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A consultation process on the proposed criteria to be used for assessing statutory residential care homes for older people in the future and an Equality Impact Assessment, have been launched today by the Health and Social Care Board.

Come along to the Timebank Christmas Marketplace and trade something your organisation can offer for something it may need!

Drake Music Project Northern Ireland exists to afford musicians with & without disabilities of all ages the opportunity to independently compose and perform their own music using unique music technology. We are 21 years old this month!

Beyond Skin and WOMAD are now preparing for the 2014 outreach programme.

Who do you think deserves to win our Promoting Integration Award?

Social integration, positive interaction and community cohesion – we think that’s something worth celebrating!

Rural Support and Simple Power team up to Spread Festive Goodwill to Local Families in Hardship this Year

Horticulturist Gareth Austin encourages local people to get planting

Want the chance to have your say on TV?

The Health and Social Care Board is holding consultation on a regional day opportunities model for adults with a learning disability.

Simon Community NI is a local charity. It works to eradicate homelessness and also provides a range of services and support.

DSD Small Grants for Volunteers - Hurry, Only One Week Left to Apply!!

Louise Metcalfe, from Ballyclare, is married to Colin and has three children, Eoin (13), Jack (9) and Thomas (4). she was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins lymphoma in 2010. Her family told how Cancer Focus Northern Ireland helped them on Children in Need.

The future of the Consumer Council is under the spotlight with various options for future consumer representation being considered by the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment (DETI).

Shopping around, switching supplier and shopping safely online are just some of the money-saving strategies to be discussed at a free Consumer Council workshop in Banbridge on Tuesday 26 November.

Members of the Law Society of Northern Ireland have helped raise £15,000 for one of Northern Ireland’s leading mental health and well-being charity’s.

In June 2013, we asked P6/P7 parents in Northern Ireland to complete a short survey that gauged their views of the transfer.

Belfast Carers' Centre is offering free training in first aid, safe moving and handling, personal care and managing challenging behaviours, targeted at people who are providing care for family and friends. Full details below and at www.carers-centre.org.

Deadline for the 2014 STAR Awards nominations has been extended to Monday 25th November! Help celebrate and recognise the great work that your organisation or project does by nominating them today for an AONTAS STAR Award.

A rare fungus has been found and recorded for the first time ever in Northern Ireland.

As part of its Neighbourhood and Community Strategy, Ark Housing opened a Neighbourhood Office at Conor Rise, West Belfast. The official opening took place on Thursday 7 November 2013.

@viewforni count down to publication of VIEW social affairs magazine for community and voluntary sector in Ireland have you signed up yet? http://www.viewdigital.org/

Apsleyeducation.com in association with young enterprise 'Business start-up' program supports University Students as they tackle the world of business development........

On the day when the Northern Ireland Court Service released figures showing a 20% increase in the number of possession orders granted, local advice charity Housing Rights Service voices concern about the delay in setting up a Government task force.

The Space & Place Programme, funded by the BIG Lottery Fund and headed up by the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland, is hosting a series of information seminars on their Flagship Funding awards.

Annual celebration of local arts, business partnerships.