In Charley’s Memory, a pioneering youth mental health organisation, has just received almost £390,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK.
South Bristol group awarded nearly £500,000 funding to continue its ground breaking work nurturing young people who would otherwise have no place to go.
In 2009, retired GP Dr Robert Crabtree bought an old sailboat called ‘Tectona’ in the hope she could be used to assist in the recovery of former addicts.
The ‘Salisbury Breathless Singers’, recently awarded £10,000, is transforming the lives of people in Wiltshire, with singing exercises that manage breathlessness.
This Loneliness Awareness Week The National Lottery Community Fund is shining a light on the incredible community projects and charities using National Lottery funding to build social connections and tackle loneliness in Dorset.
Loneliness is a big concern. According to The National Lottery Community Fund’s most recent Community Research Index, almost half of respondents say that tackling loneliness and isolation is an important priority for the year ahead.
This Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, we are spotlighting a National Lottery funded organisation training eight women to provide basic translation, care and support for pregnant refugee women in Bristol and beyond.