to consider Charities & Community Groups sector careers
Last week saw us delivering a Graduate Skills Masterclass to students at Bournemouth University providing insight and skill support.
SMI Health checks
We’ve been working on a pilot project with NHS Dorset to get alongside people with serious mental health, to help them access their annual health check and connect with community services.
Lottery funding for ethnically diverse community groups
The funding will support ethnically diverse community groups in BCP to be stronger, thriving and more sustainable.
We Are With You drop-in sessions
Drop-in sessions where anyone can come and speak with their team about housing-related or drug and alcohol support issues.
Are you offering support to children and young people and their families?
We are working with the BCP Homelessness Partnership and the Access to Food Partnership to identify where there may be gaps in provision of support.
Trustees’ Survey – can you help?
Complete the short survey to inform our work in serving the amazing folks of Dorset who give their time to support local charities.
Jurassic Multicultural Festive Meetup 2nd December
We recently had a good old catch up with Harriet from Jurassic Multicultural a Bridport based group supporting people from diverse faith and heritage backgrounds to come together.
Home-Start Wessex opens its doors to families in need
Home-Start Wessex is extending its reach to support families in West Dorset as sister organisation Home-Start West Dorset has had to close its doors.
NHS Dorset Joint Forward Plan
Making Dorset the healthiest place to live. We all want Dorset to be a healthy place where you can live your best life. We’ve been speaking up for...
Stronger partnerships in Family Hubs
A partnership launch was held at Kinson and West Howe Family Hub to showcase the wide range of partners providing services to support children, young people and their families as part of the family hub transformation project.
New Bereavement Cafes
NHS Dorset HealthCare ‘Dorset Open Door’ are working in partnership with Dorset Mental Health Forum and Mosaic: Supporting Bereaved Children to host two new Bereavement Cafes in Weymouth and Dorchester.
Volunteering Matters update #3
Explore this week’s Volunteer Matters blog, brimming with details of our volunteer fairs, Coordinators meetings, and engaging webinars.
Community Heroes in the Spotlight supporting men
This week we bring you information about two more fabulous organisations who support men – DorPIP and The HealthBus Trust.
Expanding Horizons in the Dorset Council Area
Empowering Communities, Strengthening Foundations: Bekki’s work with Community Action Network.
Free training, webinars and events
Free training, webinars and events to recognise 16 Days of Action against Gender Based Abuse.
GamCare Webinars
Raising women’s awareness of gambling-related harms during the Christmas period.
Winter health and care marketplace events
We’re taking part in the NHS Dorset Winter health and care marketplace events in Blandford and Poole
Volunteering Matters #2
Do you have a volunteer that is a ‘Hidden Hero’? You could nominate them for a hotel break.

















