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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 From: • 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. ....
Covid-19: UK s minister for loneliness funds new plans to tackle isolation Prasun Sonwalkar/London Alamy British government allocates Dh20.53m for series of projects to help bonding. Diana Barran, who is the third minister for loneliness in the United Kingdom (UK) since the portfolio was carved out in January 2018, has allocated £4 million (m) (Dh20.53m) to tackle the modern scourge of isolation and loneliness, as Covid-10 restrictions ease following a considerable decline in new viral infections. The Boris Johnson government said on Saturday that the fund would support a series of projects to bring people together. Officials said the amount would be shared among charity and community groups and grassroots organisations involved in tackling social isolation. Projects across England, include songwriting workshops in Devon, dance classes in Bedfordshire, and online chat services in Durham, are in the works. ....
• 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. ....