Live Well Fund - Stockport

 

An opportunity to close the gap on
health inequalities

The Live Well Fund is Greater Manchester’s movement for community-led health and wellbeing; supporting healthier, happier and fairer communities by growing opportunities for everyone to Live Well.  

This first year will be used as seed funding, aiming to build on and strengthen our existing Voluntary and Community infrastructure. 

Collaboratively funded by NHS Greater Manchester and Greater Manchester Combined Authority, distributed and managed by Local Infrastructure Organisations. In Stockport, Sector 3 are distributing the funds.

Together, let’s create
healthier, happier, and fairer communities
where everyone has the opportunity to Live Well. 

Funded projects

  • BLOGS

    Supporting socially isolated individuals in Brinnington through dance classes and a Peace Garden

  • Mode Rehabilitation

    Offering a suite of holistic healthcare provisions to veterans

  • Kieras Kingdom

    Disability Rights Network Research

  • Drywave Recovery CIC

    Offering drink & drug free social event opportunities

  • Brinnington Big Local

    Empowering young women through outdoor learning & personal wellbeing activities

  • Greater Manchester Youth Network

    Providing a free platform for young people to showcase their creative talents

  • Make Build Grow CIC

    Working with socially isolated individuals & young people to create green havens

  • Fika Welie Caribbean & African Mental Health Unit CIC

    Providing mental wellbeing services to culturally diverse communities

  • Groundwork Greater Manchester

    Delivering social prescribing for severe mental health

  • Bracondale Practice Health Champions

    Drama workshops for socially isolated individuals

  • PIE: Pursuing Individual Excellence

    Supporting young, ethnically diverse individuals who are living in temporary accommodation

  • BOOST Wellbeing CIC

    Providing exercise classes for those who are socially isolated

  • Seeding the Change CIC

    Working with Refugees & Asylum Seekers to create Green havens

  • Arts for Recovery in the Community (ARC)

    delivering arts for recovery workshops for diverse communities

  • Stockport Active CIC / Life Leisure

    Offering funded places on their activity classes to children in low-income families

  • Kieras Kingdom

    Multipurpose Group – supporting socially isolated individuals who are living with chronic illness

  • Autisk

    Offering inclusive sports for SEND children & young people

  • The Resilient Kid

    Offering mental health coaching for young people

  • Beacon Counselling

    Delivering mental wellbeing services to support socially isolated individuals

  • Yaran Northwest CIC

    Providing culturally appropriate mental health support

  • Transforming Places

    After hours cafe to support people struggling with crisis mental health

  • Stockport LGBT+ Centre CIC

    Delivering a 12 month programme of workshops for LGBTQ+ community

  • Stockport Race Equality Partnership CIC

    Providing tailored wellbeing services to asylum and refugee communities

  • Siyanda Trust

    Offering education, training & development opportunities to ethnically diverse communities

  • Culture Bridge

    Delivering culturally appropriate art & music workshops for diverse communities

  • Walk for Health Stockport

    Delivering accessible walking activities

  • Upward Frog

    Providing yoga classes for those with severe mental illness

What is the Live Well Campaign?

Eligibility Criteria

 

Here’s what you need to know to apply: 

  • Applications are open to those who:

    • Are a not-for-profit organisation, social enterprise, or charity registered and operating within Stockport

    • Have a registered bank account in the name of your group or organisation (funds cannot be issued to personal bank accounts)

    • Demonstrate a clear link between your activities and health for the communities specified

  • The fund priorities have been shaped by the local Voluntary & Community sector, complemented by insights from independent reports & data.  

    We are looking to fund services that:

    Support people from culturally diverse / global majority communities – making sure health and wellbeing services are inclusive and accessible to all.​

    Help young people – improving their physical and mental wellbeing, building confidence, and creating safe, supportive spaces.​

    Tackle social isolation – helping people who feel disconnected from their communities to build friendships and support networks.

    You don’t need to already be working with these groups – this fund is to help you reach these communities through adapting your services.

    Each project or service must be able to showcase its impact on reducing health inequalities of the global majority, socially isolated individuals and/or children and young people at the end of the 12-month funding period.  

  • We want to fund projects that:  

    •  Make services more accessible – for example, adapting sessions to include people with disabilities, offering culturally appropriate support, or reducing language barriers.  

    • Increase outreach – reaching people who may not usually access support, such as through community ambassadors and partnership working.  

    • Be Active – Encouraging communities to move, play and stay physically well through inclusive and engaging activities  

    Important: This fund is for VCFSEs with a proven track record of delivering groups and services in Stockport. Applicants must be able to demonstrate their work and impact within local communities. 

  • Grants of up to £5,000 will be awarded. We are expecting to fund around 12 projects

  • Applicants can apply via several accessible formats:

    • Traditional written submissions via the application form

    • Short video / audio applications (2-3 minutes) for organisations that prefer a more visual or direct approach

  • Friday 28 February 2025

  • An independent review panel, consisting of Sector 3, Public Health representatives, and independent representatives will assess applications against the defined criteria.

  • If successful in your application, you will receive the grant by the end of April 2025.

 

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