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Support for VCSE organisations during Covid-19
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This is part of our Covid-19 guidance. To view the main guidance page please click here. This page is being regularly updated however the situation continues to change and in all cases please defer to official government guidance.
Support for VCSE Organisations
Volunteering
During the first lockdown Voluntary Norfolk put in place a new system to recruit volunteers and saw some 2,000 registrations, which is a fantastic response. If you need volunteers directly to support your response to Covid-19, please click here to complete a Volunteer Request Form, and Voluntary Norfolk will seek to match volunteers to your roles.
Funding
Communications & Information
- A copy of the government letter sent to the clincially extremely vulnerable can be found here
- Details of the local suport offer for vulnerable people can be found here
- Communications toolkits and resources (leaflets in different languages) from Norfolk County Council are available here
- Covid Vaccine Myth-Busting Information sheet from Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group can be found here.
Employment
Support is available for businesses and employees affected by lockdown restrictions:
- Information for employees about what support is available can be found here.
- The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended until the end of March 2021. For more information about how this works and how to please click here.
- Organisations with self-employed contractors might like to make them aware of the Self-Employment Income Support Grant Scheme. More information can be found here.
Unfortunately it may be necessary for some organisations to take further steps and consider restructuring and / or redundancies. NCVO guidance for this situation can be found by clicking here.
Resources and Guides for Groups
- Advice for Informal Groups. Please click here.
- NCVO's Guidance: Supporting Staff, Volunteers and Beneficiaries and Keeping Safe. Please click here.
- Government Guidance for looking after people who lack mental capacity. Please click here.
- Norfolk County Council's resources to encourage social distancing. Please click here.
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