Health and Wellbeing

Grants and other financial support are available for businesses that have been impacted by Covid-19.

Find out if you are eligible and how to apply here:

Ambition for Ageing have announced four short briefing sessions that will take place this December on Keeping Marginalised Older People Safe and Well this Winter.

If you are an unwaged carer recovering from Covid-19 or supporting someone recovering from Covid-19, there is a weekly peer support group that can provide you with help and support.

The peer support group

Wild Awake Mindfulness in partnership with the Natural and Cultural Health Service and the Whitworth are offering these online meditate with nature sessions on 2 December, 2pm-2.45pm and 23 December, 9am-9.45am.

Find a quiet spot in your garden, balcony, local green space, by a window and enjoy guided meditation accompanied by the sounds of nature.

Gambling with Lives would like to speak to people based in Greater Manchester with experience of  harm from gambling, including close family and partners affected by it.

They are running a focus group on 25 November at 5.30pm for around two hours via Zoom. Participants will receive £60 as a thank you and play a valuable role in improving things for all people affected by gambling disorder.

The UK Youth Fund – Covid Relief has been created to support youth organisations who have not had access to the crisis funding they require to survive the Covid pandemic. Youth organisations with an income of under £250,000 that are based in, and deliver their work in England are eligible to apply for up to £50,000.

Complete an online questionnaire and the responses will be used as your funding application.

Grants of up to £10,000 for organisations working in early years; financial wellbeing; mental health and wellbeing; and sexual abuse and domestic violence.

There are 12 Sector Challenges across four sectors most affected by COVID-19: early years; financial wellbeing; mental health and wellbeing; and sexual abuse and domestic violence.

Feeding Communities Grant has been designed to help provide meals to anyone in need in the lead up to Christmas. With more local and national lockdowns in place and changes anticipated to the coming weeks, supporting those with food provision is needed more than ever. Communities are struggling, charities are feeling the pressure, Asda Foundation is providing support.

Lankelly Chase has a Greater Manchester Local Fund to engage groups and organisations led by marginalised women and marginalised young people. Funding will go primarily to communities of colour, but not exclusively.

£250,000 in total is available to support around 30 projects. Grants of up to £5,000 for smaller spaces and up to £8,000 for larger spaces are available.

The Thriving Communities Fund will support local voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise projects that bring together place-based partnerships to improve and increase the range and reach of available social prescribing community activities – especially for those people most impacted by Covid-19 and health inequalities.