Grants on offer for resilient communities
LIVING Well Sefton, the local collaboration of wellbeing partners, has opened the fourth round of its Community Resilience Grant payments.
Launched on national #TimetoTalk day, the theme for the grants is mental health.
Community groups and community-minded individuals are encouraged to apply for funding for projects designed to improve the mental wellbeing of their local communities.
The Community Resilience Grant has already supported communities in parts of Sefton with a range of projects including enhancing wellbeing through creating an allotment, craft workshops, providing cooking classes to improve healthy eating, organising hot meals for vulnerable people, and more.
Karen Nolan, co-ordinator of Living Well Sefton, said: “Many people in our communities have benefited through the projects we have already funded.
“We’d love to discuss your ideas on how to improve wellbeing in your neighbourhood. A small grant can make a big difference.”
Grants available include up to £2,500 for applications from organisations and £500 to individuals, who are supported by an organisational partner.
Grants are subject to specific criteria being met and will be approved by a judging panel. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, April 3.
Anyone interested in applying should complete the application form on the Living Well Sefton website: www.livingwell sefton.org.uk where there are also guidance notes on how to complete the form as well as the criteria for applying.
Paper versions of the organisation and individual application forms can also be found on the website.
For further details of the grants and applying, call the team direct on 0300 323 0181 or email LWS@ seftoncvs.org.uk