
Bee Well Crafternoons with Stitched Up
Application for funding to run Bee Well Crafternoons -wellbeing craft sessions for those experiencing mental health difficultiesBenefit of funding local projects
Identifying funding empowers communities to deliver the solutions they have designed. Research has shown that staff who can offer mediation, guidance and support in the funding application and project process are as important to community groups as receiving the funding itself. Staff who have a good knowledge of the area and who needs support, enable funding to be accessed by more marginalised people and groups. Funding sometimes needs to come from multiple sources and Neighbourhood Health Workers save time being able to quickly identify multiple potential sources.
Location
Chorlton
Project team
Laura Cassidy (buzz)
Stitched Up
Manchester Wellbeing Fund
Aim
To help Stitched Up get funding to run Wellbeing craft sessions for local residents who are experiencing mental health difficulties.
Evaluation
So far the sessions are going well and enjoyed by local residents.
Strategic links to local/national policies
Benefit |
Policy |
Empowerment |
NHS Five Year Forward View (Department of Health, 2014) |
Communities engaged in the design and delivery of local services |
|
Addressing inequalities |
Fair Society, Healthy Lives (Institute of Health Equity, 2010) |
Research/evidence base
Ambition for Ageing (2020) - Changing a place: Microfunding, co-production and community development
Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis - Sourcing Financial Resources for Community Development Initiatives
National Lottery Community Fund (2019) - Understanding Thriving Communities
Young Foundation (2013) - Improving small scale grant funding for local voluntary and community organisations
Contact
Laura Cassidy - Neighbourhood Health Worker
T. 07818 522 978
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