People/communities experiencing racial inequalities

Ambition for Ageing are excited to share their newest briefing on what works in tackling social isolation of older people in small, tight-knit marginalised communities. The new briefing shares transferable learning from their Community Navigator project delivered by British Red Cross that worked with small, tight-knit ethnic minority communities – Bangladeshi communities – in Greater Manchester.

The Runnymede Trust in collaboration with the University of Manchester have just released a new report addressing the possible causes of Covid-19 ethnic disparity. The report finds that the greater risks facing racially diverse groups are not genetic, but instead are likely the result of pre-existing social and economic inequalities.

Starting on 9 February the Manchester BME Network CIC warmly invite you to a series of online community conversations as part of their continuing Love Our City Project funded by RadEqual. These are capacity building sessions running throughout the month are aimed at informing and empowering BME communities and individuals - you are welcome to attend any or all of these sessions free of charge.

The Windrush Day Grant Scheme provides funding to communities looking to celebrate, commemorate and educate about the Windrush Generation and their contribution. This programme will support people of all ages and backgrounds to embrace our shared history and help champion a sense of pride of the contributions made by British Caribbean communities.

Black Girl Fest is pleased to offer four grants to support Black women and non-binary UK-based creatives affected by Covid-19.

Each selected creative will be awarded £250 as a one-time contribution of financial support with no-strings-attached. This grant is aimed at supporting creatives whose work has been affected by the current economic situation.

Criteria to apply:

The Manchester BME Network CIC warmly invite you to a series of online community conversations as part of their continuing Love Our City Project funded by RadEqual. These are capacity building sessions aimed at informing and empowering BME communities and individuals – you are welcome to attend any or all of these sessions free of charge.

The Caribbean and African Health Network (CAHN) is developing an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for Caribbean and African people in the workplace considering the health disparities in the Black community. There is much evidence that a culturally competent service will have better outcomes hence the development of a Black-led service offer.

Grants of £1,000 - £5,000 to fund small BAME led VCSE organisations to respond to the needs of their communities during the Covid-19 pandemic. Activities must be expected to end by 30 September 2021.

These grants can fund a number of different things:

The Windrush Community Fund is up to £500,000 of financial support available to charity, community or grassroots organisations across the UK to fund projects which raise awareness of the Windrush Scheme (documentation), the Windrush Compensation Scheme or both.

This support is available to fund activities across the UK. Awards will range from a minimum of £2,500 to a maximum of £25,000.