Young Westminster Foundation is pleased to announce that 11 grants totalling £320,079 have been awarded to organisations across Westminster through the Community Solutions Fund.
The fund received a total of 22 applications totalling £704,672. The awarded projects were decided by a carefully selected grants panel with representation from the voluntary sector in Westminster, Westminster City Council, local young residents, Westminster MIND, and colleagues from the NHS.
The aim of the Fund is to raise awareness of mental health and improve access and uptake of mental health services and support by Global Majority young people and families.
Aligned with the aim of the grant, the Community Solutions Grants Programme will work towards five key objectives for children, young people (up to 25yrs) and families from Global Majority Communities;
- Increased awareness of mental health (and mental health services)
- Increased ability to have conversations about mental health
- Increased ability to manage mental wellbeing and mental health
- Increased likelihood of accessing mental health services
- Improved attitudes towards mental health
The following grants have been awarded for this two year programme:
- Al-Ola Supplementary School
Minds and Cultures connected- without boundaries - Ardhmeria Ltd
Ura e Shëndetit Mendor (Bridge of Mental Health) - Caxton Youth Organisation
Making Wellbeing Accessible and Inclusive for Global Majority Learning Disabled and Autistic Young People - Central London Youth Development Trust
OUR STORIES, OUR STRENGTH - Kulan Somali Organisation
Improving mental health within the local community - London Tigers
Tigers Talk – fostering conversations about mental health in Global Majority communities - Mosaic Community Trust
Children and young people focussed culturally appropriate mental health awareness training and support group for BAME mothers in Church Street ward in Westminster - Sport4Health
Asian Student Mental Health Support Project - The Avenues Youth Project
Mind Over Matter - The BME Health Forum
Community Wellbeing - The Reanella Trust
The Resilience Recovery Relief Project
This programme has been delivered in partnership with Young K&C, the Vibrant & Healthy Communities (VHC) Programme, Kensington & Chelsea Social Council, One Westminster, and NHS Northwest London ICB.
“Thank you forgiving us such wonderful news. We are so excited that we now have decent level of resources to deliver a well thought out and well planned project over two years period.”
Mosaic Community Trust
