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We provide a range of services to individuals and community based organisations
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Voluntary Impact Northamptonshire started in 1990 as a volunteer centre and over the years we have grown significantly not only by the size of our team but also in the services that we offer.
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We offer support to voluntary and community organisations in Northampton helping to maximise their effectiveness and become more flexible in approach to the current and changing environment.
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We develop community connections through projects which provide essential links between people and places. By developing this friendship, confidence and wellbeing is built, as is trust and life-long acquaintance.
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- Group support and development
- Volunteering brokerage and Employer Supported Volunteering
- Northampton Community Transport scheme
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Neighbourhood Health Development
/by Sophie NegusAt the recent VCFSE engagement Group of West Northamptonshire, Anne Rackham of NHFT gave an update on the framework for Neighbourhood health across Northamptonshire. The slides for this session can be viewed here In essence, Neighbourhood health is about bringing health approaches to local people, in local communities or Neighbourhoods. The framework is complex and […]
Volunteering for Health: Test, Learn and Innovate Programme
/by Ella SageNorthamptonshire Community Foundation has opened the second and final round of its Volunteering for Health Test, Learn and Innovate Programme. Grants of £7,500–£10,000 are available to small, local VCSE organisations in Northamptonshire to pilot new or adapted volunteering models that improve health and wellbeing and tackle health inequalities. The fund particularly encourages community‑led approaches, increased volunteer diversity, and projects supporting under‑represented groups through volunteering in health and care settings. […]