Oldham

Aims/priorities: An opportunity has arisen at Rochdale Borough Council within the Public Health Team for an individual, an organisation, or collaboration to develop a programme of training and development to enhance the behavioural science expertise of Rochdale council and partners.

We envisage a multi-phased approach to developing our behavioural science expertise.

Phase 1

Aims/priorities: The Holiday activities and food programme is a government initiative that aims to provide healthy hot food and enriching activities during the school holidays, primarily to children and young people aged 5 to 16 who are eligible for benefits related free school meals.  It is funded by the Department for Education (DfE).  The aim is for children and young people to socialise, learn and play during the specified holiday periods, enjoy a hot meal and have fun.

Aims/priorities: The Holiday activities and food programme is a government initiative that aims to provide healthy hot food and enriching activities during the school holidays, primarily to children and young people aged 5 to 16 who are eligible for benefits related free school meals.  It is funded by the Department for Education (DfE).  The aim is for children and young people to socialise, learn and play during the specified holiday periods, enjoy a hot meal and have fun. 

Aims / Priorities:

The One Oldham Fund is a strategic single investment fund that uses pooled resources for the voluntary, community, faith & social enterprise (VCFSE) sector in Oldham.

The fund is made up of several strands. The current strands are:

Developing Recovery Grants - you can find out more about this grant and how to apply here

At Action Together we recognise community action is taking place across the boroughs of Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside & Glossop, and we want to encourage and support this action. 

We are delighted to let you know that we are launching a Community Response Fund that is available for Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside & Glossop groups from the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector working on a COVID-19 Community Response and meet either of these priorities:

Aims/priorities: The funding aims to mitigate the impact of separation and relocation for families of serving personnel and reservists through a place-based (location focused) portfolio of projects.

Projects should focus on serving families (including reservists) affected by service-related separation (for example: deployment, exercises/training, unaccompanied postings, weekending and long-distance commuting, and repeated short-notice time away) or relocation. Addressing emerging needs will be a fundamental part of delivery.

Aims/priorities: The Trust's funding is intended to support its emphasis on the provision of homes, not just housing. It awards grants and interest-free loans to charitable organisations undertaking projects to provide housing for those in need.

The Trust offers the following support and informal advice to grassroots housing organisations across Britain:

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to support organisations working with racially minoritised young men aged 18 to 25 who are in contact with the criminal justice system. The key aim of the fund is to increase these men's access to specialist services designed to meet their specific needs.

The Fund will provide multi-year grants to organisations with a focus on direct service delivery, providing specialist, culturally appropriate support, centring lived experience.

Aims/priorities: The funding is for UK-registered charities working, either at the national or regional level within the UK, in one or more of the Foundation's priority areas:

Aims/priorities: Oldham’s Town of Culture Micro Commissions support artists, individuals, and organisations to develop new work—whether that’s a new concept, a workshop, a performance, or a collaboration. These commissions provide investment and the chance to showcase work as part of Oldham’s GM Town of Culture year, enriching festivals, events, and community activity across the borough.

Examples might be: