blog.gov.jeTo mark International Breastfeeding week, Debra Hennessy, IBCLC, Family Nursing and Home Care (FNHC), and Deborah McCoy, Infant Feeding Specialist Midwife, Health for Community Services (HCS), have collaborated on a series of blog posts to celebrate the week. The benefits of breastfeeding for both mother and child cannot be over stated. Breastfeeding protects your baby … Read more The Benefits of Breastfeeding
Category: Community
The Benefits of Breastfeeding
Age is just rumber: Connecting our Community
Dance at Step55 Club is more than just a project: it’s a community, a pathway to health, and a powerful form of social connection.
Embracing Community Wellbeing: Connecting Our Community
The ‘Connect Me’ grant initiative is dedicated to enhancing the well-being of islanders through culture, arts and physical activities. At the heart of this initiative are our ‘Connectors’ but who exactly are these Connectors, and what is their mission? For some, life on the island can be challenging at times, anxiety and loneliness can easily … Read more Embracing Community Wellbeing: Connecting Our Community
The ‘My Time’ Project: Empowering Young Carers
We’ve all either been through it or may well be going through it right now… growing up! Throughout everyone’s formative years, there will, of course, be times that will be or have been challenging. Navigating the various challenges presented at school, by friends and, of course, families. Imagine though, if you can, that on top … Read more The ‘My Time’ Project: Empowering Young Carers
CONNECT ME: Connecting Our Communities Grant Scheme
he Connect Me: Connecting Our Communities Grant Scheme initiative is helping the lives of Jersey residents. By providing grants of up to £5,000 for projects that promote participation in arts and physical activities, the scheme is helping to build a more connected and healthier community.
Since its start in 2022, the scheme has supported 106 different projects, making a significant impact across the island. The additional 46 grants for 2024 promise to continue this positive trend, ensuring that more Islanders can benefit from the opportunities to connect, create, and thrive.
Connecting Communities Through Creativity: The Acorn Project
The Jersey Employment Trust is a charity that has been supporting people with disabilities and long-term health conditions to gain employment and develop their skills for the last 20 years. Its social enterprise, Acorn in Trinity, offers those they support with work and training opportunities. Last year they took Acorn, and 18 of their clients, on the … Read more Connecting Communities Through Creativity: The Acorn Project
Jersey to Africa: An artist’s inspiration
Posted on — Categories Africa Awareness Week 2024, Arts, Community, Culture
We’ve partnered with Friends of Africa Jersey C.I. to highlight Africa Awareness Week in Jersey. One of our Creative Island Partnership members, Emma La Gallais, has shared her deep connection to Southern Africa, which has profoundly influenced her artistic practice.
Bringing Africa Awareness Week to Jersey for its 8th Celebration.
Posted on — Categories Africa Awareness Week 2024, Community, Culture, Tags Africa Awareness Week, The Creative Island Partnership
As we celebrate Africa Awareness Week, let’s recognise the volunteers whose contributions have helped shape what this cultural celebration is today.
Behind the scenes: Children, Young People and Families’ Plan 2024-2027
Posted on — Categories Community, Education, Engagement
By Elaine Walker, Associate Director, Participation and Engagement (CYPES) Having a clear vision of what you want in life can help you to make better decisions and can even have profound benefits for your health, happiness and financial security, according to research. There’s a lot going on in the world right now and with so … Read more Behind the scenes: Children, Young People and Families’ Plan 2024-2027
Residential Tenancy Law: the way forward
Posted on — Categories Community, Engagement, Housing, The Cabinet Office
In this blog post, Minister for Housing, Deputy Sam Mézec, explains his “way forward” regarding a new Residential Tenancy Law for Jersey. Jersey faces a severe housing crisis which poses an existential threat to our future prosperity. It is vital that the government acts swiftly and decisively to implement policies aimed at resolving this crisis. … Read more Residential Tenancy Law: the way forward