Stockport’s Labour Executive has announced the charities and organisations which are to be allocated £150,000 of funding designated to support our local voluntary sector.
Transitional funding for groups who had previously received Council support as part of The Prevention Alliance or the Wellbeing and Independence Network has been awarded to:
• Walthew House to enhance the support currently offered to adults living with progressive hearing and sight loss in older age
• Signpost Stockport for Carers to support older carers who are caring for loved ones diagnosed with dementia
• Alzheimer’s Society to work with the care home sector to support quality of life for their residents with dementia and encourage the development of best practice
• Stockport and District MIND to target people with ongoing or serious mental health conditions with the aim of supporting them to improve their physical health
• ACORN to work with people with enduring mental health conditions and co-existing substance misuse
• The Evolve Project run by Beacon Counselling to work with looked after children and care leavers to offer counselling and support
• SAVY to deliver Targeted Youth Support in partnership with the Youth Offending Service for young people at risk of offending or entering statutory provision unnecessarily
Deputy Leader of the Council (Adult Social Care) Wendy Wild said ‘The voluntary sector in Stockport has been heavily affected by austerity since 2010 and recognising the valuable work that it does and providing what support we can is a key priority for the Executive.
‘I’m therefore delighted to be able to confirm today that Labour is supporting those who care for loved-ones living with long-term conditions and groups working with residents that have severe and enduring mental health conditions.’
Executive Councillor for Children and Family Services Colin Foster added ‘I am very pleased to be able to allocate this funding to groups working with vulnerable local young people – the role of the voluntary youth sector in Stockport is a significant and highly valued one.
‘The organisations will receive this one-off investment to support their work during the next year and it should ensure that they have time to transition to a sustainable footing.’
The bidding process for the funding began in July.
The investment comes from a one-off transitional fund of £1.022 million announced on 8th February 2016 to help mitigate some of the worst impact of cuts imposed on Stockport by central Government.