BME Health Network
Information Bulletin - 10 March 2011
* Introduction to Funding Event - Tuesday: 22nd March 2011at Vestry Hall, Burngreave Road from 12:00-5:00pm - lunch will be provided at 12:00 before the start of the programme - organised by Sheffield BME Network in conjunction with Voluntary Action Sheffield and South Yorkshire Funding Advice Bureau - the event will be an opportunity to increase your knowledge of the funding sources and to gain some basic fundraising skills. To book a place, please telephone: BME Network Ltd on: Tel: 0114 2763833 or Email: Zakaria@sheffieldbmenetwork.co.uk - click here for an event flyer
* Report from Voluntary Action Sheffield / Sheffield BME Network consultation event on the Children & Young People's Plan 2011 - 2014 - please click here to access the notes from the consultation event held on Tuesday 8 February and here to access the PowerPoint presentation given by Lorraine Hall (0-19+ Partnership Co-ordinator) at the event.
* Sheffield Fellowship - Aspirations Day Event for young people attending the programme- Saturday 19 March 2011 at Sheffield Hallam University, In Owen Building room 1029 - Are you a Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Professional? Do you feel that BME young people in Sheffield could benefit from higher aspirations? Could your skills and knowledge help inspire and motivate young people? This two year programme aims to enhance the aspirations, achievement and attainment of the students who are from some of the poorest performing BME groups in Sheffield throughout Y10 and Y11. Its objectives are to raise the students' attainment in order to achieve 5+ A*- C GCSEs inc English and Maths, encourage progression on to Further and Higher Education and increase self-esteem. For further information please contact Louis Sanford email Louis.sanford@sheffield.gov.uk or Tel: 0114 2506886
* EVENT: Black Men's Health - 11 March 2011, West Indian Centre Leeds - Prostate Cancer information and awareness event: the event will run in two sessions from 10am - 12noon, 1pm - 3pm and will include an African Caribbean lunch. Information stalls offering further support will be available on the day. For more details please click here.
* Female genital mutilation guidelines - new, multi-agency practice guidelines on tackling and preventing female genital mutilation have been published by the Department of Health. 'Multi-agency practice guidelines: female genital mutilation' seeks to provide advice and support to frontline professionals who have responsibilities to safeguard children and protect adults from the abuses associated with female genital mutilation (FGM). As it is unlikely that any single agency will be able to meet the multiple needs of someone affected by FGM, this document sets out a multi-agency response and strategies to encourage agencies to cooperate and work together. This guidance provides information on: identifying when a girl (including an unborn girl) or young woman may be at risk of being subjected to FGM and responding appropriately to protect them; identifying when a girl or young woman has been subjected to FGM and responding appropriately to support them; and measures that can be implemented to prevent and ultimately eradicate the practice of FGM. Click here for further information
* Sheffield Pregnancy Counselling Support offers a FREE, CONFIDENTIAL service for unplanned pregnancy and pregnancy loss. They offer Free Pregnancy Testing, Helpline and Email which are checked every day and responded to within 24 hrs, Face to Face and Group Counselling for unplanned pregnancy, post abortion stress, miscarriages and still births. They are at Knowle House, 4 Norfolk Park Road, Sheffield S2 3QE Tel: 07941685548. Email - info@spcsonline.org.uk , Website - WWW.careconfidential.com/Sheffield.