Havering Council awards grants to local clubs to improve health and well being of residents.

Havering Council has awarded more than £73,000 to local community groups to help improve the health and wellbeing of local residents.

The Community Chest has awarded grants to small-to-medium-sized charities, voluntary, faith groups and social enterprises supporting their members to overcome health inequalities.

The funding is provided by the Havering Place-based Partnership, which includes the NHS.

Applications for funding were reviewed by a panel of health, local authority and Healthwatch partners and groups were allowed to apply for up to £10,000 in funding.

The grants will benefit a range of organisations that support local residents by tackling inequalities including the cost of living, providing counselling support and half-term holiday programmes, among others.

Councillor Gillian Ford, Cabinet Member for Adults and Wellbeing, said:

“There are so many different challenges that some of our residents face, including essential support for day-to-day living. These grants are an opportunity for local groups to provide the services that our communities need. There are a range of services that will benefit the health and wellbeing of residents from providing food and a warm places to providing babywear for parents in need.”

Luke Burton, Director of the Havering Place Based Partnership said:

“The Community Chest programme was a great success last year. We supported thousands of local people to improve their wellbeing, across a range of different activities and groups.

“The Community and Voluntary sector in Havering is vibrant and passionate about the work that they do, and the bids that we received this year really reflected that.

“I’m proud to say that we were able to fund a further 14 groups this year with exciting initiatives.

“The Havering Partnership continues to work with, and invest in the community and voluntary sector in Havering, with the aim of improving the wellbeing of local people.”

The following groups were awarded funding:

Attention Deficit Disorders Uniting Parents (AddUp) – £4,150

The Proper Blokes Club – £2,000

The Habbit Factory – £9,740

St Alban’s Baby and Toddler CIC – £3,000

Havering Asian Social and Welfare Association – £5,834

True You Today CIC – £1,400

The Baby Bank HQ – £2,900

Havering BME Forum – £3,860

Havering and Brentwood Bereavement Service Counselling – £9,000

The Sibling Group – £5,000

Rainham Foodbank – £10,000

Shipmates Community Café – £6,004

Deaf Club – £560

Deaf Services in Havering – £9,664

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