Public health and social care

• New exhibition charts HIV/AIDS epidemic in Leicester

  10 November 2022

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  AN EXHIBITION that charts the city’s response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic from the 1980s to the present day opens at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery tomorrow (Friday).

• Let’s Get Resourceful sessions will help keep you warm and healthy this winter

  9 November 2022

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  FREE adult learning sessions aimed at helping people to tackle the cost of living crisis are being held at libraries and community centres across the city.

• Groups invited to apply for anti-poverty community grants

  8 November 2022

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  ORGANISATIONS working to address poverty in Leicester – such as schools, charities, community groups and businesses – can now apply to the city council for a grant of up to £10,000 to support their work.

• Local Offer Live event for children with special needs

  7 November 2022

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  Families who have children with special educational needs and disabilities are being invited to find out more about services that could help them.

• Get a Warm Welcome at our libraries

  20 October 2022

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  LEICESTER’S libraries are preparing to offer people a Warm Welcome as the cost of living crisis hits this winter.

• Social worker helping rough sleepers and beggars in line for award

  18 October 2022

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  A SOCIAL worker specialising in helping rough sleepers and beggars to regain control of their lives has been shortlisted for a major national award.

• Film raises awareness of the need for foster carers

  13 October 2022

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  A NEW film highlighting the impact of neglect on children has been launched to help raise awareness of fostering.

• Scheme to tackle period poverty to continue at 14 city council sites

  12 October 2022

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  A PILOT scheme to help those who struggle to pay for tampons and sanitary pads is to continue at 14 city council sites in Leicester.

• Strategy launched to tackle alcohol-related harm

  6 October 2022

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  A WIDE-ranging strategy has been launched setting out ways to try to reduce harmful drinking in Leicester.

• Add your defibrillator to The Circuit and help save lives

  30 September 2022

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  THE city council is working with a local charity and ambulance service to make sure life-saving defibrillators are registered on a national database.

• ICON Week 2022: Raising awareness of infant crying and how to cope

  23 September 2022

  6 minute read

  LOCAL authorities, healthcare organisations and the NHS are joining together to promote an awareness-raising week aimed at supporting parents when babies cry.

• Success for first new social work apprentices

  22 September 2022

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  TEN new social workers have taken up roles at Leicester City Council thanks to an apprenticeship scheme to nurture homegrown talent.