Events
FANON RESOURCE CENTRE, Brixton. Garden Launch and Haiti Fundraiser. Thursday 24th June, 1pm onwards. Music, acting, stand-up comedy, buffet lunch. Guests £5, Fanon customers £2.50. Call 020 7737 2888 for a ticket.
HARTFIELD HOUSE. Summer Fete Event. Saturday 10th July, 1pm onwards. LIve Music, DJ and Music, stalls, BBQ, buffet, raffle/tombola. For more information call Mark Wallis 020 8780 0308
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News
May 2010: COOKING IS FUN. Southside and its social enterprise, Scotch Bonnet, will continue its popular Cooking is Fun program. Initially funded by Mrs Smith and Mount Trust, the project was so successful that it is being 'roadshowed' to other services and, ultimately, to local community and social care organisations.
May 2010: Southside was recently selected to run Lambeth Carers' Breaks Scheme and also a LD Care Support Service in LB Bromley. In addition, we were selected as one of a small number of providers on the Supporting People Framework Agreement for LB Southwark, LB Lewisham, LB Lambeth and LB Bromley.
April 2010: It's official! Support for Living and Southside Partnership have merged to form a new group, Certitude Support, as from 1 April 2010. The people who use our services may not notice big changes - but over time we believe we can make sure our services continue to improve and are increasingly flexible to meet people's individual wishes. The role of our new parent company, Certitude Support, will be to provude leadership, support and direction to Southside Partnership and Support For Living. Read more in our latest merger newsletter or our easy read version
March 2010. New Gardening Project; Fanon Resource Centre in Brixton was successful in obtaining funding from Big Lottery for a partnership gardening project with Roots and Shoots. The project will support Fanon customers to develop the back garden area while learning some useful new gardening skills at the same time.
Feb 2010. Southside has become a MINDFUL EMPLOYER (c) . Southside has signed up to the Charter for Employers Who Are Positive About Mental Health. This is part of our ongoing commitment to getting more people with mental health issues into our workplace. We have a 10% target in the current business plan (with ambitions to grow this target quickly)
Oct 2009. Southside's Customer Satisfaction Survey reveals that 83% would recommend us to a friend.
Oct 2009 Southside granted funding from City Parochial Foundation. CPF is providing funding to support a work pathways scheme for all mental health and learning disability customers at Southside. This funding will help in setting up an across-organisation scheme that will support customers to train, gain volunteering and work experience and find a job. A crucial element of the scheme will be to meet 'consumer preference' and also to work with employers to support them in providing work opportunities. Ultimately, it is hoped that service users will be employed within the scheme to provide one-to-one advice and support to those seeking a work pathway.
Sept 2009 Southside wins funding from Dept for Business, Innovation & Skills Transformation Fund for an innovative prison project. Southside, partnering with Media for Development and NHS Surrey , was successful in winning funding for a highly innovative project developed within our Beyond Prison services.