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Environmental funding available to Sheffield groups - added 27 June

Awards of up to £10,000 from Sheffield’s Green Bond
 

Job opportunities with Together for Regeneration

Together for Regeneration are recruiting two Faith Sector Development Workers to provide organisational and project development support to Faith Sector groups across South Yorkshire - closing date for applications is 9 July. Download the job advert for more details.

Faith in the future

At the beginning of June, OFFER heard that it has managed to secure resources to support the work of Sheffield Faiths Forum for the next 3 years (to 31 March 2011).
Funding has been agreed through the Change Up Improving Reach Fund, administered by Capacitybuilders. Over the course of the next 3 years, the Faiths Forum has agreed to work with key partners in the City to support:

How do you contribute to community cohesion in Sheffield?

Sheffield Faiths Forum is one of a number of partners helping to develop a Community Cohesion Strategy and Action Plan for the city. The Faiths Forum is keen to help individual faith groups and organisations take part in this process and highlight the ongoing work that faith groups across the city are involved in which helps to make Sheffield a more cohesive place to live.
If you would like to share specific examples of activity that you are involved in then please contact Tim Wright on 0114 2536730 or email tim@offer.org.uk

Refugee Week 16 - 22 June

Refugee Week is a UK-wide programme of arts, cultural and educational events that celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK, and encourages a better understanding between communities.

A list of activities taking place in Sheffield to mark refugee week can be found here.

Faith at the table in Sheffield

We are pleased to announce that Mike Fitter, Chair of Sheffield Faiths Forum, has been appointed on to the Sheffield First Partnership Board – the lead Board of Sheffield’s Local Strategic Partnership. This means, for the first time, faith communities have a clear route to influence on Sheffield First, significantly strengthening the voice of faith communities in some of the key decisions being made about the future of Sheffield.

Charity Commission Consultation on Public Benefit and the Advancement of Religion

Information provided by the Faith Based Regeneration Network

Government consultation on Single Identity Funding

Information provided by Faith Based Regeneration Network:

Have your say - consultation results

During the Sheffield Faiths Forum Annual Review, held at Sheffield Town Hall on 4 March 2008, delegates were asked to prioritise potential issues that the Faiths Forum could address in the coming year.

Faith Audit report published

Following 4 months of research, community consultant Ann Hindley has produced a report on the findings of the audit of faith related community activity which the Faiths Forum commissioned in October 2007. The report includes an Executive Summary, Full Report and a Detailed Table of Findings.

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