Stockport Live Well Fund Recipients Announced

27 organisations across Stockport have been awarded funding to support better health & wellbeing across our ethnically diverse community, young people and socially isolated individuals.

78 organisations applied to the Stockport Live Well fund, with £107,000 invested in 27 local projects. The selected projects will support positive health and wellbeing across culturally diverse communities, young people as well as tackle social isolation.

Health inequalities in Stockport mean that some ethnic minority populations in Stockport have different experiences of preventive offers. Some are less likely to access cancer screening and the uptake of certain vaccines for certain populations is lower than those in the White British population. People from ethnic minority communities in Stockport are also more likely to develop long term conditions than people from White British communities, such as diabetes.

This funding will go towards initiatives aimed at reducing these health inequalities, so that more of Stockport's communities have the opportunity to live well and thrive.

Collaboratively funded by NHS Greater Manchester and Greater Manchester Combined Authority, the fund is distributed and managed by Stockport's Local Infrastructure Organisation, Sector 3.

Funded projects include a series of wellbeing workshops for LGBTQ+ individuals to equip them with tools to look after their wellbeing; gardening & wellbeing workshops for Asylum Seekers and Refugees in temporary accommodation; drama workshops for those struggling with social isolation and more.

Jo McGrath, CEO at Sector 3 says

"Each of these organisations is making a real difference in our community. These hyper local groups and organisations know their communities better than most; and so it’s vital that we enable them to continue that impact by investing in their services with funding like the Live Well Fund.”

The Live Well Fund is part of a broader movement to create healthier, happier, and fairer communities across Greater Manchester. In it’s first year, the funding aims to build on and strengthen our existing Voluntary and Community services.

Full list of Stockport Live Well Fund Awardees:

·       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 – empower young women through outdoor learning & personal wellbeing activities

·       Greater Manchester Youth Network – provide 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 Kingdon – Multipurpose Group – supporting socially isolated individuals who are living with chronic illness

·       Autisk – offering inclusive sports for SEND children & young people

·       The Resilient Kid FK – 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