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Leicestershire County Council is committed to helping people, and we have a wide range of support in place for those needing it. 

Voluntary Action LeicesterShire are currently in discussion with Utility Aid, the UK’s leading energy broker for the charity and not-for-profit sector, and we are looking at working with them to help the county’s community buildings access their services.

On June 28, VAL held a Meet the Funders event in Oadby, giving VCSE (Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise) organisations a chance to meet local and national funders about the funding opportunities available in Leicestershire.

Participants wanted for a DMU research study

A new chapter for the Leicestershire Funding Toolkit Portal

Over £1.2million in free, unrestricted funding has just been paid to third-sector organisations via funding platform easyfundraising.

The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Health and Wellbeing Partnership are expanding the number of Neighbourhood Mental Health Cafés (previously Crisis Cafés) as they announce the next 10 cafés that are set to open.

Voluntary Action Leicestershire (VAL) and Voluntary Action South Leicestershire (VASL) held a joint event in Market Harborough in March to bring together local organisations to collectively look at recruiting, managing and retaining volunteers in these difficult times.

Warning Zone is a child safeguarding charity based at Frog Island in Leicester.