BVSC is delighted to announce that ten £6,000 grants are available to VCFSE organisations to deliver smoking cessation activity in their communities. This activity will focus on positively engaging with service users who smoke and signposting them to appropriate information, advice and support.

Background

BVSC has been commissioned through Birmingham Public Health to support organisations in the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) Sector to play a crucial role in reaching smokers in the different communities of Birmingham.

Many VCFSE organisations work with communities who experience socio-economic disadvantages and cohorts where smoking rates are higher with habits entrenched.

Funding

To be eligible for the funding, VCFSE organisations need to operate in Birmingham and to have attended an introductory two-hour training session (please see this link for the details about these training sessions and the remaining dates) with BVSC.

Successful applicants will be funded to deliver smoking cessation activity in their communities, around positively engaging with service users who smoke and signposting them to appropriate information, advice and support. Organisations funded for this work would be expected to agree to record and monitor referrals to smoking cessation support services, and (with permission of service users) to track outcomes.

BVSC will provide a one-day training session for this work, along with ongoing one-to-one support, bi-monthly peer networking sessions, and all necessary information and resources. Further details about the funding, training and reporting can be found in the Expression of Interest document.

Applicants should complete an Expression of Interest form (see below) by 5pm on Wednesday 11^th June, to be sent to [email protected].

Expression of Interest Form