VCS Children and Families Forum Meeting - Tuesday 3rd October at 11am (in-person Meeting @ HCVS Office)
VCS Children and Families Forum Meeting (in-person at HCVS Office)
Date: Tuesday 3rd October 2023
Time: 11:00-1:00pm
Location: Hackney CVS, The Adiaha Antigha Centre, 24-30 Dalston Lane London E8 3AZ
This quarterly forum meeting brings colleagues from the VCS children and families sector to meet and give updates on their service offer and discuss any concerns around children and young people’s health, education and housing needs, safeguarding concerns and find out about upcoming training, fundraising opportunities, partnership working and networking.
We also invite colleagues from LBH to come as speakers and give brief updates to our forum members on their service provision/ update on new policies for the VCS working with children and young people in Hackney.
Agenda Topics
- Hear current updates/concerns around children’s health, education, and wellbeing/ xmas activities offer for CYP
- Update on Children Hub’s
- Presentation on Preventing Gambling Harms in Diverse Communities
- Safeguarding/DBS/Training opportunities & Child Q Report Review update
- Fundraising and Partnership working
- AOB
If you would like to present or want to include an agenda item for this meeting or at any future meetings, please contact me by email jahada@hcvs.org.uk
VCS Children and Families Forum Team
- Olivia Pethick (Director of Young People and Families Team, Hackney CVS)
- Kome Owuasu, Programme Manager, African Community School (ACS)
- Jahada Abdul, (CYP/Safeguarding Officer, Hackney CVS)
- Nicolette Nixon, Youth Manager, Gascoyne & Morningside Youth Clubs
24-30 Dalston Lane
Hackney, LON E8 3AZ
United Kingdom