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The Improving Lives Through Advice programme is made possible by a £30 million grant from The National Lottery Community Fund, thanks to National Lottery players. Working in partnership with the largest community funder in the UK, the Improving ....more

The Improving Lives Through Advice programme is made possible by a £30 million grant from The National Lottery Community Fund, thanks to National Lottery players. Working in partnership with the largest community funder in the UK, the Improving Lives Through Advice programme will ensure continued access to specialist social welfare legal advice to some of the most marginalised communities in England. This funding programme aims to transform lives, address systemic issues, and empower individuals, families, and communities in need by funding organisations working at the frontline. The programme will also fund organisations embedded within communities, recognising the role they often play in providing inclusive, trusted spaces supporting individuals, families, and communities to access advice services when they need it most.

Utility bill coverage for community-based charity supporting the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ+) people.

Supporting the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans and queer (LGBTQ+) people. Grant will support the continued delivery of our Women's Programme events, as well as the launch of a new social group for trans women.

To provide pastoral care to help veterans engage the LGBT Veterans Independent Review, and submit a final report by 31 March 2023

To enhance and upscale the following existing services: Helpline, Substance Misuse Recovery Programme, and Rainbow Buddies Befriending Scheme. This will facilitate recovery and reduce isolation, thus promoting wellbeing, preventing hospital ....more

To enhance and upscale the following existing services: Helpline, Substance Misuse Recovery Programme, and Rainbow Buddies Befriending Scheme. This will facilitate recovery and reduce isolation, thus promoting wellbeing, preventing hospital admissions and supporting those who have been discharged. 

The project is using funding to progress a national network of LGBTQ+ helpline providers to build resilience and reduce the adverse impacts of Covid-19 on LGBTQ+ communities throughout the UK. The aim is to offer a cohesive service to people from ....more

The project is using funding to progress a national network of LGBTQ+ helpline providers to build resilience and reduce the adverse impacts of Covid-19 on LGBTQ+ communities throughout the UK. The aim is to offer a cohesive service to people from the LGBT+ community

Since the start of the COVID pandemic, LGBT Foundation have been a remote service delivery organisation, moving provision online to continue supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual & trans service users during the changing lockdown restrictions of the ....more

Since the start of the COVID pandemic, LGBT Foundation have been a remote service delivery organisation, moving provision online to continue supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual & trans service users during the changing lockdown restrictions of the past year. The pandemic has led to increased pressure on our domestic abuse service, with a 38% increase in the number of people referred to us for support. Even as face-to-face delivery returns, we anticipate a continued high demand for remote provision, requiring an improvement in our digital capacity, to ensure we can be there for LGBTQ victims of domestic abuse. We will purchase new laptops for our growing team, to make sure each member of staff is appropriately equipped to deliver one-to-one support. This will provide a better experience for service users even after the pandemic, as every victim will have a choice of face-to-face or remote access to our support service. In addition, we will purchase additional access licences to our CRM system, allowing us to record our interactions with services users as they engage with us, supporting their journey through services, enabling referral into other areas of LGBT Foundation support where appropriate. We recognise that many of our service users may want to access digital support, but lack access to suitable technology for making video calls. We intend to purchase a small bank of tablets for service users. These tablets will be available for short-term loan by our service users, enabling them to access remote video-call support for the duration of their support with us, ensuring that there is no financial barrier to accessing digital support. We will also update the Domestic Abuse section of our website, containing info & support, allowing us to signpost & market this to potential service users. Finally, we will work with Comic Relief?s coaching & support offer, to identify any novel solutions to better meeting the needs of our service users, ensuring LGBTQ victims of domestic abuse can continue to access timely, effective support in a way that works for them.

The project will deliver twice monthly dance sessions to lesbian, bisexual and trans women.

