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Harmless, a national user-led organisation that provides a range of services about self-harm and suicide prevention specialising in training, as well as support, information and consultancy.

Food safety and hygiene guidance for food banks and charities

The Charity Commission has published its decision and below is a summary of issues for the wider section:

Christmas is a time for joy and happiness, but for the millions of families struggling with spiralling debt to loan sharks it can be the most terrifying time of the year. 

16-29 January 2023

Just in time for Christmas, thousands of voluntary organisations, CICs, and charities have received a share of over £1.2m!

Leading in Leicester and Leicestershire project training programmes from January 2023.

Dave Cliffe, Team Lead in VAL's Voluntary Sector Support team, talks about why volunteering can be so powerful and why anyone should consider volunteering their time.

Read Riyaadh's story of how he joined our sector support team at VAL, in his placement year as an Economic and Politics university student.