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 can the funding be used for?
Applications should be 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.
Project's awarded:
| Organisation | Amount awarded | Support provided |
| £1,000 | 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. | |
| Arts for Recovery in the Community (Arc) | £990 | 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. |
| Chadderton Cricket Club | £970 |
Diverse opportunities to get together, with regular activities to boost physical and mental health and community spirit, A clean, green and healthy environment. |
| Chadderton Together | £1,000 |
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. |
| Dr Kershaw's Hospice | £916 | 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. |
| Fatima Women’s Association | £1,000 | 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. |
| Firwood and District Residents Association | £700 |
A clean, green and healthy environment, A local area that meets people’s needs and makes them proud |
| Friends of Gallery Oldham aka GO! Friends | £200 |
Diverse opportunities to get together, with regular activities to boost physical and mental health and community spirit. |
| Girls with Pride and Dignity – GPD Foundation | £1,000 | 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. |
| Greenfield Cricket Club | £1,000 |
Diverse opportunities to get together, with regular activities to boost physical and mental health and community spirit, Giving children the best start in life. |
| Hack Oldham | £928 | 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. |
| Hope Restoration | £1,000 |
Diverse opportunities to get together, with regular activities to boost physical and mental health and community spirit, Giving children the best start in life. |
| Honeybees Children Massage/yoga | £200 |
Diverse opportunities to get together, with regular activities to boost physical and mental health and community spirit., Giving children the best start in life |
| Indian Association Oldham | £1,000 | 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. |
| In My Shoes Theatre Group | £200 |
Diverse opportunities to get together, with regular activities to boost physical and mental health and community spirit. |
| Local Food First CIC | £1,000 |
Supporting our residents to gain the knowledge and skills to confidently make choices and participate in decisions about their own health, A clean, green and healthy environment. |
| Oldham Athletic Supporters Foundation | £945 |
Diverse opportunities to get together, with regular activities to boost physical and mental health and community spirit, Giving children the best start in life. |
| Oldham Camera Club | £1,000 |
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. |
| Oldham Inspiring Youth | £1,000 |
Diverse opportunities to get together, with regular activities to boost physical and mental health and community spirit, Giving children the best start in life. |
| Saheli Women's Group | £1,000 |
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. |
| South Chadderton Methodist Church | £1,000 | 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 |
| St George Church | £1,000 | 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 |
| Sunday Dog Walking Group | £200 |
Diverse opportunities to get together, with regular activities to boost physical and mental health and community spirit. |
| The Ancora Project | £1,000 | 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. |
| The Salvation Army | £990 |
Supporting our residents to gain the knowledge and skills to confidently make choices and participate in decisions about their own health, A local area that meets people’s needs and makes them proud. |
| Water Adventure Centre | £1,000 |
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 |