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Carrying on with Action Together’s Funding your ideas Campaign this April, we will continue to share success stories from our member organisations who have received grants, helpful tips to ensure your funding application has every chance of being approved, and highlighting the support services we offer that you should be taking advantage of!
Funding: Household Support Fund 4 (£10,000)
Oldham Play Action Group (OPAG) works with Oldham's diverse communities to extend the quality and quantity of play opportunities for children throughout the borough. They are committed to equality of opportunity for children and families, and will actively seek to work in ways which are anti-discriminatory.
OPAG applied for the Household Support Fund 4 as they wanted an investment to provide support with food to households with children in the Oldham area. They were successful in their application and received £8,500 to spend on a supply of supermarket vouchers (and other local retailers which can be used primarily for food.) and also £1,500 to support with additional costs.
"One of the recipients of a shopping voucher through OPAGs Household Support Fund was a Mum with 5 children, ranging from 1 – 13 years. The voucher helped them to do a family shop during a difficult time. The school aged children were eligible for free school meals we encouraged them to come along to OPAGs HAF sessions where we also provided hot meals. They came to sessions at all of the OPAG general venues including Greenacres Community Centre, Poppy Road and Holts Roc ‘N’ Rolls Café. They also participated in the National Playday event in Royton and sessions at Trinity Methodist Church, Royton.
They were pleased that the original contact to get a shopping voucher had led to so many other opportunities and offered activities they could enjoy together as a family.
The Mum, said that both the voucher and the sessions had been so valuable, as she certainly would not be able to afford to do something each day with the children during the school holidays. She said it really helped the family finance to go that bit further. "
Oldham Play Action Group, January 2024
If your group would like support with a funding application, please contact us at funding@actiontogether.org.uk