News Archive July 2019
Welfare Benefits Advice Line Temporary Summer Closure
From Tuesday 13th August to Tuesday 27th August the Welfare Benefits Advice Line will be closed.
Please refrain from leaving messages regarding general benefit enquiries in this period unless you have received a letter advising you of a date for your tribunal.
In the meantime you can contact:
- Croydon Council Benefits Service (Gateway)
0800 731 5920 - Citizens Advice Bureau
Walk-in service at Access Croydon, Bernard Weatherill House, Croydon, CR0 1EA - South West London Law Centre
020 8767 2777
Author: Cat Ayres
Posted on: 31st July 2019
Charity Golf Day with The Mayor of Croydon
In aid of The Mayor’s Charities the Mayor of Croydon is holding a Charity Golf Day and dinner.
It is £60 per person or £220 for 4 golfers which includes breakfast, golf, a 3 course dinner and entertainment.
Alternatively if you would like to attend for the Dinner only it is £27.50 per person or £200 for a table of 8 starting at 6.30pm for 7.00pm sit down.
Date: Tuesday 17th September 2019
Tee Off: 11.58am
Venue: Farleigh Golf Club, Old Farleigh Road, Warlingham, CR6 9PE
To Purchase Tickets: complete the Charity Golf Day Flyer and return to The Mayor’s Office, The Town Hall, Katharine Street, Croydon, CR9 1XW
This year the Mayor is fundraising for 5 local charities.
Mind in Croydon, which promotes good mental health and seeks to empower people to lead a full life as part of their local community.
Croydon Vision helps those who are blind or visually impaired and their families, encouraging greater independence, confidence and development.
Apasen International (Croydon branch) is a social care provider offering personalised support to meet the needs of vulnerable people.
Ashdon Jazz Academy provides support to vulnerable young women and girls who may be suffering from self-esteem issues, feelings of isolation, peer pressure, relational bullying, family breakdowns, stress and anxiety.
Croydon Refugee Day Centre is a safe, friendly meeting place offering practical advice and support to all asylum seekers and refugees.
Author: Cat Ayres
Posted on: 23rd July 2019
PIP Supreme Court Ruling
Thousands of mental health sufferers could now be eligible for disability benefits following a landmark ruling in the Supreme Court.
A judge ruled on Thursday that entitlement to personal independence payment (PIP) should extend to cover more people who find social situations debilitating, in what has been hailed a “landmark moment” for disabled people.
Our Welfare Benefits Manager, Tom Goddard, helped give evidence in this case.
Read more at: The Independent
Author: Cat Ayres
Posted on: 23rd July 2019
Pension Protection Fund Charity Quiz Night
We are delighted that Mind in Croydon are now in our second year of being supported by our good friends from the Pension protection Fund. Fund raising activities continue in abundance! On the evening of the 27th June , the PPF ran a summer quiz at their offices in Croydon. Participants paid £30 per table of 6 and consisted mainly of PPF employees plus a MiC team too! Teams brought their own food and drink and all monies contributed to the PPF annual fund raising target for MiC. The atmosphere was competitive but jovial and great fun was had by all. Interesting that the Executives team (including our own Richard Pacitti) came top of the league board! A great evening of fund raising and fun, thanks to PPF.
Author: Cat Ayres
Posted on: 15th July 2019
We are looking for two Universal Credit Advice Workers
We are looking for two Universal Credit Advice Workers, one full time and one part time.
PLEASE NOTE THESE POSTS ARE FUNDED ONLY FOR TWO YEARS (there is a possibility the posts may be continued beyond this time limit if funding can be found)
Visit our jobs page for more information and an application pack.
Author: Cat Ayres
Posted on: 12th July 2019
Lunch with The Mayor of Croydon
Asian Resource of Croydon is delighted to host a 3 course Charity Lunch with The Mayor of Croydon Cllr. Humayun Kabir to raise funds for The Mayor’s Charities.
You are cordially invited to attend and support much needed services in Croydon. Book your tickets via eventbrite or call 020 8684 3784 or email info@arccltd.com.
Date: Thursday 25th July 2019
Time: 1pm-4pm
Venue: Croydon Town Hall, Katherine Street, CR0 1NX
This year the Mayor is fundraising for 5 local charities.
- Mind in Croydon, which promotes good mental health and seeks to empower people to lead a full life as part of their local community.
- Croydon Vision helps those who are blind or visually impaired and their families, encouraging greater independence, confidence and development.
- Apasen International (Croydon branch) is a social care provider offering personalised support to meet the needs of vulnerable people.
- Ashdon Jazz Academy provides support to vulnerable young women and girls who may be suffering from self-esteem issues, feelings of isolation, peer pressure, relational bullying, family breakdowns, stress and anxiety.
- Croydon Refugee Day Centre is a safe, friendly meeting place offering practical advice and support to all asylum seekers and refugees.
