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Community Newswire from the Media Trust
Charities and community groups submit press releases to professional journalists where the most newsworthy are written up into news stories and distributed via the Press Association's networks, to thousands of newspaper, radio and television journalists throughout the day.
DIVA
DIVA is the development agency for voluntary arts in the Wakefield District. It aims to increase opportunities for both voluntary groups and individuals to take part in the arts.
fit4funding
The fit4funding website provides help and advice for community groups and voluntary organisations who are seeking funding.
Involve Yorkshire & Humber
Involve Yorkshire & Humber supports the voluntary and community sector (VCS) to create a strong society and fair communities, with opportunities for all, throughout Yorkshire and the Humber.
Knowledge Bank
KnowledgeBank contains a range of research conducted by, on behalf of, or representing primarily the voluntary and community sector in Yorkshire and the Humber. The database is regularly being added to and we encourage organisations to submit their research to build the resource.
NHS Wakefield District
We are the main NHS body responsible for healthcare and health improvement for people living in the Wakefield district.
Pay and Employment Rights Service (PERS)
This company and charity was established to promote good practice in employment. It supports and trains employers across Yorkshire in meeting their legal and ethical responsibilities, advises employees who have questions or problems about their employment, and works to improve employment policies and procedures through research, campaigning, and lobbying.
Pre-school Learning Alliance
The Pre-school Learning Alliance is a leading early years membership organisation and one of the largest providers of quality childcare in England.
Rural Action Yorkshire
We are an independent charity, working with local communities to improve the quality of life for all people living and working in rural Yorkshire.
Social Enterprise Support Centre
The Social Enterprise Support Centre (SESC) was created three years ago to provide business support to social enterprises and develop the third sector economy.
Volunteer Management Portal
Volunteering England’s Volunteer Management Portal acts as a gateway to the world of volunteer management with links to over a thousand resources and information on support, training and development opportunities for people managing volunteers.
Wakefield Adult and Community Education Service
The courses and programmes provided by Wakefield Adult and Community Education Service offer a wide choice of curriculum for local people. Courses and qualifications are delivered from Adult Education Centres, community centres, schools, children's centres and on employer premises.
Wakefield College
This is the website for Wakefield College.
Wakefield and District Housing
Wakefield and District Housing became the largest single housing stock transfer organisation in 2005, taking responsibility for over 31,000 homes in the Wakefield District.
Wakefield LINk
The Wakefield LINk is the statutory body funded by the Department of Health to feed in the views and concerns of the public to the Health and Social Care providers and make changes to improve services.
Wakefield Together
Wakefield District Partnership - Wakefield Together, is the local strategic partnership (LSP) for the Wakefield District. It brings together key agencies in the District who deliver the many services and activities that affect the lives of people who live, work, visit and do business in the area.
West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service (WYCAS)
WYCAS is a small charitable company operating mainly though not exclusively in West Yorkshire. Our overall aim is to develop the ability of voluntary and community sector organisations with charitable aims to manage their money more efficiently and effectively, enabling those organisations to better attain the objectives that they were set up to achieve.
West Yorkshire Fire Service
West Yorkshire Fire Service aims to provide an excellent Fire and Rescue Service working in partnership to reduce death, injury and economic loss and contribute to community wellbeing.
West Yorkshire Police
The West Yorkshire Police website.
West Yorkshire Probation Trust
The West Yorkshire Probation Trust website.
Yorkshire Futures
Yorkshire Futures is the Regional Intelligence Network for Yorkshire and Humber, providing information and intelligence about the region, for the region, to improve decision making and better prepare us for the future.
Young Lives in Wakefield District Voluntary Organisation Network
Young Lives is an infrastructure support organisation dedicated to supporting voluntary and community sector organisations (VCS) in the Wakefield District. We work with charities, community groups, statutory groups, uniform groups, faith groups, youth associations and youth clubs to ensure that organisations working with children and young people in the Wakefield District are fully supported.
