Over 800 organisations receive new funding to tackle loneliness
More than 840 charities, community groups and grassroots organisations tackling social isolation have received a share of £4m to tackle loneliness
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• Announcement comes one year on from Government relaunching ‘Let’s Talk Loneliness’ campaign
• Minister for Loneliness visits Cultivating Community in Somerset to see how grant funding will help them tackle loneliness
• WhatsApp among more than 70 organisations that pledges new measures
Over 840 charities, community groups and grassroots organisations tackling social isolation have received a share of £4m to tackle loneliness, as the country continues to build back better from the pandemic.
Projects across England, including songwriting workshops in Devon, dance classes in Bedfordshire, and online chat services in Durham, have been awarded grants ranging from £300 to £2,500.
• Announcement comes one year on from Government relaunching ‘Let’s Talk Loneliness’ campaign
• Minister for Loneliness visits Cultivating Community in Somerset to see how grant funding will help them tackle loneliness
• WhatsApp among more than 70 organisations that pledges new measures
Over 840 charities, community groups and grassroots organisations tackling social isolation have received a share of £4m to tackle loneliness, as the country continues to build back better from the pandemic.
Projects across England, including songwriting workshops in Devon, dance classes in Bedfordshire, and online chat services in Durham, have been awarded grants ranging from £300 to £2,500.
The funding is designed to help local organisations with an annual income of less than £50,000 bring people and communities together.