MOTHERWELL CHESHIRE CIO

Inspire our community: Inspire Service for young women (aged 16 to 25) struggling with their mental health. It will help girls with counselling and 200+ per year with positive activities

This project will be an extension of the current Cheshire Girl Can campaign, which has been promoting Cheshire sporting opportunities and showing inspirational women and girls in sport that live in Cheshire. This will include dance, walking ....more

This project will be an extension of the current Cheshire Girl Can campaign, which has been promoting Cheshire sporting opportunities and showing inspirational women and girls in sport that live in Cheshire. This will include dance, walking football, aerobic sessions and rounders.

Our Motherwell Community

Mums will have the opportunity to wash/dry their family’s clothes and bedding. Whilst they wait, they will socialise with other mums in a safe, warm space, make new friends, have a hot drink and snack, access wi-fi, chat with volunteers (and ....more

Mums will have the opportunity to wash/dry their family’s clothes and bedding. Whilst they wait, they will socialise with other mums in a safe, warm space, make new friends, have a hot drink and snack, access wi-fi, chat with volunteers (and receive other support (e.g. debt/money management, employment/training/volunteering, health/wellbeing).

Fortnightly Menopause Cafes in Cheshire, which are facilitated by trained Motherwell volunteers across each of the three cafes.

This two-year project will open a community launderette within a baby bank in Winsford, Cheshire, for mums to have free access to washing machines twice a week. Whilst they wait they are able to spend time socialising in a safe, warm space; have a ....more

This two-year project will open a community launderette within a baby bank in Winsford, Cheshire, for mums to have free access to washing machines twice a week. Whilst they wait they are able to spend time socialising in a safe, warm space; have a hot drink and snack; access wi-fi, chat with volunteers who can then identify their needs, signpost them to other support, befriend and mentor them, and access support on a drop-in basis (e.g. debt and money management, health and wellbeing, volunteering and employment). The project aims to boost participants' social connections as well as to give them more control over their lives through the support available at the drop-in sessions and through connections made in the wider community.

Motherwell Community Share Hub

‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’

Motherwell Cheshire CIO will use the funding to deliver their Believe project in Crewe Winsford and surrounding rural areas. The project provides holistic support practical and emotional to women whose child/children may be subject to a child ....more

Motherwell Cheshire CIO will use the funding to deliver their Believe project in Crewe Winsford and surrounding rural areas. The project provides holistic support practical and emotional to women whose child/children may be subject to a child protection plan or have recently been placed on a child protection plan. The team work with mums to help them understand and deal with their situation feel valued and grow in confidence to rebuild their lives.

Seaside Fun Day

Inspire Wellbeing Programme

The funding will be used to train young people as wellbeing ambassadors and provide parents with more information on the mental health issues young people are facing. The project aims to provide confidence to support each other raise mental health ....more

The funding will be used to train young people as wellbeing ambassadors and provide parents with more information on the mental health issues young people are facing. The project aims to provide confidence to support each other raise mental health awareness for young people and information on where to go for help and support.

Towards their work supporting mental health in women

Motherwell supports the mental health and wellbeing of women and girls. Since March every project that they support has grown due to the mental health need, on average an increase of 30%. They have recently just moved into new larger premises where ....more

Motherwell supports the mental health and wellbeing of women and girls. Since March every project that they support has grown due to the mental health need, on average an increase of 30%. They have recently just moved into new larger premises where they will offer their Community Share Hub. The project will fund a Computer Resource Management (CRM) programme, as current systems are no longer able to manage the level of data, and result in heavy use of staff time in processing and managing data.

Grant to Motherwell Cheshire CIO

One part of Motherwell Cheshire’s service is to host Peer Support groups as part of Social Prescribing Wellbeing Planner. One of the groups that we host is our BAME Womens Group called Motherwell Cultural Connect (MCC). This group is ran by IJ, a ....more

One part of Motherwell Cheshire’s service is to host Peer Support groups as part of Social Prescribing Wellbeing Planner. One of the groups that we host is our BAME Womens Group called Motherwell Cultural Connect (MCC). This group is ran by IJ, a volunteer from the BAME community herself. The group meets every 2 weeks. The meetings have taken place online, however, from October meetings will be face to face at our Crewe Hub. The group was set up 6 months ago when IJ approached us during a lockdown period. The group has gone from strength to strength with 25 regular members attending the group. The group talks about a wide range of topics each time they meet. The topics discussed have included the following ; The positives of talking about Mental Health Healthy Relationships Local Support in the Community Healthy Lifestyles There have also been guest speakers from Health Watch, local churches etc. The impact of this group has been: Reduced loneliness and Isolation Knowing what support is available in their local community Friendships have been made The Women have given themselves permission to talk about Mental Health We are applying for funding towards the costs of running this group

