VCH’s award-winning project Our Place has been successfully supporting Hackney residents on the New Kingshold estate, for the last 3 years, to develop their confidence and expertise to deliver their own activities and projects which help build people’s skills and bring their communities together. With new funding from both the Big Lottery and Hackney Council, […]
Come and join us this Thursday 27 June for our regular coffee morning and this month, get the opportunity to meet new members of staff on VCH’s Our Place project. Alongside this, we would love as many of you to come along and share your experiences of volunteering and meet others engaged with the Step […]
Each week, Volunteer Centre Hackney’s Our Place project hosts a weekly coffee morning on the New Kingshold Estate. Our Place brings local people together to spark discussions about how to improve their neighbourhood. We facilitate spaces and opportunities for residents to run their own sessions and activities- from gardening sessions to bingo nights-so that together […]
Is there something in your community you want to improve but don’t feel you have the tools or the confidence to do so? Come and explore what can be achieved through social action in this engaging and interactive workshop. Social action is about people coming together to help improve their lives and solve the problems […]
Mental health problems can affect anyone, at any time. Every year, the Mental Health Foundation campaigns around a specific theme for Mental Health Awareness Week, and hundreds of community groups, schools and businesses come together to start conversations and run events around mental health that can change – and even save – lives. This year’s theme […]
The Tree of Life narrative therapy programme invites you to take time for yourself to explore where you’re coming from and where you’re going, focusing on the skills, values and important people you have picked up along the way. It can be a powerful opportunity to connect with your sense of personal and collective identity […]
This spring, join us for Tree of Life narrative therapy workshops, an approach that makes space for you to speak about your life in a way that is full of hope and builds a sense of personal and collective power. The approach uses different parts of a tree as metaphors to enable you to reflect on […]