Voluntary groups have until 3rd December 2015 to apply for funding from the 2016/17 Enfield Community Wellbeing Fund. The following information is extracted from the application guidance document.
Enfield Council continues to recognise the crucial contribution that strong and healthy communities can make to the lives of people in our Borough. It is committed to strengthening the ability of organisations and individuals in our Borough to positively change lives and our communities and make Enfield an even better place to live.
Through the Enfield Community Wellbeing Fund, we are making available up to £50,000 of funding under the Council’s general power of competence to sponsor activities in 2016/2017. We expect that as a result we will sponsor projects that build community wellbeing and resilience, addresses inequality and help create an Enfield that realises the key Council aims of a Borough dedicated to achieving Fairness for All, Growth and Sustainability and Strong Communities.
The fund is intended to build the resilience of our local communities - delivering support in an inclusive and equal way. It aims to empower residents and the community organisations to make life choices that will help them and will promote or improve the social, economic or environmental wellbeing of their area to create stronger and more sustainable communities. In doing so this will address inequality and deprivation in line with the Council’s strategic aims. We have identified four areas that we would like the bids to address. These are:
- Promote positive health choices and encourage those in our most vulnerable communities to access services that can support them into healthy lifestyles
- To support those from our most vulnerable and excluded groups to access sustainable volunteering, training and employment opportunities
- Identify and develop the community champions who can help to build sustainability and resilience in our disadvantaged communities
- To address social isolation and foster greater community cohesion
All projects will be expected to deliver sustainable outcomes and have the potential to be replicated elsewhere if successful.
We have evaluated the guidance issued during previous VCS funding rounds and made some changes to the bidding process that we believe it easier for those wishing to submit proposals to do so without sacrificing robust transparency and accountability.
The bidding window opens on Thursday 15th October 2015 and the deadline for submissions is 5pm on Thursday 3rd December 2015. Late applications will not be accepted.
For full information, visit this page on the council website.
