A NORTH Wales social enterprise has been awarded a grant to help the most vulnerable stay connected. RainbowBiz CIC has been given £10,000 by the Steve Morgan Foundation to help some of the most marginalised members of the community during the Covid-19 pandemic. This multi-award winning social enterprise has been reaching out to those people it supports in many different ways for the last 10 months, due to the impact of the Covid crisis. Initial weekly contact was made via telephone calls and text messages to some of the most vulnerable members of the community but very quickly, RainbowBiz moved their projects and social gatherings online via Zoom, where people have been encouraged to join in regular weekly quizzes and have a chance to catch up and socialise together.
A BUSINESS that was facing closure after an extremely difficult year has been given ‘new hope’ after a kind donation. The RainbowBiz Hippy Shop in Mold, like many others, has faced many struggles due to the coronavirus pandemic. Having had to close its doors in March due to being non-essential retail, owners Sarah Way and Sue Oliver also had to shield. This made things all that more difficult when they were allowed to reopen back in the summer. Sarah Way told the Leader: “When we re-opened it was difficult. Sue has MS so we have to be incredibly careful about who she is around.