Resources
List of resources to download
Hackney Refugee Forum Health Needs Survey results
June 2010
The main aim of this quick survey is to determine the main issues affecting the health of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants living in Hackney. This quick health survey was implemented to improve knowledge of health and social care needs especially of refugee community based organizations or groups who are not well represented and harder to reach.
Guide to Tendering for organisations working with older people
May 2010
City & Hackney Health & Social Care Forum and Black & Ethnic Minority Working Group have produced a guide for voluntary and community sector groups planning to provide services for older people in Hackney.
Download Guide to Tendering for organisations working with older people
CEN REACH event report
June 2010
In March, 192 people came together to discuss how community networks can influence local services. This report contains a summary of the discussions, recommendations and action points – both for the CEN itself and for policy makers.
Guide to Tendering for adult social care contracts
May 2010
City & Hackney Health & Social Care Forum and Black & Ethnic Minority Working Group have produced a guide to tendering for organisations thinking of delivering adult social care contracts.
Guide to Personal Budgets
January 2010
City & Hackney Health & Social Care Forum and Black & Ethnic Minority Working Group have produced a guide to the personalisation of adult social care for voluntary and community groups.
Report on Enriching Communities conference on refugee communities
January 2010
By Improving Reach at Voluntary Action Islington, the Islington Refugee Forum and the Hackney Refugee Forum.
Download Report on Enriching Communities conference on refugee communities
BEMWG release report on mental health needs of refugees and asylum seekers in Hackney
January 2010
The conference was held in November 2009 and primarily organised by Black and Ethnic Minority Working Group in partnership with Hackney Refugee Forum (HRF), City and Hackney Mind, Shoreditch Spa, Derman and Hackney Community Empowerment Network (CEN) and it was funded by Team Hackney.
Download BEMWG release report on mental health needs of refugees and asylum seekers in Hackney
Economic Development Network report on Big and Small conference
December 2009
In November, over 50 people came together to discuss how both big and small training providers can work together to improve employment and training opportunities for local people.
Download Economic Development Network report on Big and Small conference
CEN issues a response to Hackney's Housing strategy consultation
November 2009
A direction of travel paper describing the key headlines for the Housing Strategy drafted for Hackney was presented at the Better Homes Partnership Housing Investment Sub-group held on 22 October 2009. The CEN organised a consultation event on 10 November to discuss and provide input into this outline paper.
Hackney Refugee Forum annual report 2008 / 09
October 2009
CEN issues a response to Team Hackney consultation on Child Poverty
July 2009
In June, the CEN organised a consultation for the voluntary and community sector to share the views on what can be done in Hackney to alleviate child poverty. This is part of a cross cutting review of the Sustainable Communities Strategy. Read what the VCS had to say on the key barriers and how they could be addressed.
Download Team Hackney consultation on Child Poverty
Click here to read the reports from the CEN's other consultations
Economic Development Network issues a response to Team Hackney consultation on Worklessness
30 June 2009
The CEN Economic Development Network (EDN) are pleased to have the opportunity to input into this consultation as part of the Sustainable Communities Strategy review. As well as listing the main recommendations from the meeting, the EDN would also like to make a comment on the definition of ‘worklessness’ itself and make sure that investigations are carried out to look at the role of carers, volunteers and others – who are working, and yet are not necessarily economically active.