Networks
Learn more about the thematic networks in the area
Name of Network | Who Attends? | VANL Lead Contact Details | How Often Does It Meet? |
NL Volunteer Organisers’ Network Meeting | Befriending and volunteer-supported organisations across North Lanarkshire | Carol Clarkson
| Quarterly |
NL Carers Support Network | Led by NLCT, this network has representation from University Health and Social Care NL, carer organisations, advocacy providers and Voluntary Sector organisations. | North Lanarkshire Carers Together Tel: 01698 404055 | Quarterly |
NL Children, Young People and Families Network | CVS organisations who are involved in the delivery of Children, Young People and Families services within NL. | Joyce Morgan | Quarterly |
NL CVS Employability Network | CVS organisations who are involved in the delivery of Employability services within North Lanarkshire | Claire Dymond Claire.Dymond@vanl.co.uk | Quarterly |
NL CVS Income Generation Forum
| Representatives from CVS organisations across North Lanarkshire looking to find out about funding opportunities | Grant McLean Grant.mclean@vanl.co.uk | Quarterly |
NL Employability Peer Support Forum | All organisation that receive North Lanarkshire Local Employability Partnership funding. | Claire Dymond Claire.Dymond@vanl.co.uk | Quarterly |
NL Mental Health and Wellbeing Network | Organisations that work within the field of Mental Health, including preventative activities | Abeer Ashraf abeer.ashraf@vanl.co.uk | Quarterly |
NL Repair, Reuse, Repurpose and Recycle Network | Groups who are involved in repairing, reusing, repurposing and recycling items, including those where this is not their primary area of work. | Claire Stewart claire.stewart@vanl.co.uk | Quarterly |
NL Social Enterprise Network | All prospective and active social enterprise organisations in North Lanarkshire | Ann-Marie McGonigal Ann-Marie@ymcabellshill.org | Quarterly |
NL Social Prescribing Network | Frontline practitioners delivering and supporting social prescribing services to strengthen the delivery of social prescribing in North Lanarkshire | Rebecca Thomson rebecca.thomson@vanl.co.uk | Quarterly |
NL Staff Wellbeing and Peer Support Network | CVS organisations and statutory partners. | Abeer Ashraf abeer.ashraf@vanl.co.uk Tel: 07834 771878 | Quarterly |
NL Third Sector Community Justice Network | CVS organisations delivering any form of community justice associated work within North Lanarkshire. | Marta Szczepanska marta.szczepanska@vanl.co.uk | Quarterly |
Suicide Prevention Reference Group (Pan-Lanarkshire group) | CVS organisations involved in suicide prevention work and NHS Mental Health staff. | Abeer Ashraf abeer.ashraf@vanl.co.uk | Quarterly |