Vietnamese Family Partnership

✨ Reflecting on VFP Strategy Day 2026: Building a Sustainable Future Together! ✨

This past Saturday, 13 June, the Vietnamese Family Partnership (VFP) team of staff, volunteers, Board of Trustees, and partners spent a highly productive day aligning our vision for the next three years.

We want to extend a massive thank you to our expert facilitator, Uday Thakkar from Red Ochre (Delivery Partner for the British Library Business & IP Centre), for leading an exceptional governance training session. Uday challenged us to look closely at our strengths, navigate macro risks, and transition seamlessly from a grassroots model to a robust, formal community partner.

During the afternoon, our CEO led two critical strategy conversations focused on:
1️⃣ Practical Delivery Requirements: Safeguarding our frontline staff and volunteers against burnout by mapping capacity boundaries, streamlining our digital admin tech via QuickBooks, and transforming our ad-hoc community support into structured, scalable "Service Packages."
2️⃣ Business Planning Input: Moving our Trustees from operational "doing" to strategic executive "steering"—diversifying our funding pipelines through corporate sponsors, partners, and statutory contracts, while creating a "win-win" environment where governing VFP actively builds high-level professional skills for our trustees' own careers.

Heartfelt Thanks from the VFP Team:
We are incredibly grateful for the dedication in the room. Thank you to everyone for giving up your entire Saturday to support VFP's mission. A special mention to Lorie, who travelled a very long way to be with us in London, and to Huyen for managing and organising the day so meticulously.

We also want to express our deep gratitude to Chris Bal for his incredibly generous donation, which funded our professional consultant for this milestone session.

VFP already possesses deep regional credibility and life-saving bilingual expertise. Thanks to this weekend, we now have the unified internal structure to match our growing national footprint! 🌟 Next stop: Our Home Office Roadshows Scotland later this month! and continue to work with Vietnamese community Birmingham and Manchester to connect and share our journey📍

Saturday 27 June 2026 🌍
Our contribution to Refugee Week — a warm, open celebration for everyone.
🍜 A shared community feast — all dishes welcome.
Bring a dish from your culture, your kitchen, your heart.
🎋 Bamboo dance & tug of war
👘 Traditional dress photo booth
📖 Storytelling
🎶 Live music & dance
🌿 Free afternoon 2–6pm · Evelyn Community Centre, Deptford
🎟️ £10 evening 7–9:30pm
Book free tickets · linktr.ee/vietfp
Come as you are. Bring a dish, bring a friend, bring your stories. 💛

🌍Thứ Bảy, 27 tháng 6 năm 2026 🌍
Đây là sự đóng góp của chúng ta cho Tuần lễ Người xa xứ — một buổi lễ ấm áp, rộng mở dành cho tất cả mọi người.
🍜 Bữa tiệc cộng đồng chung — tất cả các món ăn đều được chào đón.
Hãy mang theo một món ăn từ văn hóa của bạn, từ căn bếp của bạn, từ trái tim của bạn.
🎋 Múa tre & kéo co
👘 Chụp ảnh trang phục truyền thống
📖 Kể chuyện
🎶 Âm nhạc & vũ điệu sống động
🌿 Buổi chiều miễn phí 2–6pm · Evelyn Community Centre, Deptford
🎟️ Buổi tối £10 · 7–9:30pm
Đặt vé miễn phí ·linktr.ee/vietfp

Hãy đến như chính bạn. Mang theo một món ăn, mang theo một người bạn, mang theo những câu chuyện của bạn. 💛

🚀 **Exciting Career & Technology Opportunity for Young People!**

Vietnamese Family Partnership (VFP) is delighted to share an exclusive opportunity for students and young people interested in technology, cyber security, and future careers.

Several former VietSchool students attended Cisco's previous event and highly recommended the experience. One of our former students, **Long Do**, found the event particularly valuable for networking, learning about career pathways, and gaining practical insights into the technology sector.

This year's event offers a fantastic opportunity to:

✅ Meet Cisco professionals and learn about careers in technology
✅ Take part in hands-on workshops and interactive challenges, including "Cyber Escape" and "Capture the Flag"
✅ Receive expert CV and employability advice
✅ Hear directly from Cisco employees about their career journeys
✅ Build your professional network with other students and young professionals

📅 **Date:** Thursday 18 June 2026
🕤 **Time:** 9:30am – 4:30pm
📍 **Location:** Park House, 16-18 Finsbury Circus, London EC2M 7EB
🍕 **Lunch:** Pizza provided for all attendees
👔 **Dress Code:** Business casual
📝 **Please bring:** Materials for note-taking

🔗 **Register here:** https://ciscocx.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6LRJ57U53WCZSu2

⏰ **Registration deadline:** 12 June 2026

Places are limited, so we encourage interested students and young people to register as soon as possible.

