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 is intended to improve outcomes for individuals in structured treatment plans recovering from substance and alcohol abuse and to support VCFSE organisations to make a contribution to those outcomes over time.
Applications meet at least one of the following priorities:
- The development and expansion of recovery communities and peer support networks for substance and alcohol misuse in Oldham,
- To increase the visibility of recovery from substance and alcohol misuse and support social integration networks, or
- Improved networks of social connections so that people facing social exclusion through substance and alcohol misuse have the opportunity to live healthy and fulfilling lives through involvement in a community that supports their recovery, encourages social integration, builds their abstinence and wellbeing and is led and organised by their peers and families
Grant Funding Awarded to Organisations 2023 - 2024.
| Organisation | Funding Awarded | Priorities the project fit in with |
|---|---|---|
| Forward Thinkers North | £1,000.00 |
The development and expansion of recovery communities and peer support networks for substance and alcohol misuse in Oldham, To increase the visibility of recovery from substance and alcohol misuse and support social integration networks, or Improved networks of social connections so that people facing social exclusion through substance and alcohol misuse have the opportunity to live healthy and fulfilling lives through involvement in a community that supports their recovery, encourages social integration, builds their abstinence and wellbeing and is led and organised by their peers and families. |
| £10,000.00 | The development and expansion of recovery communities and peer support networks for substance and alcohol misuse in Oldham, To increase the visibility of recovery from substance and alcohol misuse and support social integration networks, | |
| Sarah’s Community Challenges Project | £1,000.00 | The development and expansion of recovery communities and peer support networks for substance and alcohol misuse in Oldham, Improved networks of social connections so that people facing social exclusion through substance and alcohol misuse have the opportunity to live healthy and fulfilling lives through involvement in a community that supports their recovery, encourages social integration, builds their abstinence and wellbeing and is led and organised by their peers and families |
| Syngesis CIC | £1,000.00 | The development and expansion of recovery communities and peer support networks for substance and alcohol misuse in Oldham, Improved networks of social connections so that people facing social exclusion through substance and alcohol misuse have the opportunity to live healthy and fulfilling lives through involvement in a community that supports their recovery, encourages social integration, builds their abstinence and wellbeing and is led and organised by their peers and families |
| The Sanctuary Trust | £1,000.00 |
The development and expansion of recovery communities and peer support networks for substance and alcohol misuse in Oldham, To increase the visibility of recovery from substance and alcohol misuse and support social integration networks, or Improved networks of social connections so that people facing social exclusion through substance and alcohol misuse have the opportunity to live healthy and fulfilling lives through involvement in a community that supports their recovery, encourages social integration, builds their abstinence and wellbeing and is led and organised by their peers and families. |
Grant Funding Awarded to Organisations 2022 - 2023.
| Organisation | Funding Awarded | Priorities the project fit in with |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester City Mission | £4,182.00 |
The development and expansion of recovery communities and peer support networks for substance and alcohol misuse in Oldham, To increase the visibility of recovery from substance and alcohol misuse and support social integration networks, Improved networks of social connections so that people facing social exclusion through substance and alcohol misuse have the opportunity to live healthy and fulfilling lives through involvement in a community that supports their recovery, encourages social integration, builds their abstinence and wellbeing and is led and organised by their peers and families. |
| Rochdale Dawah Centre | £4,975.00 | The development and expansion of recovery communities and peer support networks for substance and alcohol misuse in Oldham, To increase the visibility of recovery from substance and alcohol misuse and support social integration networks Improved networks of social connections so that people facing social exclusion through substance and alcohol misuse have the opportunity to live healthy and fulfilling lives through involvement in a community that supports their recovery, encourages social integration, builds their abstinence and wellbeing and is led and organised by their peers and families. |
| Syngesis CIC | £5,000.00 | The development and expansion of recovery communities and peer support networks for substance and alcohol misuse in Oldham, Improved networks of social connections so that people facing social exclusion through substance and alcohol misuse have the opportunity to live healthy and fulfilling lives through involvement in a community that supports their recovery, encourages social integration, builds their abstinence and wellbeing and is led and organised by their peers and families. |