The One Oldham Fund is a strategic single investment fund that uses pooled resources for the voluntary, community, faith & social enterprise (VCFSE) sector in Oldham. This investment will support the sector’s resilience to enable VCFSE organisations that are locally rooted & active in Oldham to remain viable, to continue to deliver the ongoing Covid 19 response & to contribute to the delivery of Oldham’s Covid Recovery Strategy priorities.
Phase 2 awarded projects - Small grants up to £10,000 - for formally constituted members of Action Together.
Applications were awarded for projects that meet one or more of the following priorities:
Driving Equality
- Enabling those adversely impacted by COVID-19 to access the help they need
- Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities
- Reducing poverty & helping people get back on their feet
Promoting Health & Wellbeing and Supporting the Most Vulnerable
- Continuing to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Oldham
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Projects awarded
African Community Togetherness
Project Name: ACT adapt & grow project
Amount awarded: £9,710.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Enabling those adversely impacted by COVID-19 to access the help they need
- Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities.
Centre of Wellbeing, Training and Culture (CWTC)
Project Name: Building Resilience & Wellbeing in Oldham.
Amount awarded: £10,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Continue to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Oldham
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Cracking Good Food
Project Name: Better Food Futures.
Amount awarded: £9,669.60
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Dream Big Sports Ltd
Project Name: Retrain to Regain Employment Programme
Amount awarded: £9,998.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Enabling those adversely impacted by COVID-19 to access the help they need
- Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities
Fullcircle NW CIC
Project Name: Sholver Youth Project
Amount awarded: £10,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Girls with Pride and Dignity
Project Name: East African Women Together
Amount awarded: £10,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Enabling those adversely impacted by COVID-19 to access the help they need
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Greater Manchester South Asian Women Support
Project Name: Mind@Peace
Amount awarded: £10,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Henshaws Society for Blind People
Project Name: Society for Blind People
Amount awarded: £9,903.84
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Higginshaw Community Project
Project Name: Community Hall Flooring Refurbishment
Amount awarded: £9,904.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Enabling those adversely impacted by COVID-19 to access the help they need
- Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities
Home-Start HOST (Oldham, Stockport & Tameside)
Project Name: Family Support in the Early Years
Amount awarded: £9,876.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
IGA Learning
Project Name: One Oldham Project (OOP)
Amount awarded: £9,997.20
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death.
Intraquest CIC
Project Name: Virtual Sandtray Therapy
Amount awarded: £9,279.13
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
MyColdhurst
Project Name: MyColdhurst Health & Wellbeing & Football Coaching
Amount awarded: £10,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
NEON
Project Name: NEON Hub
Amount awarded: £10,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Oak Community Development
Project Name: Training, Advice & Support
Amount awarded: £10,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities
- Reducing poverty & helping people get back on their feet
OBA Millennium Cultural Centre
Project Name: Our Safer Community
Amount awarded: £10,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Oldham Enterprise Trust
Project Name: Oldham Enterprise Trust
Amount awarded: £9,960.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Oldham Play Action Group
Project Name: OPAG
Amount awarded: £10,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Oldham Table Tennis
Project Name: A Brighter Future
Amount awarded: £6,552.41
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Continue to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Oldham
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Royton & Crompton Over 60s
Project Name: Moving Forward into 2022
Amount awarded: £5,300.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Enabling those adversely impacted by COVID-19 to access the help they need
- Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities
Salvation Army
Project Name: Community project to better the area.
Amount awarded: £10,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Reducing poverty & helping people get back on their feet
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
St Mark's Heyside
Project Name: Re-opening of St Marks Parish Hall
Amount awarded: £5,244.28
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Spoons Charity
Project Name: From NICU to Home - Oldham
Amount awarded: £9,960.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Enabling those adversely impacted by COVID-19 to access the help they need
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
The Chatty Café Scheme
Project Name: The Chatty Café
Amount awarded: £5,845.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
The Crossley Centre
Project Name: Creative Crossley
Amount awarded: £5,676.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Enabling those adversely impacted by COVID-19 to access the help they need
- Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities
The Oldham Phab Club
Project Name: The Oldham phab club
Amount awarded: £5,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Reducing poverty & helping people get back on their feet
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Veg in the Park
Project Name: Connecting People
Amount awarded: £10,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities
- Reducing poverty & helping people get back on their feet
Voice Assembly
Project Name: In Conversation Let’s talk about…
Amount awarded: £10,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Continue to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Oldham
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
WIFI North West
Project Name: WIFI
Amount awarded: £9,100.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Continue to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Oldham
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Your Home Yoga Community Interest Company
Project Name: Seated exercise & Wellbeing classes for over 50’s
Amount awarded: £5,350.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Enabling those adversely impacted by COVID-19 to access the help they need
- Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities