Imperial Health Charity  is pleased to announce the launch of Compassionate Communities 2023/24, following the success of the first Compassionate Communities pilot in 2020/21. This call is aimed at organisations providing support and care activities that improve the health and wellbeing of northwest London residents waiting for or struggling to access health care services.

The programme has two focus areas:

• Prehabilitation – projects that provide ongoing physical and mental health support to residents who are waiting to access healthcare services
• Peer support and community groups – projects that bring people together with shared healthcare and community experience to provide support and advice to others.

Types of projects we are looking to support, include:

• projects that help northwest London residents improve their understanding of health and the health care system, and how to navigate it
• projects that promote and educate on having healthy lifestyles, such as physical and mental health activities, and healthy diets.

Funding requests must:

• be for a minimum of £5,000 and maximum of £50,000
• be for a minimum of 12 months and up to 24 months, to include set-up and evaluation periods
• directly support and impact northwest London residents across any of our 8 boroughs
• be for new, or expand on a current, provision (not just fund current provision)

Please visit our website for further information on Compassionate Communities including key dates, how to apply, taking the eligibility quiz, programme guidelines, and sample application form.

Please feel free to forward this email to colleagues and other not-for-profit organisations known to you that work in our 8 north west London boroughs (Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Hillingdon, Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster).

The deadline for applications is 12 pm Wednesday 1 November.

Not for profit organisations such as community organisations, charities, schools, and social enterprises in England can apply for grants of over £10,000 to help develop and grow partnerships with other organisations to improve their local communities. The funding will support the development of new and existing partnerships, and help organisations address pressing issues such as the cost-of-living crisis and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The grants can be used for project activities, operating costs, organisational development, and capital costs, and support the fund’s priorities of bringing people together, improving community spaces, and helping individuals reach their full potential. Applications can be submitted at any time.Funding to Develop and Improve Local Community Partnerships (England)

Grants of up to £2,400 are available to support the needs of vulnerable children and young people who have experienced a recent crisis or change in life that has had a significant impact on their social and emotional wellbeing and their education. The funding is being made available through the Buttle UK’s Chances for Children Grants. Support might include items and activities to support learning and development such as laptops, books, wi-fi, educational toys, tuition, etc; clothing and school uniforms; and social, sporting and leisure activities; and items for children/young people’s bedrooms. Buttle UK will only accept applications from frontline professionals (from a registered charity, housing association or public sector organisation). Applications can be made at any time. Funding to Improve the Lives of Vulnerable Young People (UK)

A £3 million fund has been launched designed to support the resilience of organisations working to end Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in minoritised and marginalised communities. The funding which is being made available through the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime Violence Against Women and Girls will award grants of up to £120,000 to organisations that are working to prevent VAWG, support survivors, or challenge the attitudes and behaviours that lead to violence The closing date for applications is 12 noon the 30th August 2023. Violence Against Women and Girls Grassroots Fund Relaunched (London)

Grants are available to registered charities and other charitable organisation to support ex-offenders, young offenders, and at-risk youth. The funding is being made available through the Weavers’ Company who are looking specifically to support projects helping offenders find work as well as projects that support marginalised groups. A secondary priority is given to projects aiding disadvantaged young people, including immigrants, in realising their potential and engaging in society. The Weavers’ Company has two funding streams: a Small Grants Programme offering up to £5,000, and a Main Grants Programme with no maximum limit. Funding covers both project and core costs. Applicants must demonstrate efforts to secure other funding and future sustainability. The next application deadline is the 16th November 2023. Funding to Support Disadvantaged Young People and Offenders (UK)