A small grants programme have offered 10 x £500 virtual grants for individuals over the age of 50 in their aim of setting up projects standards within the One Weston ICP area.

 

 

Ageing Well is aiming to award these grants is for local people in the hope of bringing their communities together, encourage intergenerational relationships and/or tackle practical issues in their local area by delivering small scale projects. 

 

These grants must be applied for by individual older people and projects should be led and delivered mainly by older people themselves. 

 

Closing date for applications Deadline for applications is midday on January 9, 2023, 

 

Telephone Kirsty Staunton Ageing Well Programme Lead to have an initial chat on 01934 416486 

 

Please email or post, in no more than two sides of A4 paper telling us: Name, address, contact details and date of birth What your idea is Why you think it’s needed How you think you will carry it out What you want to happen by doing it.

 

Email: kirsty.staunton@vansmail.org.uk Post to: Weston Court (Alliance Homes Group building) Oldmixon Crescent Weston-super-Mare North Somerset BS24 9AU. 

 

In North Somerset there are five x £5,000 grants available for falls prevention - reducing social isolation in older men - Information on Cost-of-Living support for digitally excluded older people - Support for older people ageing without children and support for older people with alcohol dependency 

 

These five areas have been chosen to target some of the most invisible and/or marginalised groups of older people, and to meet known areas of unmet need. 

 

Closing date for applications Deadline for Cost-of-Living applications is midday on January 2, 2023. Deadlines for all other funds is midday on January 9, 2023. 

 

For more information, go to their website: https://www.vansweb.org.uk/charities-voluntary-community-groups/funding-grants/.