WARRINGTON VOLUNTARY ACTION 

 WVA Food Network Coordinator Year 3

Grant to Warrington Voluntary Action

Walks to Wellness

Food Network Community Connector

Grant to Warrington Voluntary Action

Warrington Food Network Year 2 Funding

The project will support the coordination of the community led food organisations across Warrington. This will ensure the people of Warrington, especially those in deprived wards have improved equal ....more

The project will support the coordination of the community led food organisations across Warrington. This will ensure the people of Warrington, especially those in deprived wards have improved equal access to healthy food. It will help build a healthier food system working with local food groups, the wider voluntary sector, local authority and health partners as well as the private sector and support the capacity of community food organisations. A grant will go towards the salary of a part time coordinator.

Warrington Voluntary Action (WVA) supports voluntary community and faith organisations by providing guidance and resources. Funding for the group will go towards recruitment of volunteers as well as ....more

Warrington Voluntary Action (WVA) supports voluntary community and faith organisations by providing guidance and resources. Funding for the group will go towards recruitment of volunteers as well as digital support for community led groups.

Well Time enables people to connect with communities and organisations to help reduce social isolation and improve health and wellbeing, whilst empowering its members throughout the project to ....more

Well Time enables people to connect with communities and organisations to help reduce social isolation and improve health and wellbeing, whilst empowering its members throughout the project to utilise thier own skills to benefit other people that need support. The funding will enable socially isolated people to be able to reconnect with activities, groups, access online services and reconnect with friends and family and others in the local area. The grant funding will be used to pay for multiple Android tablets and sim cards to enable access to the internet, for the socially isolated members of Well Time. The most significant difference this will make to people lives will be the reduction in socially isolation and the positive effects it will have on mental health by enabling people to interact again with other people, make new friends, keep in contact with family members and access online activities.

The group provides information guidance training and resources to local voluntary community and faith organisations in the area for them to deliver quality services. Since the outbreak of the ....more

The group provides information guidance training and resources to local voluntary community and faith organisations in the area for them to deliver quality services. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis the organisation provides food deliveries prescription collection and befriending services to those that need it most. Funding will enable the group to expand their services with the appointment of new staff roles.

Warrington Voluntary Action coordinating and delivering the volunteer response to Covid-19 working in partnership with the local authority, CCG and wider voluntary sector and newly emerging ....more

Warrington Voluntary Action coordinating and delivering the volunteer response to Covid-19 working in partnership with the local authority, CCG and wider voluntary sector and newly emerging grassroots groups. Due to Covid-19 we have been both reactive and proactive to respond to the crisis by recruiting and coordinating volunteers to deliver much needed support to local people. The grant funding will be used to pay for changes to service delivery and system functionality and a volunteer coordinator role. The significant difference us that we have been able to react to the needs of residents and mobilise volunteer support where it has been needed most for our vulnerable residents delivering prescriptions, packing food, shopping and telephone reassurance calls.

WVA supports local community and voluntary organisations to deliver services and activities across the borough. This includes capacity building, training, information and advice, supporting groups to ....more

WVA supports local community and voluntary organisations to deliver services and activities across the borough. This includes capacity building, training, information and advice, supporting groups to recruit volunteers as well as encouraging networks and developing partnerships to meet the needs of local residents. ‘Manbassador’ is a call to action through publicity campaigns to encourage more men aged 50 plus to engage in community activity from participation to social action and volunteering. The aim is to promote a wide range of male friendly opportunities using local men as champions which will encourage more men to be active in the community, in turn this will help men live well longer. The grant will be used for staff time, publicity materials, venue hire and volunteer expenses.

The life of this grant will continue the work of the previous grant that made the creation of the WAYV programme possible. The next 12 months will build on the successes of the previous grant through ....more

The life of this grant will continue the work of the previous grant that made the creation of the WAYV programme possible. The next 12 months will build on the successes of the previous grant through practical projects inc. exhibitions, events and programme development, in partnership with local organisations such as Culture Warrington, Warrington Clinical Commissioning Group. And new partnerships in with Warrington & Co and Livewire to further the influence of the collective youth voice. Young WAYV Leaders will be identified and trained to help sustain delivery of the current Think Tank groups, as the coordinator aims to establish 10 more, creating 20 outreach groups in total. Current volunteering activities will continue, including the 'Mystery Shoppers' (young people assessing various local services and providing feedback), Youth Reporters, Data Researchers and Culture/Health Ambassadors. Development of new activities will focus on including the young people in the development and delivery of new health and cultural initiatives, which build on consultation feedback from the previous grant. The link with Warrington & Co is new, the coordinator aims to develop a strong partnership to directly involve young people in the redevelopment of key areas of the Town Centre, both current and future.

The project aims to encourage more young people to become volunteers. The charity will create social action opportunities across the town aimed at attracting young volunteers to come forward. Funding ....more

The project aims to encourage more young people to become volunteers. The charity will create social action opportunities across the town aimed at attracting young volunteers to come forward. Funding for the project will go towards staff costs, operational costs, volunteer costs, training and online marketing development.

The grant will facilitate the creation and ongoing support of the WAYV (Warrington Youth Volunteering) programme, providing be a variety of different volunteering opportunities, events and training ....more

The grant will facilitate the creation and ongoing support of the WAYV (Warrington Youth Volunteering) programme, providing be a variety of different volunteering opportunities, events and training sessions specifically for young people, which does not currently exist. 'Satellite’ groups will be formed that are affiliated with partner organisations, with partners already approaching WVA to register their interest in this model, which will create over 50 new volunteering opportunities for young people interested in influencing the services that they access through campaigning and promotion. Once the groups are established, they will be encouraged to engage with and develop social action projects to further the causes they care about. In addition, there will also be a large group of ‘Youth Correspondents’ whose role it will be to report on events happening in the town. This takes inspiration from celebrity ‘social media influencers’, the idea being that the young volunteers will promote fun social action events and opportunities to their friends via their own profiles. Once the YCs are trained, they will be matched with local organisations running events and activities. The grant will pay for staff salaries, volunteer expenses, operational activity, training and materials.

Warrington Voluntary Action supports the development of a vibrant, thriving and sustainable third sector to meet the diverse needs of local communities. This project will work closely with CVS ....more

Warrington Voluntary Action supports the development of a vibrant, thriving and sustainable third sector to meet the diverse needs of local communities. This project will work closely with CVS Cheshire East to recruit at least 20 young people, provide training and support and then place them with suitable voluntary sector organisations to either work with or alongside their Boards to enable them to gain experience of what being on a voluntary sector Board is like. The grant will be used as a contribution towards the development workers salary, travel expenses for young people, training and a contribution towards IT and the premises.

Warrington Voluntary Action (Development Grant)

the salary of the Lifelong Learning Officer, volunteer expenses and line management