Local groups with great ideas to make their communities an even better place to live are now invited to apply for funding from the People’s Health Trust.
People’s Health Trust has just launched Active Communities – a funding programme for local people wanting to create fairer places to grow, live, work and age in parts of Portsmouth, Havant, Isle of Wight and other locations.
Using money raised by Health Lottery South East, People’s Health Trust is looking to invest in projects that support people living in neighbourhoods or communities which are currently experiencing the highest levels of disadvantage.
Active Communities is a funding programme for not-for-profit groups with an income of less than £350,000 a year, or an average of £350,000 over 2 years, seeking investment of between £5,000 and £40,000 for projects lasting up to 2 years.
People’s Health Trust is looking to fund projects which tackle the social determinants of health. This could be through building social connections between people, helping people connect with their surroundings and projects which bring people together to have community power.
The Trust is looking for small and local projects which have been designed and are run by local people. It’s also looking for great ideas from communities of interest who have something in common and wish to come together to address an issue important to them. These ideas could be based in 1 neighbourhood, or cover a wider area, but they must live close enough to each other to meet up regularly.
John Hume, Chief Executive, People’s Health Trust, says:
“We’re looking to support ideas designed and run by local people which help create even stronger links and ties within communities. Whether it’s a women’s volunteering group run by and for Bengali women, a computer skills support group run for and by older people, support for local people to become community organisers or young people living with mental ill-health wishing to address access to work issues or discrimination, we’re interested to hear about it.
Article continues below this advertisement “Applying couldn’t be easier – it’s about local people telling us what would make their local community an even better place to grow, live, work and age.”
The closing date for applications is 13:00 on Wednesday 6th October 2021. Apply for funding at www.peopleshealthtrust.co.uk/apply-for-funding
I suppose a large sign at each ferry port saying NO LOW LIFE would not qualify for the grant?
As now we all have to ‘pretend’ to accept anything and everything.