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 and Action Together will support the sector’s resilience to enable VCFSE organisations that are locally rooted and active in Oldham to remain viable, and to contribute to the delivery of the Oldham Plan – Our Future Oldham a Shared Vision for 2030 and Oldham’s Health & Wellbeing Strategy 2022-2030.
What projects can this medium grant be used for?
The medium grants programme is intended to support Community Centres (defined below) that are or will be identified as key place-based sites to support effective partnership working and delivery of front facing services for residents closer to home as part of Oldham Council’s Place Based Integration programme.
Applications awarded below are for projects that have a focus on reducing health inequalities and promoting preventative activity, and meet one or more of the following priorities:
- Diverse opportunities to get together, with regular activities to boost physical and mental health and community spirit.
- Supporting our residents to gain the knowledge and skills to confidently make choices and participate in decisions about their own health.
- Giving children the best start in life.
- A clean green and healthy environment.
- A local area that meets people’s needs and makes them proud.
| Organisation | Amount awarded | Support provided |
| All Nations Church | £25,000.00 | Diverse opportunities to get together, with regular activities to boost physical and mental health and community spirit, A local area that meets people’s needs and makes them proud. |
| Greenacres Community Association | £25,000.00 | Diverse opportunities to get together, with regular activities to boost physical and mental health and community spirit, Supporting our residents to gain the knowledge and skills to confidently make choices and participate in decisions about their own health. |
| NEON | £16,144.00 |
Diverse opportunities to get together, with regular activities to boost physical and mental health and community spirit, A local area that meets people’s needs and makes them proud. |
| OBA Millennium Cultural Centre | £25,000.00 |
Giving children the best start in life, A local area that meets people’s needs and makes them proud. |
| Salvation Army | £13,037.00 |
Diverse opportunities to get together, with regular activities to boost physical and mental health and community spirit, A local area that meets people’s needs and makes them proud. |
| Satellite Sports, Youth and Community Association | £20,923.00 |
Diverse opportunities to get together, with regular activities to boost physical and mental health and community spirit, A local area that meets people’s needs and makes them proud. |
| Werneth & Freehold Community Development Project | £24,896.00 | Diverse opportunities to get together, with regular activities to boost physical and mental health and community spirit, Supporting our residents to gain the knowledge and skills to confidently make choices and participate in decisions about their own health. |