Updated: 31 March 2020

Please see below important information regarding any recent changes to support for vulnerable people in Newcastle during the COVID-19 pandemic:

We were delighted to see this morning that charity staff are included as key workers in the government’s latest guidance about childcare and school settings remaining open. However this is not the case for all charities.

This guidance is based on the situation as of today 17 March.

An exciting new project will transform our Skills-Building offer, helping more people to get the training that they need.

Following the latest news that we must all stay home and work from home where possible, it’s important we all take steps to prevent the spread of the illness, and support our staff and volunteers in different ways.

We were blown away by last week’s response to our first Focused Networking Event of 2020:Inspiring Women. With International Women’s Day on the horizon, this was the perfect opportunity for lo

Postponed until further notice

We’re delighted to be awarded funding for the fourth year running by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria to provide our Hate Crime Advocacy Service.

We’re excited to share that after 18 months of hard work the new OurGateshead website is now live! Visit www.ourgateshead.org to see what’s new.

We are pleased to be part of a new partnership between local infrastructure organisations that has been formed to help charities across the region to protect vulnerable people and will allow us to offer greater support around safeguarding to Newcastle and Gateshead groups.

We are immensely proud to have received a Gold Award for Better Health at Work.

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