Through the HW Alliance, policy teams can work collaboratively with the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations, accessing the sectors expertise and connecting policy leads with hard-to-reach communities.The Alliance ....more

Through the HW Alliance, policy teams can work collaboratively with the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations, accessing the sectors expertise and connecting policy leads with hard-to-reach communities.The Alliance comprises of 19 VCSE organisations and the membership is currently confirmed for 2021-24. These organisations bring the expertise of the VCSE sector, and the voices of the people they represent, into national policy development and delivery.The HW Alliance enables system partners (and their policy teams) to strengthen and build on the relationships with the VCSE sector, providing:A route for system partners to reach a wide range of VCSE organisationsA collective voice for the VCSE sectorOpportunities co-design and co-produce solutions on cross-cutting issuesAccess to the voices of communities that experience the greatest health inequalities.Activities of HW Alliance members are designed to align with the national strategic priorities of the system partners, with a continued focus on promoting equality and reducing health inequalities.

to sustain their telephone befriending service Rainbow Brew Buddies. Priority groups: LGBTQ+

Address social isolation by targeting specific groups within the Armed Forces community who are traditionally harder to reach.

The Greater Manchester based organisation aims to provide information and support to members of the LGBT community. Funding for the group will enable the organisation to meet the current demand for their services.

LGBT Foundation believes in a fair & equal society where all LGBT people can achieve their full potential. This grant will enable them to run monthly events and workshops for lesbian and bisexual women. This support will improve mental health ....more

LGBT Foundation believes in a fair & equal society where all LGBT people can achieve their full potential. This grant will enable them to run monthly events and workshops for lesbian and bisexual women. This support will improve mental health and wellbeing, skills, and reducing isolation, for lesbian and bisexual women.

Towards project costs related to their policy and influencing work in relation to health ineqalities faced by members of the LGBT community.

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Grant funding to members of the Health and Wellbeing Alliance for priority project work in support of DHSC, NHS England and Improvement and PHE strategic priorities.

£5,380 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the appliciation, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.

The LGBT Foundation is a national registered charity that delivers advice support and information services to the LGBTQ+ communities. The organisation offers online workshops talking therapies via Zoom and a befriending service in response to covid. ....more

The LGBT Foundation is a national registered charity that delivers advice support and information services to the LGBTQ+ communities. The organisation offers online workshops talking therapies via Zoom and a befriending service in response to covid. Funding will go towards service delivery.

See HWA summary:Working with the VCSE sector - encourange two way flow of information and inteliigence betweeen the Sector and the System.

To support an increase in housing supply in England by the community-led housing

This funding is for the commissioning of consultancy to review London's current LGBT sector infrastructure, and weaknesses and gaps. Building on insight from the Trust For London funded 'Still Out There' report. this will identify priorities and ....more

This funding is for the commissioning of consultancy to review London's current LGBT sector infrastructure, and weaknesses and gaps. Building on insight from the Trust For London funded 'Still Out There' report. this will identify priorities and actions to work effectively to tackle inequality across London.

Grant contribution to enable delivery of the organisations aims and objectives

Grant to support Domestic Abuse Services

Grant to support Domestic Abuse Services

Grant to support Domestic Abuse Services

The Health & Wellbeing Alliance consists of 21 organisations from the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. These organisations engage in intensive co-production with system partners on emerging policy priorities, as well as ....more

The Health & Wellbeing Alliance consists of 21 organisations from the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. These organisations engage in intensive co-production with system partners on emerging policy priorities, as well as being an interface between the Department and the VCSE sector.

The Health & Wellbeing Alliance consists of 21 organisations from the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. These organisations engage in intensive co-production with system partners on emerging policy priorities, as well as ....more

The Health & Wellbeing Alliance consists of 21 organisations from the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. These organisations engage in intensive co-production with system partners on emerging policy priorities, as well as being an interface between the Department and the VCSE sector.