Last week, VFP had the privilege of visiting St Christopher's Hospice to learn more about their compassionate palliative care services and wider community support programmes.

Our community members were introduced to valuable services including wellbeing support, planning ahead, information guidance, and practical advice for families and individuals facing difficult health journeys. For many of our Vietnamese members in London, this was their very first experience learning openly about palliative care and the support available within the UK healthcare and community system.

The visit created meaningful conversations, reduced fears and misunderstandings, and helped raise awareness about the importance of early support, wellbeing, and informed planning for ourselves and our loved ones. Many participants shared that they found the session extremely useful, beneficial, and reassuring.

At VFP, we believe that information sharing and community connection are essential in helping our community feel more confident accessing services that can improve quality of life and emotional wellbeing.

A heartfelt thank you to the wonderful team at St Christopher’s for welcoming us so warmly and helping us build stronger understanding within the Vietnamese community in London. Together, we continue creating bridges of support, care, and awareness for our community.

Last Thursday, VFP had the wonderful opportunity to visit to learn more about palliative care services, wellbeing support, and planning guidance available to our community.

For many Vietnamese community members in London, this was their very first experience learning about these important services. Members found the visit useful, reassuring, and beneficial, helping raise awareness and confidence in accessing support when needed.

Thank you to the amazing team at St Christopher’s for welcoming VFP so warmly and helping us continue building stronger community connections through information sharing and care. 💙

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We are incredibly honoured to receive this Certificate of Recognition from and for VFP’s contribution to the Violence Against Women and Girls Grassroots Fund over the past 2 years.

For more than 20 years, VFP has worked closely with the Vietnamese community, supporting women, families, and vulnerable individuals through advocacy, education, wellbeing activities, and community engagement. Our mission has always been to create a safe, connected, and empowered community where every voice is heard and every person feels supported. ❤️

This recognition is not only for VFP as an organisation, but for every volunteer, supporter, partner, and community member who has stood alongside us throughout this journey. Together, we continue to break silence, build confidence, and create positive change for future generations.

Thank you to everyone who believes in our work and continues to support our community. 🌸

Chúng tôi rất vui và vinh dự khi nhận được lời mời từ Ban Tổ chức Áo Dài Fashion Week 2026 💫

Tại Hội Gia đình Việt (VFP), chúng tôi luôn trân trọng những sáng kiến góp phần tôn vinh và lan tỏa văn hoá Việt Nam trên trường quốc tế. Áo dài không chỉ là biểu tượng của vẻ đẹp thanh lịch, mà còn là niềm tự hào về bản sắc và di sản của cộng đồng người Việt.

Thật truyền cảm hứng khi thấy một sự kiện ý nghĩa như vậy được tổ chức tại London — nơi kết nối văn hoá, sáng tạo và cộng đồng. Chúng tôi mong muốn được tìm hiểu thêm và đồng hành cùng chương trình trong thời gian tới.

Chúc Ban Tổ chức nhiều thành công trong quá trình chuẩn bị! 🇻🇳✨



At Vietnamese Family Partnership (VFP), we truly value initiatives that celebrate and elevate Vietnamese culture on the global stage. Áo dài is not only a symbol of elegance, but also a powerful expression of identity, heritage, and pride within our community.

It’s inspiring to see such a meaningful event bringing together creativity, culture, and connection — right here in London. We look forward to exploring ways to engage with and support this wonderful celebration of Vietnamese heritage.

Wishing the organising team every success as preparations continue! 🇻🇳✨

Thanks to Sophie and Roxanna from Meet Me at the Albany for visiting our weekly luncheon club. Members had fun making stuff, including knitting and boards...and savoring Bun cha ca.

VFP is delighted to share the success of our second collaboration with King’s College Hospital!

Together, we supported 30 more community members in accessing Hepatitis B & C testing—bringing the total to 67 tests delivered so far. This initiative helps provide peace of mind, with results available in just 15 minutes after testing.

We’re proud of this impactful partnership between our charity and the hospital, working together to improve community health and wellbeing.
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