Mental health underpins health and wellbeing and impacts everyone.
For many people mid-life, from the late 20s to early 50s, can be a time of increased challenges, responsibilities and pressures, in their working lives, family lives and relationships. The Bupa UK Foundation is looking to fund projects that aim to support and improve people's mental health at this critical life-stage.
What kind of projects is the Bupa UK Foundation looking to fund?
The Bupa UK Foundation welcomes expressions of interest from practical projects or initiatives which will have a direct impact on people's health and wellbeing, fall clearly into theme of mid-life mental health, and focus one of the following priority areas:
Prevention - equipping people with the skills they need to monitor, maintain and improve their own mental health.
Early intervention - enabling people to access effective support directly and as soon as they become aware of their needs.
Integration - addressing the link between physical and mental health.
It is expected that projects receiving funding are likely to be delivered within 12 to 18 months.
How many grants will be available and at what level of funding?
The Bupa UK Foundation expects to make around 20 grants split across the following levels:
Larger grants - over £50,000. For projects that have a broad reach and the potential to deliver a sustained impact.
Medium grants - up to £50,000. For distinct one-off projects, which might include pilots of new models of care or initiatives designed to benefit clearly defined groups.
Small grants - up to £10,000. For smaller projects delivered at local level to directly benefit a specific group.
http://www.bupaukfoundation.org/
Local groups and organisations with great ideas to make their communities even better places to live are now invited to apply for funding to turn their ideas into reality.
Eligibility
You can only apply for Active Communities if:
• You are non-profit
• Your income is less than £350,000 a year, or an average of £350,000 over two years
• You have less than six months’ annual running costs in savings (with no restrictions on the money) after you have deducted the grant you wish to request from us
• Your organisation is constituted and is more than three months old
What For?
They are looking for small and local projects, genuinely designed and run by local people. By small, they mean just a small group of people on an estate, in a few streets or villages.
They are also looking for great ideas from communities of interest. By this they mean a group of people who have things in common and wish to come together to address something that is important to them. These ideas could be based in one neighbourhood, or cover a wider area.
They run a two stage application process that begins with a short online form. There's step by step guidance to help you along the way but if you need any support, please call them on 020 7697 4021 or email us.
Using money raised by society lotteries through The Health Lottery, People's Health Trust has opened Active Communities in your area i.e. HealthConfirm - Wokingham, West Berkshire, Reading, Windsor and Maidenhead, Slough, Bracknell Forest (closes 2 September, 1pm)
They want great ideas which make neighbourhoods even better places to grow, live, work and age. Projects need to:
• Be designed and led by local people
• Create stronger connections between people
• Be seeking funding of between £5,000 and £25,000 a year
• Last for between twelve months and two years
• Be small and local, for example, a few streets, a small village or be a community of interest, experiencing social and economic disadvantage
• Be in one or more of their fundable neighbourhoods
They target their funds at the neighbourhoods which are the most affected by health inequalities. They call these ‘fundable neighbourhoods’. Zoom into the map (using the +/- slider to the left) to check which streets in your area are fundable neighbourhoods. Only areas highlighted in white are fundable. It doesn't matter if a very small part of a street is outside the fundable area. You can still apply.
http://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/apply-for-funding/healthconfirm
They also accept applications from communities of interest. By this they mean a group of people who have things in common and wish to come together to address something that is important to them.
For example:
• Young people from Town A living with mental ill-health wishing to address access to work issues or discrimination
• Isolated older people from the north of Village B who wish to establish more frequent and affordable transport in their area
• Parents of children with autism from County C coming together to establish a support group to highlight local services and share information
• A traveller community based in and around City D which aims to address economic disadvantage through encouraging small businesses
Here are some ideas they have funded:
• A women’s volunteering group run by and for Bengali women
• Computer skills support group run for and by older people
• Support for local people to become community organisers
They don’t fund projects that are strictly health-related and focus on specific diseases for example cancer, diabetes, stroke, or which aim to change behaviour for example, giving up smoking, losing weight etc.
How Much?
Projects seeking investment of between £5,000 and £50,000 for projects lasting up to two years.
Deadline
To apply for a grant from People's Health Trust's Active Communities funding programme you must first check whether your area is open for funding. If you meet their criteria for Active Communities, you can begin the application process by submitting a quick Stage 1 application form.
They run a two stage application process over a five week period. There is a possibility that they will close stage one applications early in the five week period if they are oversubscribed. You are strongly advised to call them if you are just starting to apply. Decisions are made 12 weeks after the closing date.
Call them on 020 7697 4021 or email us if you would like any help and support
More Information
http://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/apply-for-funding
UK Youth and Starbucks Coffee Company have announced the launch of its 2015 Starbucks Youth Action programme.
Eligibility
Are you working with young people aged 16 – 24 who are not in education or employment? Would you like to support them to run a social action programme with funding of up to £1000, with an additional contribution for youth workers support time?
What For?
To apply, two young people need to lead the project and engage a further 50 young people throughout the course of the project. The young people will need to be aged between 16 and 24 and need to have a youth worker / training organisation able to support them throughout the project.
They are looking for projects that provide a positive benefit to the local community and that look to enhance the young leaders employability and leadership skills.
To support young people through their project they will be given access to a specially designed App which can be download in order to keep track of their project milestones and achievements while supporting them with the planning and delivery of their social action project.
All workers supporting young people will receive a copy of their employability toolkit to run through employment ready sessions and the QCF Unit Leadership pack, which will provide activities and recording documents for the young person to complete to gain their QCF unit in Leadership. In addition, young people will have access to job and apprenticeship vacancies within the Starbucks Coffee Chain.
The programme is primarily focused on young people not in education or employment although strong applications from other applicants will be considered.
This is a fantastic opportunity for young people to get involved in their local community and make a really positive difference while being given excellent support tools and networking opportunities.
How Much?
Up to £1000
Deadline
This is a rolling programme until March 2016.
More Information
http://www.ukyouth.org/our-work-with-young-people/corporate-responsibility/youth-action#.VazVTxFREiRR
If you would like more information please contact Becky at starbucksyouthaction@ukyouth.org or call 07720 339 221
Article courtesy of Involve Bracknell
It is time to start preparing for Grow your Tenner 2015.
For all registered charities the start date and time is 10am on October 13th. Now is the time to start preparing. Start to build your online crowd.
Using e-mails, Facebook, Twitter, your website, newsletters, any other media and face to face, you can start telling people how they can give you £10, gift-aid it, and that you will then get £22.50 (less commission)
Get everyone in your organisation involved, staff, trustees, members, volunteers, friends and relatives.
This is a real opportunity for your organisation to make some money. But you need to tell people about it. Last year Grow Your Tenner finished in 5 weeks, so be ready on October 13th and don’t miss the opportunity.
Dave Soper –Charity Engagement Manager, Berkshire Community Foundation
Tel: 0118 930 3021 07729641450 dave.soper@berkshirecf.org @BCFDave
Address: 100 Longwater Avenue, Green Park, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 6GP
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