To launch of the Men’s Programme, a tailored programme of support for gay, bisexual, and trans men

Grant towards project delivery and activity of the Oxford Road Corridor NTE Service

Grant For Domestic Abuse Services

The Health & Wellbeing Alliance consists of 21 organisations from the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. These organisations engage in intensive co-production with system partners on emerging policy priorities, as well as ....more

The Health & Wellbeing Alliance consists of 21 organisations from the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. These organisations engage in intensive co-production with system partners on emerging policy priorities, as well as being an interface between the Department and the VCSE sector.

towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a pop-in support and counselling service for LGBTQ people in Greater Manchester

Building refurbishment for a charity which works with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community in Manchester

A toolkit for public health nurses to reduce inequalities of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) individuals

To support the implementation of the new sexual orientation monitoring (SOM) information standard across the NHS and in Local Authorities with responsibility for adult social care.

Health and Wellbeing Alliance

This work will focus on evidence-based opportunities in promoting the health and wellbeing of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men evidence and action plan (PHE, 2014), and the pending framework on lesbian, bisexual and other women who ....more

This work will focus on evidence-based opportunities in promoting the health and wellbeing of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men evidence and action plan (PHE, 2014), and the pending framework on lesbian, bisexual and other women who have sex with women.

Pride! Prevention! Protection! 30 years of safer sex

This group offers a range of services to lesbian and bisexual women living in and around Manchester. The project will have a focus on supporting lesbian and bisexual women who are typically difficult to engage with, including women from black, ....more

This group offers a range of services to lesbian and bisexual women living in and around Manchester. The project will have a focus on supporting lesbian and bisexual women who are typically difficult to engage with, including women from black, minority and ethnic communities, older women and trans women. It will offer a wide range of monthly skill sessions including topics such as body confidence and safer sex negotiation. The project will benefit 11,655 people.

The organisation will use the funding to hold a celebratory event to coincide with the Manchester Pride festival. This will enable the organisation to open its community café to members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) ....more

The organisation will use the funding to hold a celebratory event to coincide with the Manchester Pride festival. This will enable the organisation to open its community café to members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the wider public to enjoy a family friendly alcohol-free event, where people of different generations can celebrate. It will also have stalls at the main event to attract a wider audience.

To research what constitutes severe and multiple disadvantage for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people; and to use this developing evidence to drive more inclusive design and delivery of services for LGBT people at the extreme margins.

This is a new project which will targeted support to trans people to access services, address issues and improve emotional and mental well-being at a time of transition. Activities will include befriending; counselling, providing one-to-one support ....more

This is a new project which will targeted support to trans people to access services, address issues and improve emotional and mental well-being at a time of transition. Activities will include befriending; counselling, providing one-to-one support for six to 12 sessions; a helpline; group support, including the provision of longer-term peer-support, facilitated by a trained counsellor.

gay and bisexual people

towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of the Mental Health Co-ordinator and Director of Organisational Development at a charity providing support services for LGB people in the North West

This project will improve the health and wellbeing of lesbian and bisexual (LB) women and support them to better engage and participate in their communities. Due to a fear of experiencing prejudice or discrimination, LB woman can be less likely to ....more

This project will improve the health and wellbeing of lesbian and bisexual (LB) women and support them to better engage and participate in their communities. Due to a fear of experiencing prejudice or discrimination, LB woman can be less likely to access mainstream services and so this project aims to improve the provision of support for them nationally by creating a network of support organisations.

the salary and on costs of the Wellbeing Officer including recruitment and overheads

This expansion of an existing project will support lesbian gay and bisexual (LBG) people in Greater Manchester by encouraging active community participation through a new programme of volunteering opportunities and support groups. Up to 150 ....more

This expansion of an existing project will support lesbian gay and bisexual (LBG) people in Greater Manchester by encouraging active community participation through a new programme of volunteering opportunities and support groups. Up to 150 volunteers per year will be involved in expanding and improving the group's current work as it provides a 'one-stop-shop' where LGB people can access support on a wide range of health and well-being issues. The group will also extend their helpline.