To mark World Mental Health Day, The National Lottery Community Fund is highlighting the positive impact that charities and community groups in Essex are having on the mental health and wellbeing of their communities.
When COVID-19 hit, the Veterans Farm-Able Foundation was inundated with referrals. Over the past year, the support it offers has proved vital for many local ex-service people experiencing PTSD.
In Charley’s Memory, a pioneering youth mental health organisation, has just received almost £390,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK.
Up to 60 young people across England are set to lead and conduct research into the experiences and priorities of young people across their region, to inform on where to focus youth funding.
A group has received almost £10,000 of National Lottery funding to run hip hop dance classes for people with Parkinson’s, encouraging them to move their bodies and stay fit.
Derbyshire community project, Surtal Arts, is celebrating today after being one of 133 projects in the East Midlands to receive a share of more than £6 million of National Lottery funding.
