One Halton Health & Wellbeing Grants
Guidance Notes
One Halton is committed to supporting community groups and voluntary organisations and believes these organisations makes a positive contribution to improving community life and generating vibrant places. Halton has recently launched the Health & Wellbeing Strategy (October 2022) setting out areas of focus and ambitions for the next five years around starting well, living well, ageing well and wider determinants of health which impact our health & wellbeing outcomes. The strategy and approach is developed and continuing to evolve as a whole system, all Halton’s partners coming together as one agreeing the priorities and committing to work in an integrated way; building on work to date and seeking opportunities to improve access, services and outcomes for Halton’s residents.
One Halton’s partnership board is committed to empowering Halton’s residents recognising they are best placed to impact their own health & wellbeing. One Halton has allocated a grants budget to enable 3rd sector organisations to apply for funds that facilitate community led activity to be delivered at the heart of communities. Activity could be existing or proposed and must be able to demonstrate how through its reach and delivery it will make a difference positively impacting Halton residents’ health & wellbeing outcomes.
Applications from smaller, unincorporated organisations who have a smaller bank balance/income will be prioritised as will organisations based in Halton.
Funding up to £1,000 is available for short-term non-recurrent projects; projects with delivery until 31st March 2024 up to a maximum of £3,000 may also be considered. The priority areas are:-
Starting Well
Supporting families in financial hardship
Enable child development for speech & language and school readiness through play and family engaging activities
Living Well
Changing lifestyle factors to improve health & wellbeing
Increasing levels of physical activity
Support to increase employability skills ie volunteering opportunities, digital skills development
Ageing Well
To support people to live an independent life
To support people to regain independence following a change in circumstances