This month’s bulletin focuses on a range of summer-related resources as we move into the school summer holidays and when peak temperatures are most likely. There are also more details about our upcoming capability building events happening this week.
Read MoreOur June 2023 bulletin focused on heatwaves resources and has more information on the UK Health Security Agency’s new Heat-Health Alert System. Sign up to our next capability building event on the impact of volunteering in 2023.
Read MoreOur May 2023 bulletin focused on Emergencies Partnership's response to the people fleeing the conflict in Sudan, planning for extreme weather, counterterrorism, and the continuing cost-of-living crisis.
Read MoreFind out how organisations from the Emergencies Partnership came together to help increase the number of volunteers to support the Felix Project during the busy Christmas season
Read MoreCEO of CAN, Karen Loftus talks to Georgia Allen about impact that volunteers can have and how it is important their service is never taken for granted
Read MoreAt the beginning of 2022, Age UK’s charity director, Caroline Abrahams, warned the government that rising fuel bills could be a national emergency for older people. In April, National Energy Action, a national fuel poverty charity, said fuel poverty was becoming a “national health emergency.” Similarly, Emma Revie, chief executive of the Trussell Trust, said that, “By failing to make benefits payments realistic for the times we face, the government now risks turning the cost of living crisis into a national emergency.” There is clear concern from national charities as to the impact that the current cost-of-living crisis will have on the most vulnerable in society.
Read MoreFor its first capability session for 2022 Melvin Hartley, spoke on Volunteer Management in an Emergency and about how the organisations he visited worked with volunteers to prepare, respond to, and learn from emergencies with the greatest effect, along with how volunteers are vital in both the response to an emergency and the recovery afterwards. He provided insight into managing and working with volunteers, no matter their experience, training, or whether they were regular or spontaneous volunteers.
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