Events

The people who care for people with disabilities, long term health conditions or mental health issues often need some support themselves. Carers Week was established to highlight both the support that's available and what else might be needed. Some of the events happening in Leeds for this year's Carers Week are listed below. Tuesday 9th June - Carers Leeds Information Morning at Sainsburys in Headingley Arndale centre. 10am to 1pm. Thursday 11th

Those of us who work in the voluntary sector or in government-funded services, are often painfully aware of the effects of ongoing budget cuts. We see the effect they have in the lives of the people who use our services and also the effect they have on the level of service we're able to offer. Tom Riordan, Chief Executive at Leeds City Council, has the unenviable task of overseeing how

21 MAY 2015 10.30AM—2.30PM at Leeds Irish Centre, York Road As part of Dementia Awareness Week Leeds Irish Health and Homes and Touchstone are holding an information event for people across the city. Join us at this FREE Information event Hear from Dr Oliver J Corrado, Consultant Physician, Leeds Teaching Hospitals', 'Dementia Champion' and CoClinical Lead for Yorks and Humber SCN for Dementia Find out more about groups supporting people with

Everyone can be a leader, helping to drive positive change at work, in our lives and in our communities. As part of our commitment to develop all our staff's leadership potential, Touchstone is organising a series of Leadership Masterclasses. We're very pleased to announce that Ruth Hunt, CEO of Stonewall, will be addressing staff during the session on Tuesday 19th May. Other organisations in Leeds that are hoping to become

Oluwale Partnership Symposium David Oluwale Memorial Assocn and partners Friday, 17 April 2015 from 09:30 to 16:30 (BST) Leeds , United Kingdom   Do you work with people in Leeds who are marginalised and excluded because of their homelessness, mental ill-health, destitution, alcohol problems?  Or pushed aside because they are seeking asylum, been in prison, criminalised, or because they are people of colour? Or maybe you had these experinces yourself? David

Touchstone and Women’s Health Matters have teamed up this December to celebrate the end of the 16 Days of Action campaign, which is aimed at raising awareness about domestic violence against women around the world.  The celebration will take place on the 10th of December between 12 and 3 pm at Bridge House, Balm Road, Leeds, LS10 2TP and will be focused on recovery and nurturing. Women are invited to

"Countries with more gender equality have better economic growth. Companies with more women leaders perform better. Peace agreements that include women are more durable. Parliaments with more women enact more legislation on key social issues such as health, education, anti-discrimination and child support. The evidence is clear: equality for women means progress for all." UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon Alison Lowe, Touchstone’s CEO, will be speaking at a conference organised by

This year's AGM takes place in Leeds at the West Indian Centre on Laycock Place, LS7 3JA. The theme will be benefits of volunteering - and to reflect that theme we will have presentations by Natasha Mort (Supporting Organisations Manager at Voluntary Action Leeds) and Justin Davis Smith (Executive Director of Volunteering and Development at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations). We'll also, of course, be inviting some of Touchstone's own