Anger Management

What? Enterprise is offering FREE anger management support sessions to unemployed 19-25 year olds in the Borough.

Currently sessions are planned for Monday 23rd November in Dudley and Monday 14th December in Stourbridge - venues to be advised.

The sessions will be run by Martin Hogg, who has a wealth of experience in helping people with their anger, runs successful anger management groups and trains on managing anger.

Please get in touch if you have anyone you think would benefit from this support. Alternatively, if you have a group of young people needing support, we may be able to arrange separate one-off events. Again, this would be free of charge, but must be completed within the next couple of months.

For more information, please contact The What? Centre on 01384-379992.

Promoting Well Being in Dudley

There is a small grant fund available for those of you working in Dudley for groups which promote mental well-being. If you are working with a youth or community group in this area there is a lunch on 25th November to advise you on applications. Ask me for more details.

Funding opportunities

A few things came up recently as potential funding sources from Funding Central.

If you're working with football teams there are funds for kit for juniors and improving goal posts.

There are funds for arts projects from the Paul Hamlyn fund and Elmley Trust.

Innovation Exchange can offer funding for work that seeks to work creatively with
Excluded young people - projects that aim to help young people that are excluded, marginalised or at risk. For example, there are currently more than 150,000 14-17 year olds not in education, employment or training.
Independent living - projects that enable disabled people to:
Have choice and control over the assistance and equipment required to go about their daily lives.
Have equal access to housing, transport, health, employment, education, and training opportunities.

Voluntary and Community Sector Grants

The fourth round of the vcs grants is now open - see here for details.

Mentoring Training

Our own Paul Wilcox is part of a team delivering a series of sessions on mentoring young people. If you’re looking to train up some of your teenagers as leaders or looking for some advice on working in one to one situations then this would be a fabulous session to attend Saturday 28 November 2009 at CPAS , Warwick, CV34 6NG. The usual cost is £25 but I am happy to subsidise places to £15 for leaders from churches within the Diocese of Worcester. Details here.

Edinburgh 2010: Youth Competition!

Next year the world church will be celebrating the Centenary of the World Missionary Conference held in Edinburgh in 1910. Christians from all over the world will meet together in Edinburgh and explore different ways of "Witnessing to Christ today". In 1910 young people were not well represented at the Conference, even though it was mainly organised by student Christian organisations, so Edinburgh 2010 is setting out to be more diverse. There are already three ways that young people can participate, and for two of them there are prizes involved. Check out their site.

Child Protection training sessions 2009-2010

Here are the dates and approximate locations of this year’s child protection training events.
2009
STOURBRIDGE Christchurch, Lye, Wednesday 30th September 7.30-9.30pm
WORCESTER St George, Magdalen Room, Tuesday 3rd November September 7.30-9.30pm
2010
HALESOWEN Lapal, St Peter, B62 0BH, Wednesday 10th February 10am-12pm DAYTIME
WORCESTER St Martins, London Road Monday 17th May 10am-12pm DAYTIME
MALVERN St Andrews Church Hall, Wednesday 9th June 7.30-9.30pm
STOURBRIDGE St Peter’s Pedmore Wednesday 15th September 7.30-9.30pm
BROMSGROVE St John the Baptist Church Hall, Wednesday 20th October 7.30-9.30pm
BREDON Church Rooms, Wednesday 17th November7.30-9.30pm

Remember that all those working with children and young people in churches in the diocese should have attended this course recently. If you would like to book places or if you can’t manage these dates but have a group of you who would like to arrange an evening for training please contact Judy Baker or go to the website.