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Engage Update - 01 October
Community Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund
Closing date: 5pm, 31 October 2024
The Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for Adults (the Fund) was established in October 2021 and to date has distributed around £51 million to community initiatives supporting mental health and wellbeing across Scotland. In Renfrewshire the fund has seen over £1.5 million distributed to organisations, community groups and community projects.
New and previously funded groups/projects are eligible to apply.
Click to find the full guidance and application pack
Winter Connections
Community groups and voluntary organisations are being encouraged to apply for grant funding from Renfrewshire Council to enable them to put on activities for local people from October to March next year. Winter Connections is a network of local places and spaces across Renfrewshire where people can connect with others in their community during winter.
The £75,000 fund is open to local groups and organisations who can offer a community venue, run an activity, or would like to open up their existing activities as part of Winter Connections. Groups and organisations can apply for up to £2,000 to cover costs such as activities, materials, energy, providing food, staffing or cleaning.
Projects applying to the fund should be:
• open, free and easy to access
• inclusive, welcoming, respectful and safe
• able to offer warm drinks/snacks/food along with activities, where possible
• able or willing to provide connections to other services and supports.
The fund is not open to groups arranging one-off activities or events, or projects that charge people for taking part.
Applicants must also have a written constitution, bank account and be able to demonstrate an understanding of what their local community currently needs.
Awards will be made from October, and the fund will remain open until all available funding has been used. Anyone considering applying for funding should make sure they read the guidance for the funding and is encouraged to get their applications in as quickly as possible. Any grant received from the fund must be spent by the end of March 2025.
Please see www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/winter-connections for more information and an application form
Positive About Youth Awards
Nominations open for the 11th Annual Positive about Youth Awards
The sold-out youth celebration event will honour the outstanding qualities of young people aged between 12 and 25 in Renfrewshire and nominations are open till the 17 October 2024 at 5pm. The awards - organised by community based forum Renfrewshire Youth Voice and supported by Renfrewshire Council’s Youth Services - will take place in the Normandy Hotel, Renfrew, on Thursday 07 November.
https://forms.office.com/e/YAEMTDdRgE?origin=lprLink
You can vote on the above link – Nominations open on the 13 September at 10am. Alternatively, the QR code is available on our social media sites.
The seven awards categories are:
- Young Fundraiser Award
- Eco Award
- Forging Your Own Path Award
- Youth Group of the Year
- Ferran Hart Young Artist Award
- Eilish Herron Young Sports Person Award
- The Unsung Hero Award
These awards are integral to the running of Renfrewshire Youth Voice, and embody all we stand for. It is a unique chance for the young people of Renfrewshire to feel appreciated and recognised for their hard work and achievements, which otherwise may go unnoticed. The Positive About Youth Awards are a night of celebration for an age group which for many is often misjudged and is portrayed in a negative way. Any nominations or suggestions you could offer would be much appreciated, to allow us to continue hosting these awards that means so much to so many.