2022/23 New Stories

An opportunity to express your interst in the pilot Care Homes Coordinators in Croydon

Oaks Foundation working in partnership with Trust for London to offer grants and micro grants from February 2022

Takes place between 18-25 January this year

Two Government backed prgorammes helping small businesses

Offered to community sport organisations under the Sport and Serious Youth Violence Steering Group - bit of a tight deadline

Read about the low uptake of the flu vaccination and where you can book the mobile vaccination tean

Find out more about the sessions Clear Community Web are offering locally

The Microsoft donation programme is ending for On-Premise licenses, read how you can maximise your donated licences for the next year

The NHS in South West London is setting up two seperate but closely aligned public websites and would like your feedback

Asking for your views on violence reduction

Vodafone will be providing connectivity in the form of SIM cards

Sayer Vincent have offered a series of webinars to help you manage your charity's finances covering tax, vat, gift aid, fraud, and much more. They are now offering groups an opportunity to watch the recordings of the sessions

Our great James Moore has been nominated as one of three finalists for the "Best Link Worker of the Year 2022" award

Find out where to get one of the above in Croydon

Registration is now open for the above event

CVA is a local infrastructure body, championing our communities, volunteers and organisations. Read our Statement of Purpose to understand how we see our role.

Since 2018, the One Croydon Alliance has commissioned Age UK Croydon to deliver the Personal Independence Coordinator (PICs) programme. The clients were previously regular attendees at GPs or hospital services. The aim of this service to help clients become more independent.

Croydon Mencap offers support for parent carers of children with any kind of disability as well as carers of adults with a learning disability. Some of their upcoming events and groups are:

Croydon Council is offering the opportunity for an organisation to take on the management of Harlow Community Hall, Norbury on a long (up to 25 years) full repairing and insuring lease by way of Community Asset Transfer (CAT)

CVA has in the region of £74,000 each to distribute to local community groups, as part of the Department of Levelling Up Housing and Communities COVID vaccine champions small grant fund.

CVA withdraws nomination to Pride of Croydon to back up our community partners.

A new Met initiative to help keep women safe

Expressions of interest invited for the above Mayor of London's programme, supported by Beyond Sport, deadline 25 March 2022

Coming to Broad Green for the first ever year a competition for the best display of natural plants and flowers visible to all your community, closing date 20 June 2022

A campaing supporting older victims of domestic abuse - extended until 22 March 2022, 12pm

Phase 2 of the above programme is now open with a deadline of 8n April 2022 @5pm

Offering local communities a special one-off TV Licence dispensation

The NHS London Violence Reduction Programme is launching a new specialist Social Prescribing Pathway for children and young people at risk of violence in London

One post is to be based in Croydon North West and another in Croydon South West. Monday 6th June 2022 deadline.

The Voluntary and Community Sector Manifesto for Croydon was given a seal of approval by Mayor Perry, who assured us it will inform the Council’s future VCS Commissioning plans.

A case to bring additional resources into an extended network of Community Hubs in the borough.

A new Community Hub, hosted by Age UK Croydon, is opening in Thornton Heath.

His Grace Evangelica Outreach, Croydon Mencap, Woodside Baptist Church, Beeja, Priscilla's Group CIC, New Addington Pathfinders and Family Centre Fieldway.

We are collating information on local Warm spaces. Also, find out about national resources.

Read about the newest services to support Croydon residents into employment

Read CVA's position statement to the Mayor of Croydon on resetting the relationship between Croydon Council and the local VCS and collaborating with local CEOs on a plan of action.

Find out about four local voluntary sector organisations supporting residents in debt through welfare surgeries and money coaching.

Three offices with free use of kitchen and parking available at the Peppermint Children's Centre near IKEA Croydon.

Raise funds for your organisation at no cost to you.

This is Croydon: London Borough of Culture 2023 events

Easter Holiday Activity and Food programme

Raise funds for your organisation at no cost to you.

Find out about online fundraising

The Integrated Care System is working on their Mental Health Strategy for its six South West London boroughs

Read about how the NHS has refreshed their approach on tackling the causes and mitigating the impact of climate change

Let's bring about lasting and much needed change to local policing

Croydon voluntary & community sector (VCS) organisations are invited to bid

Informing the Croydon Dementia Strategy, in collaboration with the Alzheimer's Society

This film supports our effort to help create a more diverse Met Police Service

NHS England needs your feedback on proposed changes to cancer treatment in South London

We're delighted to let voluntary groups know that the three spaces on the ground floor are again available for hire

Thanks to our Lottery-funded Healthy Communities Together programme, Croydon’s Community Hubs are developing the capacity to achieve their full potential!

The next phase of the South West London Investment fund has started! There are two funds for innovative projects that could have a big impact on health and wellbeing across South West London (Croydon, Merton, Kingston, Sutton, Richmond, Wandsworth) and the deadline for applications is 10th November 2023.

Partnership funds awarded to support the Croydon Central East Locality

Read the draft of our Strategic Plan for the next five years.

This week is Trustees’ Week.

Winter campaign is asking residents to donate food items to local organisations

Showcase event of newly funded community-led activity

We have office space for hire at the CVA Resource Centre