Author: Cat Ayres
Posted on: 12th July 2019
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Click Clock Art Gallery Art Exhibition – Theme: ‘My Experience of the Lock-down’
Our Hub Art group’s new exhibition at the Croydon Clocktower Click Clock Gallery (located in the Croydon Clocktower Café) will be unveiled at 11am on Monday 4th October 2021.
The exhibition is entitled; ‘My Experience of the Lock-down’ and will feature a variety of art work pieces by the Hub Members to express their observations during and after the lock-downs.
The exhibition will run for 4 weeks until Friday 29th October so if you don’t get the chance to see it that day, there is no rush!
Thank you to all the hard working Art Group members for their commitment to this event. Their enthusiasm and dedication has been incredible.
Celebrating Business Resilience in Croydon
The Virtual Awards Ceremony is the finale of the Croydon Business Resilience Awares 2021 and Mind in Croydon have been nominated in two categories. Our Social Networking Service (The Hub) has been nominated for “Community Collaboration in Response to Covid-19” and “Outstanding Team Award”.
The celebration takes place on Thursday 23 September between 6pm – 7.30pm. All tickets are free and anyone can join for a great evening.
If you would like to join in grab a ticket at eu.eventscloud.com/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=200227185&
Croydon Business Resilience Awards Virtual Ceremony 2021
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The Croydon Business Resilience Awards 2021 will recognise and celebrate the resilience of businesses in Croydon over the last 12 months. We would love for you to join us at the virtual celebrations.Mind in Croydon and the Croydon BME Forum have formed an exciting new partnership, the PIC Partnership to deliver this innovative, explorative project.
We are looking for 1 x Mental Health Personal Independence Co-ordinator (MHPIC) to join the team of 5 MHPICs. The role involves working directly within the new Integrated Care Network Plus areas right across the Borough of Croydon and with clinical partners, including local GPs, in multi-disciplinary teams. As one of our enthusiastic MHPICs you will be the direct named key worker for a set number of people within the newly formed Croydon Health & Well Being Space. You will enable people to develop their own Personal Recovery Plans and support them directly to find and access the support and services available to them in their local community. You will ensure that people are enabled to identify their own goals, needs and wishes and are empowered to achieve them.
For more information and application forms visit: www.mindincroydon.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us/
www.mindincroydon.org.uk
We are very aware at Mind in Croydon that people really are our main asset. Attracting the right recruits and retaining them is of paramount importance and ensures that our clients get the best possible service. The benefits we can offer are a flexible and genuinely family-friendly environment – m...JOB - Croydon Health and Wellbeing Space Senior Administrator and Volunteer Coordinator – (Ref-MMSAC.2021.M)
Mind in Croydon is a highly regarded registered charity operating in the Borough for over 50 years. Mind in Croydon and Croydon BME Forum have formed an exciting new partnership to deliver on an innovative new project, the Croydon Health & WellBeing Space (CHWS), based in the Whitgift Centre, Central Croydon .
The CHWS Senior Administrator and Volunteer Co-ordinator will support the CHWS Team Manager in the operational administration of the non-clinical, client-facing aspects of the service provided by the Mind in Croydon/Croydon BME Forum Partnership. This includes the recruitment and day to day management of a team of 10 volunteers who will provide welcome and initial triage support to service users at Hub locations; the management of volunteer rotas to enable 7 day a week service provision; the management of data gathering, reporting and onward referral to co-located clinical and non-clinical support through bespoke IT systems; and the day-to-day management and utilisation of CHWS buildings.
For more information and application forms visit: www.mindincroydon.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us/
www.mindincroydon.org.uk
We are very aware at Mind in Croydon that people really are our main asset. Attracting the right recruits and retaining them is of paramount importance and ensures that our clients get the best possible service. The benefits we can offer are a flexible and genuinely family-friendly environment – m...JOBS - Croydon Health and Wellbeing Space Support Worker & Carers Support Worker
Mind in Croydon is a highly regarded registered charity operating in the Borough for over 50 years. Mind in Croydon and Croydon BME Forum have formed an exciting new partnership to deliver on an innovative new project, the Croydon Health & WellBeing Space (CHWS), based in the Whitgift Centre, Central Croydon .
We are looking for 2 x Mental Health Support Workers for these interesting and varied roles. One will work directly with Croydon residents referred with mental health issues and the other role will focus on the carers of residents with mental health issues.
CHWS Support Workers will provide advice, information, mental health support and representation to Croydon residents who are referred to the Health and Wellbeing Space through the local Integrated Care Network Plus (ICN+) multi-disciplinary clinical and community mental health support teams (MDTs). Over the next two years, we will be launching other Health and Wellbeing Spaces based in North and/or South Croydon.
For more information and the application forms visit: www.mindincroydon.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us/
www.mindincroydon.org.uk
We are very aware at Mind in Croydon that people really are our main asset. Attracting the right recruits and retaining them is of paramount importance and ensures that our clients get the best possible service. The benefits we can offer are a flexible and genuinely family-friendly environment – m...
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