One Oldham Fund | Creating Pathways to Volunteering for Asylum Seekers and Refugees

The One Oldham Fund is a strategic single investment fund that uses pooled resources for the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector in Oldham. This investment from Oldham Council will support the sector’s resilience to enable VCFSE organisations that are locally rooted & active in Oldham to provide pathways to volunteering for Asylum Seekers & Refugees.

The vision for the programme is that asylum seekers & refugees are supported to participate in volunteering & are able to experience the benefits that volunteering has including:
•    improved health & wellbeing 
•    increased confidence & self esteem
•    gaining new skills & experiences
•    increased sense of community & belonging.

Successful One Oldham Fund Small - Creating Pathways to Volunteering for Asylum Seekers & Refugees Grants Programme - for formally constituted members of Action Together. 

 

Girls with Pride and Dignity

Project Name: Path of Promise for refugees

Amount awarded: £2,842.67

Communities That Primarily Benefited from the Project:

  • Families
  • Single gender (e.g. men’s or women’s groups)
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Inclusive Bytes CIC

Project Name: Digital Champions/Code Clubs

Amount awarded: £2,824.66

Communities That Primarily Benefited from the Project:

  • People with disabilities
  • Older people
  • Children & young people
  • LGBT+
  • Communities experiencing racial inequalities
  • Families
  • Single gender (e.g. men’s or women’s groups)
  • Faith
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Local Food First CIC

Project Name: Grow Your Roots

Amount awarded: £2,817.67

Communities That Primarily Benefited from the Project:

bOlder people

  • Communities experiencing racial inequalities
  • Faith
  • Families
  • Single gender (e.g. men’s or women’s groups)
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Mahdlo Youth Zone

Project Name: Young Leaders from Emerging Communities

Amount awarded: £2,829.66

Communities That Primarily Benefited from the Project:

bChildren & young people

  • Communities experiencing racial inequalities
  • Families
  • Single gender (e.g. men’s or women’s groups)
  • Faith
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Spark Oldham CIC

Project Name: Volunteer with us 

Amount awarded: £2,842.67

Communities That Primarily Benefited from the Project:

  • Communities experiencing racial inequalities
  • Families
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Stand & Be Counted Theatre

Project Name: Pathways to Creativity

Amount awarded: £2,842.67

Communities That Primarily Benefited from the Project:

  • Communities experiencing racial inequalities