Oldham

Aims/priorities: Founded in 2021, the NFL Foundation UK is the charitable arm of the NFL within the UK. The Foundation aims to tackle inequality and lack of opportunity faced by young people, aged 11-20 in underserved communities across the UK. The NFL Foundation will address these challenges by providing grants, training and equipment to local community organisations, enabling young people to access activities and support that will help them understand and realise their potential.

Six local food projects pitch for their share of £50,000 in funding for ideas that support long-term solutions to food poverty in Oldham.

Date and time

Thursday 23 February 2023, 6pm – 8:30pm

Location

Hack Oldham 38-44 Yorkshire Street Oldham OL1 1SE

A fantastic community event with free food and drinks by Oldham’s Ruth’s Super Kitchen. Come and vote for your favourite Oldham food initiatives!

Aims/priorities:

TRANSforming Futures is a five-year project provided by the National Lottery Community Fund. It is managed by the TRANSforming Futures Partnership, which consists of LGBTQ+ organisations such as Consortium and Stonewall UK.

Funding is intended to support equality-focused projects which improve outcomes for trans people in the following areas:

• Healthcare.
• Criminal Justice.
• Under 18s (relating to health and justice).

Who can apply?

Aims/priorities: This annual fund is aimed at local groups who are working to improve spaces in the heart of their local community. In 2023, the funding will support bigger community projects within local communities where local people can be together and thrive. 

The funding is for projects that fall into at least one of the following categories:

**An online information session will be held on Thursday 9 February at 11am - 12pm - register here**

Healthwatch Oldham are hosting a free Health and Wellbeing Event on Tuesday 28 February from 10:45am - 2pm at the European Islamic Centre, 79 Manchester Road, OL8 4LN.

The event is in partnership with BAME Connect and OAK Community Development, and there will be a range of health and wellbeing stalls from services across Oldham providing information including:  

Aims/priorities: Kellogg’s, in partnership with Forever Manchester, is awarding grants of £1,000 to school Breakfast Clubs, to help them provide breakfast to those children who need it most.

Who can apply? Eligible breakfast clubs must be based in a school in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.

A limited number of grants are available with priority being given to schools that either:

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to support those in society who face the greatest challenges and whose opportunities are the most limited.

The Trust operates a three-year rotation system, with different fields of interests being funded each year:

Your Health Oldham would like to invite you, your colleagues, and your networks to our FREE Raising the Issue of Weight Training. This is a bespoke training package that has been developed to support you and your colleagues to ‘have the conversation’ with residents about weight.

The training will cover the following topics:

Did you know…

Oldham Council is refreshing its Carers’ Strategy and needs your help! They would like unpaid carers to get involved to help create a new Carers’ Strategy, which will outline priorities and support for unpaid carers across the borough over the next three years. Your views will help to shape the strategy and support they offer locally.

Who are unpaid carers?