Are there young people in your area who have a passion and wish to make a difference? Here is the opportunity!

The Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (RASASC) has launched a freephone number 0808 802 9999 for their helpline service together with extended opening hours of 12-14.30pm and 19.00-21.30pm every day of the year including weekends and bank holidays

The new number which is completely free from landlines and public phones, and will not appear on caller’s bills, is also free from the main six UK mobile networks 3, Orange, Virgin, Vodafone, T-Mobile and O2, enabling some of our most vulnerable service users to access a helpline free and confidentially.

Click to view more information and their flyer.

Details of further practices who have signed up to provide integrated sexual health services and the Pharmacies which are taking part in the Emergency Hormonal Contraception Scheme have been put into one document.

Click here to view the list.

Please use this information to help increase and improve access to contraceptive and sexual health services for young people in Bedfordshire.

You can keep up to date by visiting the undercover website.

Measuring Well-being
The organisation New Philanthropy Capital has developed a questionnaire, in partnership with The Children’s Society, to enable charities and funders to measure the impact they have on 11 to 16 year olds’ well-being. The report, Feelings count, includes early findings from two of the charities piloting the questionnaire and is available to download now.

The final questionnaire will be launched as part of a ‘well-being toolkit’ in October 2009, when it will be freely available for all registered charities to download.

Click here for more information.

Safeguarding Disabled Children: Guidance
On 9 July 2009, DCSF published Safeguarding disabled children: practice guidance. The updated guidance will advise police, teachers, social workers and health workers on how to best safeguard and promote the welfare of disabled children.

Click here to download the guidance.

Download free NCVO guides on Managing Diversity and Training & Developing Staff
NVCO have developed two new guides which are now available from the NCVO Workforce Development website:

• Diversity factsheet
• How to train and develop your workforce on a tight budget

The guides provide practical, easy-to-understand information on a variety of HR issues.

Click here to download your free copies.

If you have any comments or future titles to suggest, please email emma.allford@ncvo-vol.org.uk.

Safespace has been undergoing a review of services. As part of this review we are now starting to look for cheaper premises and are looking for other charities that have extra space they would be willing to share?

Safespace require two large meeting rooms for delivery and some outside space. A kitchen on site would be very helpful and a secure office big enough to accomodate two desks and the usual filing etc. If the space was shared we would also require a lockable cupboard. They have been considering a building such as a church or community hall.

If you may be able to help, please contact Rachel Knowles at: mentoring@energize-solutions.co.uk

GO-EAst are seeking to secure a secondee who can operate confidently at a strategic level to drive forward the Child Poverty agenda in the region.

The position will start as soon as a successful candidate is identified and can be released and could be for up to 18 months (negotiable). GO-East will fully re-imburse salary costs. They prepared to consider a full-time secondee or a part-time release.

The deadline for applications is Friday 18th September. Applicants should provide a CV, and a short statement (maximum 2 sides of A4) of how they meet the core skills requirements.

Click here for more information.

If you wish to discuss the post in confidence, contact Hilary Cooper at: hilary.cooper@goeast.gsi.gov.uk, tel: 01223 372539