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New Southgate Crematorium Donates £500

New Southgate Crematorium Donates £500 to JOCA

Local Barbers Give Back for Men’s Mental Health

Welwyn Garden City’s leading Men’s Hairdressing and Grooming After Image located in Haldens WGC, have donated 100% of their tips through November (Men’s Mental Health Awareness month) to JOCA ‘Just One Click Away’, local mental health charity.

Mr Trevor Lay – We Thank You

On behalf of everyone at JOCA Rugby Charity UK, we would like to express our deepest gratitude for the incredibly generous gift left to us in Mr Trevor Lay’s will.

Thank you New Southgate Crematorium

We are delighted to announce New Southgate Crematorium recently raised funds to support JOCA (Just One Click Away). This generous financial aid will help JOCA continue vital work with mental health support and suicide prevention.

JOCA Fest 2024

We are thrilled to announce that our annual JOCA Fest 2024 was a huge success – it truly exceeded all expectations! Attendees enjoyed fantastic music and entertainment under clear skies and sunshine all day long. A heartfelt thank you to everyone involved: the...

Post-Concussion, it REALLY Matters

You’re at the top of your game, both mentally and physically, tackling life head-on. Then, bam! You suffer a concussion, and suddenly, everything feels off. Headaches, dizziness, memory loss – the usual suspects. But what about those silent saboteurs lurking at the...

“Communitee” Christmas Fundraising

🎄🎄JOCA Christmas fundraising! 🎄🎄 Tackling Mental Health is 'Just One Click Away' We are raising funds for JOCA, enabling us to stand by our members in their times of need. Hoodies, T-shirts and sweatshirts available in a range of colours. Click this link to purchase...

Weekly Cash Prizes With One Welwyn Hatfield Community Lottery

Be in with a chance to win weekly cash prizes and monthly SuperDraw bonus prizes whilst supporting JOCA.

Herts New Leaf Wellbeing Newsletter

Mental health recovery and wellbeing courses, free for anyone 18+
living in Hertfordshire, online and in venues in Hertfordshire.

Running for JOCA

Congratulations to our Welwyn Under 16 Girls Team who ran a sponsored 5k on Sunday 3rd September 2023.

Local Barbers Give Back for Men’s Mental Health

Local Barbers Give Back for Men’s Mental Health

Welwyn Garden City’s leading Men’s Hairdressing and Grooming After Image located in Haldens WGC, have donated 100% of their tips through November (Men’s Mental Health Awareness month) to JOCA ‘Just One Click Away’, local mental health charity.

Mr Trevor Lay – We Thank You

Mr Trevor Lay – We Thank You

On behalf of everyone at JOCA Rugby Charity UK, we would like to express our deepest gratitude for the incredibly generous gift left to us in Mr Trevor Lay’s will.

Thank you New Southgate Crematorium

Thank you New Southgate Crematorium

We are delighted to announce New Southgate Crematorium recently raised funds to support JOCA (Just One Click Away). This generous financial aid will help JOCA continue vital work with mental health support and suicide prevention.

JOCA Fest 2024

JOCA Fest 2024

We are thrilled to announce that our annual JOCA Fest 2024 was a huge success – it truly exceeded all expectations! Attendees enjoyed fantastic music and entertainment under clear skies and sunshine all day long. A heartfelt thank you to everyone involved: the...

Post-Concussion, it REALLY Matters

Post-Concussion, it REALLY Matters

You’re at the top of your game, both mentally and physically, tackling life head-on. Then, bam! You suffer a concussion, and suddenly, everything feels off. Headaches, dizziness, memory loss – the usual suspects. But what about those silent saboteurs lurking at the...

“Communitee” Christmas Fundraising

“Communitee” Christmas Fundraising

🎄🎄JOCA Christmas fundraising! 🎄🎄 Tackling Mental Health is 'Just One Click Away' We are raising funds for JOCA, enabling us to stand by our members in their times of need. Hoodies, T-shirts and sweatshirts available in a range of colours. Click this link to purchase...

Herts New Leaf Wellbeing Newsletter

Herts New Leaf Wellbeing Newsletter

Mental health recovery and wellbeing courses, free for anyone 18+
living in Hertfordshire, online and in venues in Hertfordshire.

Running for JOCA

Running for JOCA

Congratulations to our Welwyn Under 16 Girls Team who ran a sponsored 5k on Sunday 3rd September 2023.

Jocafest 2023 @ Welwyn Rugby Club

Jocafest 2023 @ Welwyn Rugby Club

Join us on Saturday 24th June 2023, 2pm - 11pm. We invite you to join us at our biggest and best JOCAFest ever! Live music, family entertainment, fantastic food & drink but most importantly great company. All in support of helping support men's mental health. What...

Mental Health Week 15th – 21st May

Mental Health Week 15th – 21st May

This year Mental Health Awareness Week is from 15th to 21st May where the theme is anxiety, and inspiring people to get active through physical activity to combat the symptoms of anxiety. At least one in four Hertfordshire residents will experience mental health...

Vote for JOCA in Tescos!

Vote for JOCA in Tescos!

We at JOCA are delighted to have been successful in our application for the Tesco Community Grants scheme, for Providing, Supporting, Promoting and Maintaining Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing in our Community.  We are now through to the final stage, and...

JOCA & Bodie Hodges Foundation Lunch 2023

JOCA & Bodie Hodges Foundation Lunch 2023

On 18th February 2023 JOCA hosted a joint fundraising event for JOCA and the amazing Bodie Hodges Foundation. We are delighted to say that our lunch was extremely well attended (we had over 100 guests) and enjoyed by all - the perfect way to raise much needed funds...

Wine Tasting Evening

Wine Tasting Evening

A big thank you to all that attended our recent Wine Tasting Evening! We had an amazing night of fundraising and fun.

Communities 1st Training Tuesdays

Communities 1st Training Tuesdays

JOCA is delighted to highlight Communities 1st's Training Tuesdays run throughout Hertfordshire. Communities 1st develops, connects and supports local voluntary and community organisations, helping to improve the quality of peoples lives across the districts of St....

Rochford Hundred RFC Join JOCA

Rochford Hundred RFC Join JOCA

We are delighted to announce that Rochford Hundred RFC have joined the JOCA fold as a valued affiliate member.

Our club is a family – we look after each other.

We aim to nurture a culture within the club where we talk to each other, and support each other rather than bottle things up and allow them to get out of control.

We start this with our minis buddy system and promote this ethos right from 7 to 70 across the club.

JOCA is your welfare committee dedicated to promoting and ensuring pastoral care and general well-being for all members of our club.

Our Aim #1

To offer WRFC members, players and VP’s, support, guidance and a friendly ear

Our Aim #2

De-stigmatise mental illness in young men and women of all ages

Our Aim #3

To get our young men and women to talk and be open with each other

Our Aim #4

To improve mental well-being and make it as important to physical fitness

Our Aim #5

To notice the signs and to offer support

Our Aim #6

To change the whole ethos of the rugby club from 7 years to 70 years as regards mental health support and general well-being