Oldham
As part of the Oldham Poverty Action Network, we are excited to announce three new Fixed Term Contracts, to drive forward action on behalf of the network, tackling the root causes of poverty.
We will be holding a Recruitment Fair on Monday 9 October 2023, 10am – 1pm, at Hack Oldham, 38-44 Yorkshire Street, Oldham OL1 1SE.
Aims/priorities: This fund aims to improve the health and wellbeing of communities across Greater Manchester by encouraging people who are usually less active to start or increase the amount they regularly walk or wheel this autumn/winter.
Who can apply? The following can apply:
Aims/priorities: The funding is for organisations to help and run local, regional or national projects that can be up and running as soon as possible once the funding has been awarded (from autumn/winter 2023).
The grants will support children and young people aged 21 years and younger who are on:
Aims/priorities: The McCarthy Stone Foundation is offering 30 grants of up to £1,000 each to support local groups that are organising events and activities for people over the age of 65 years during the festive period (1 December 2023 and 2 January 2024).
The funding is intended to help older people who may be isolated or lonely, particularly during this time.
The grants can be used for a number of different things, including but not limited to:
Aims/priorities: This funding is for organisations to give extra support to young people in areas where they may be at risk of anti-social behaviour. We want to fund extra hours of youth work for additional activities that give these young people more places to go and positive things to do.
This programme is funded by the Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) and The National Lottery Community Fund.
They can fund work with young people aged:
Aims/priorities: The funding is expected to provide around 2,000 new defibrillators in community spaces across England.
This could include town halls, community centres, local shops, post offices and local parks, to ensure that defibrillators are evenly spread throughout communities and easily accessible if someone is experiencing an unexpected cardiac arrest.
Who can apply? Local community organisations, such as sports clubs, local theatres, community halls, etc., may register their interest now.
Aims/priorities: The funding is for creative projects that focus on heritage connecting people to historic places, specifically those people and places that are overlooked or underrepresented. The aim is to further the collective understanding of the past. There is particular interest in supporting community-led projects from groups and individuals that are not heritage organisations but can deliver heritage projects.
Projects need to:
Aims/priorities: The Save Our Wild Isles Community Fund, funded by Aviva and in partnership with the RSPB and WWF, is a £1 million fund to make it easier for communities across the UK to take action for nature in their local area.
This match funding scheme can support a wide range of nature projects, from creating community gardens and replanting wildlife meadows to protecting wildlife and promoting community connection to nature.
Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from one of the following types of organisations:
Aims/priorities:
The funder is seeking to work with organisations to understand how young people who are experiencing inequality view the climate emergency and what issues are most important to them. This could include practical environmental projects, carbon reduction initiatives, education and awareness work, or advocacy and campaigning.
Activities should be led by children and young people (up to the age of 25 years) and could include:
On Thursday 31 August, Andy Burnham (Mayor of Manchester) and Kate Green (Deputy Mayor of Manchester) visited Oldham’s Violence Reduction Unit to see the progress which the alliance has been making.
The programme in Oldham provides mentoring, youth work and sports programmes for young people at risk of or vulnerable to serious youth violence and exploitation, programmes that empower young females, and projects that engage young people and their parents.