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The Home Office is offering funds for places of worship to enhance their security of up to £56,000, and they will pay for 100% of the cost of the work. The deadline to apply is 2 July. CST are holding a special webinar on the […]

Reports of the uneven effects of the pandemic on ethnic minorities suggest that certain groups have experienced severe and long-lasting impacts on their health and economic circumstances The Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity has recently launched the new Evidence for Equality National Survey (EVENS). Working with a range […]

Churches and other places of worship have a vital role to play in the post pandemic recovery, expanding their contribution as important community hubs, new research shows. The report  – led by the University of York  – says existing church networks will be vital in […]

In 2021, the UK will host two critical summits – the G7 in June and COP26 in November. Global leaders will be addressing the world’s biggest crises and work together for a recovery that provides vaccines and healthcare for all, fights poverty and injustice, and […]

The Government is currently running a consultation on introducing legislation that will introduce a ‘duty to protect’ the public for many publicly accessible locations, including places of worship. While the consultation will help decide the exact requirements, this may include: security plans and procedures for […]

Increasing numbers of people from all age groups living in the UK  report they feel lonely a significant amount of the time, exacerbated by the restrictions imposed by the COVID pandemic. How are faith groups responding to this need in their communities? How could their […]

Shaping Our Lives have a mission to advance the involvement of Deaf and Disabled people, service users and others facing barriers when accessing services. Their Inclusive Involvement Survey aims to find out what would help you to take part and influence services to work better […]

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Loneliness has launched its first independent inquiry report making the case for a ‘connected recovery’. The inquiry explored problems and identified solutions within four crucial policy areas, including: translating national policy into local action through local authorities community infrastructure (including housing, transport and […]

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Awards are a UK-wide celebration of excellence in mental health and well-being interventions, plus the celebration of inspirational mental health stories. Hosted by the Mental Health Awareness Programme, the awards launched in 2019 and are free to enter. Judged by […]

The Mobilising Voluntary Action Project is gathering data from across the UK to inform their understanding of how voluntary action has changed during the pandemic. Each nation is devising a survey around a number of central themes and the England survey is now live. The […]