Weekly Update will become Fortnightly Update – 08.10.2020

Food Bank Development Officer

To assist ERVAS in delivering our National Lottery Community Fund project to enhance and develop the East Riding Food Bank Poverty Alliance project. The role will include working with the food bank delivery network across the East Riding of Yorkshire to grow and develop services across the area, ensure support is provided to secure a robust sector going forward and through the Covid-19 crisis. The post holder will support the Food Bank Poverty Alliance to develop, create firm partnerships and grow local social supermarkets to meet the aims of the food banks and work strategically to combat food poverty within the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Closing date for applications: Friday 9 October 2020, 5pm.
Interviews will be held on: w/c 12 October 2020.

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Closing date for applications: Noon, Friday 9 October 2020
Interviews will be held on: w/c 12 October 2020

Find out more and apply

£649 of National Lottery funding awarded to East Riding Voluntary Action Services (ERVAS) Ltd towards tackling of activity inequalities in East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding Voluntary Action Services (ERVAS) Ltd has been awarded £649 of National Lottery funding from Sport England’s Tackling Inequalities Fund which aims to tackle inequalities in activity levels through working with its partners to reach those most in need as a result of the impact of COVID-19.

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National Lottery Community Fund
We would like to welcome our two new staff members working accross the East Riding on the new Beyond Our Four Walls project.

Sarah Hartley – Development Officer
Building resilience through COVID-19 and beyond.

Beyond Our Four Walls is a 6 month project of practical support to organisations in the East Riding of Yorkshire. We will provide free, individual, tailored support to organisations, community groups and charities with advice and guidance on governance issues, policies, business planning and much more. We can work with your group to help you identify what you need and provide you with the help and practical resources to ensure that your organisation is fit-for-purpose, funding ready and resilient for the future.

Contact Sarah on sarah@ervas.org.uk, to arrange an informal chat about what we can do together.

Paula Bielby – Funding Officer
I believe that individuals and communities are stronger when they work together to benefit everyone, and that has never been more true than during the pandemic. I have worked on both sides of the VCSE sector over the years, working and volunteering in roles dependent on securing funding and also in roles to offer, secure and manage funding to VCSE organisations. I therefore understand how to help organisations negotiate the funding maze in order to help them achieve their objectives. I am passionate about helping local VCSE organisations to source funding during these difficult times in order to survive, recover, thrive, and build resilience for the future.

If you would like help and advice on funding please contact me at paula@ervas.org.uk.