P651 CEEFAX 2 651 Fri 17 Jan 21:12/24 VOLUNTEERS 'UNPAID ARMY' OF ARTS 1/5 Unpaid volunteers contribute seven million hours a year to the arts, valued at around #47 million a year. A new report, Culture as Commodity, bz the Policy Studies Institute, looks at volunteers' work in museums and galleries as well as the arts. It amounts to the equivalent of 4,300 full-time jobs or eight per cent of the sector's paid labour force. Depite volunteers' efforts, a third of supported arts bodies operated at a deficit in 1993-94, says the report. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 6)0 News 101 Wjathet 400 Community TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP651 CEEFAX 2 651 Fri 17 Jan 21:27/31 IMPROVING HEALTH IN CARE 2/5 A three year project to improve the health of young people in residential and foster care has been launched. Run by the National Children's Bureau, it aims to increase health care skills of foster carets and staff who care for children and young people. The NCB's Children's Residential Care Unit is also encouraging young people in care to take responsibility for their own health care and management. The project will develop a programme with local and health authorities. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Wjathjt 400 Community TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP651 CJEFAX 2 651 Fri 17 Jan 21:11/28 GREEN ACTION IN THE COMMUNITY 3/5 A practical Environmental Action Pack has been launched by Environment Secretary of State John Gummer. The pack is aimed at local community and neighbourhood organisations and is published by Community Matters, the national network of community bodies. Written without environmental jargon, it includes ideas for action and funding, pouters and leaflets. The Environmental Action Pack costs #6 from Community Matters, 8-9 Upper Street, London N1 0PQ; 0171-226 0189. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 R ad H ar 6 0 N ws 101 jath t 400 Community TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP651 CJEFAX 2 651 Fri 17 Jan 21:21/17 EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL SKILLS 4/5 The school curriculum should enable young people to develop emotional and social skills, says Antidote. Its conference in London on 16 January will set out why this is crucial for young people to thrive in adult life and meir intellectual targets. Schools will be urged to foster in their pupils a capacity to know what it is to feel, to express those feelings and to empathisj with others. For conference details, contact Antidote on 0171-266 4548. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 R ad Hear 640 News 101 Weath 400 Community TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP651 CEEFAX 2 651 Fri 17 Jan 21:12/15 UNITING THE RACIAL DIVIDE 5/5 1997 is the European Union Year Against Racism but this may be the first time you'mj heard about it. January's edition of Charity magazine looks at the impact of international years of action on public awareness. For information about the Year Against Racism contact Julie Cloudet, Community Relations Unit, Home Office, Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9AT; tel: 0171-273 3969; fax: 0171-273 3771. For the magazine, contact Charity, 48 George Street, London '1H 5RF. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Wjathjt 400 Community TV/Radio News Heads Main Menu