One Oldham Fund | Cost of Living Crisis Support 2023-24

This investment supports the sector’s resilience to enable VCFSE organisations that are locally rooted & active in Oldham to deliver activities & services to support their communities through the current Cost of Living Crisis.

Awarded applications are for projects that aim to improve the following outcomes that support Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost-of-Living-Crisis.

1. Driving Equality

  • Enabling those adversely impacted by the Cost-of-Living Crisis to access the help they need
  • Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities
  • Reducing poverty & helping people get back on their feet

2. Promoting Health & Wellbeing and Supporting those who are most at risk

  • Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
  • Safeguarding & supporting our most at risk residents.

African Community Togetherness (ACT)

Project Name: Step Our Future Foward

Amount awarded: £900.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Reducing inequality and building resilience across Oldham’s communities.

Altogether Community

Project Name: Altogether Back Together

Amount awarded: £1,000.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Enabling those adversely impacted by the Cost-of-Living Crisis to access the help they need, 
  • Reducing poverty and helping people get back on their feet.

Autism Family Support

Project Name: Stay Warm, Fun and Snack Sessions

Amount awarded: £1,000.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Enabling those adversely impacted by the Cost-of-Living Crisis to access the help they need, 
  • Reducing poverty and helping people get back on their feet.

Barnabas Centre (Church and Community Project)

Project Name: Clean Break

Amount awarded: £790.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Enabling those adversely impacted by the Cost-of-Living Crisis to access the help they need, 
  • Reducing inequality and building resilience across Oldham’s communities, Reducing poverty and helping people get back on their feet.

Beulah Community Church

Project Name: Warm Space

Amount awarded: £650.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Enabling those adversely impacted by the Cost-of-Living Crisis to access the help they need, 
  • Reducing poverty and helping people get back on their feet.

Centre of Wellbeing, Training and Culture (CWTC)

Project Name: Supporting Communities Link Project

Amount awarded: £1,000.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Enabling those adversely impacted by the Cost-of-Living Crisis to access the help they need, 
  • Reducing inequality and building resilience across Oldham’s communities, 
  • Reducing poverty and helping people get back on their feet.

Christ Church Chadderton- Kings Kitchen Food store and Cafe

Project Name: Kings Kitchen-Food store and Cafe

Amount awarded: £1,000.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Enabling those adversely impacted by the Cost-of-Living Crisis to access the help they need, 
  • Reducing poverty and helping people get back on their feet.

Fitton Hill & Hathershaw Bulldogs ARLFC

Project Name: Bull dogs tables for main room

Amount awarded: £1,000.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Reducing inequality and building resilience across Oldham’s communities.

Greater Manchester South Asian Women (GMSAW)

Project Name: GMSAW Out of Hours Helpline

Amount awarded: £999.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Enabling those adversely impacted by the Cost-of-Living Crisis to access the help they need, 
  • Reducing inequality and building resilience across Oldham’s communities, 
  • Reducing poverty and helping people get back on their feet.

Greenacres Community Association

Project Name: Keeping Well in the Cost Of Living Crisis

Amount awarded: £1,000.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Enabling those adversely impacted by the Cost-of-Living Crisis to access the help they need, 
  • Reducing inequality and building resilience across Oldham’s communities, 
  • Reducing poverty and helping people get back on their feet.

Girls with Pride and Dignity – GPD Foundation

Project Name: Helping the community to bring lightness through the cost of living crisis!

Amount awarded: £1,000.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Enabling those adversely impacted by the Cost-of-Living Crisis to access the help they need, 
  • Reducing inequality and building resilience across Oldham’s communities.

In My Shoes Theatre Group

Project Name: Inclusive Community Theatre Group

Amount awarded: £200.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Reducing inequality and building resilience across Oldham’s communities,

Mahdlo (Oldham Youth Zone)

Project Name: Family Zone Extra

Amount awarded: £1,000.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Enabling those adversely impacted by the Cost-of-Living Crisis to access the help they need, 
  • Reducing inequality and building resilience across Oldham’s communities.

Oldham Personal Advocacy Limited

Project Name: OPALCostbusters

Amount awarded: £1,000.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Enabling those adversely impacted by the Cost-of-Living Crisis to access the help they need, 
  • Reducing inequality and building resilience across Oldham’s communities, 
  • Reducing poverty and helping people get back on their feet.

Oldham Play Action Group

Project Name: Half Term Support Royton

Amount awarded: £1,000.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Enabling those adversely impacted by the Cost-of-Living Crisis to access the help they need, 
  • Reducing inequality and building resilience across Oldham’s communities, 
  • Reducing poverty and helping people get back on their feet.

Oldham Unitarian Chapel

Project Name: Christmas Day Celebration

Amount awarded: £1,000.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Enabling those adversely impacted by the Cost-of-Living Crisis to access the help they need, 
  • Reducing inequality and building resilience across Oldham’s communities, 
  • Reducing poverty and helping people get back on their feet.

Pennine Mencap

Project Name: Advice and Advocacy

Amount awarded: £998.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Enabling those adversely impacted by the Cost-of-Living Crisis to access the help they need, 
  • Reducing inequality and building resilience across Oldham’s communities, 
  • Reducing poverty and helping people get back on their feet.

Punjab Rang

Project Name: Cost of Living Support

Amount awarded: £1,000.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Enabling those adversely impacted by the Cost-of-Living Crisis to access the help they need, 
  • Reducing inequality and building resilience across Oldham’s communities, 
  • Reducing poverty and helping people get back on their feet.

St James Church Derker

Project Name: February Half Term

Amount awarded: £997.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Enabling those adversely impacted by the Cost-of-Living Crisis to access the help they need.

St Mark's Heyside - PCC

Project Name: Utilities support for Heyside Parish Hall

Amount awarded: £900.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Enabling those adversely impacted by the Cost-of-Living Crisis to access the help they need.

Salvation Army Fitton Hill

Project Name: February half term holiday provision

Amount awarded: £1,000.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Reducing inequality and building resilience across Oldham’s communities, 
  • Reducing poverty and helping people get back on their feet.

The Ancora Project

Project Name: The Ancora Project

Amount awarded: £985.88

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Enabling those adversely impacted by the Cost-of-Living Crisis to access the help they need.

Unity School Support for African Families

Project Name: School Bus Passes Support for needy Children

Amount awarded: £1,000.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Reducing inequality and building resilience across Oldham’s communities, 
  • Reducing poverty and helping people get back on their feet.

Woodenstone Oldham

Project Name: Together We Can Over Come

Amount awarded: £1,000.00

Projects that supported Oldham communities & residents who are adversely impacted by the current Cost of Living Crisis, and which meet one or more of the following priorities:

  • Enabling those adversely impacted by the cost of living crisis to access the help they need, 
  • Reducing poverty and helping people get back on their feet.