Motherwell Cheshire is a Women and Girls Charity that supports the mental health and wellbeing. We offer a range of support through, Counselling, mentoring, peer support and social prescribing activities. We ha One of our growing projects is the ....more

Motherwell Cheshire is a Women and Girls Charity that supports the mental health and wellbeing. We offer a range of support through, Counselling, mentoring, peer support and social prescribing activities. We ha One of our growing projects is the Inspire Project this projects supports the mental health and wellbeing of girls aged 13-18 years many are in education, some are also out of education due to their declining mental health. Our Inspire Project offers an holistic support journey, that has the young people at the heart of every thing we do, as well as offering Counselling and mentoring, we have #iam Youth Board , they help us shape our Inspire Service and also work with us on campaigns and represent local young Women. With the young people we are also developing a Mental Health Champion Campaign where we will train champions to work with their schools to positively support teens mental health. We are seeking funding for a part time Young Persons counsellor to work within our premises and in schools and Cheshire College Crewe to offer person Centred counselling. The impact of the counselling will be: To offer Young Women a safe space to reflect on their current situations To help support Young Women to better manage their mental health To reduce loneliness and isolation For the Young Women to better understand the vulnerable situation that they sometimes find themselves in. Ultimately the Inspire Project is to "Inspire" all the Young Women that we support, and a counsellor offering a non judgemental space is crucial to the women that we support.

Motherwell is is a Womens and Girls charity that prides itself on Community and bringing like minded women and girls together. It is applying to continue to deliver its Social Prescribing Wellbeing Programme, currently all online. The programme is ....more

Motherwell is is a Womens and Girls charity that prides itself on Community and bringing like minded women and girls together. It is applying to continue to deliver its Social Prescribing Wellbeing Programme, currently all online. The programme is aimed at women and girls that are experiencing anxiiety/depression, low self esteem and most have multiple inequalities in their life, such as unemployment, living in areas of deprivation, history of Adverse Childhood Experiences. The Wellbeing programme includes activities that have proven impact on mental health, such as reading, singing and when possible walking. They have recently added wellbeing workshops to the programme as requested by women who wanted strategies to help support their mental heath. The project helps to improve the mental health of the women who attend. Over the last year based on WEMWBS (Warwick and Edinburgh Mental Health and Wellbeing scores) they have improved attendees score on average by 4. 95% have reported that they have made new friendships. 91% have reported they now feel less lonely.

"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."

The organisation aims to promote positive health and wellbeing for women at all stages of motherhood. Funding for the group will go towards supporting new mothers and women separated from their children during the lockdown. The organisation will ....more

The organisation aims to promote positive health and wellbeing for women at all stages of motherhood. Funding for the group will go towards supporting new mothers and women separated from their children during the lockdown. The organisation will develop wellbeing toolkits telephone befriending service and online counselling for the women.

We are looking at covering costs for a new service that we want to develop in response to the current Covid 19 virus. We want to help support expectant/new mums, with both practical and emotional support at such a life changing time. Since the ....more

We are looking at covering costs for a new service that we want to develop in response to the current Covid 19 virus. We want to help support expectant/new mums, with both practical and emotional support at such a life changing time. Since the current Covid 19 outbreak we have had an increase in referral from women expectant or just had children. This cohort of mums is currently classed as vulnerable in the current outbreak, many of the mums very scared at the moment, of what the future holds and feeling very isolated, with their support networks not being able to support them. For the geographical areas that we work in some of the mums are struggling financially and we want to be able to support them with signposting to local support and take away any of the stresses that they maybe experiencing at this special time. A new group of women that have been contacting us is mums in the rural areas of Cheshire that feel isolated. We will also support the mums emotionally and help support their mental health both antenatal and postnatal. This service has been developed by working with the midwife team at Leighton hospital.

To fund a volunteering and training coordinator who will develop the mentoring programme in the towns of Crewe and Winsford. The role of the coordinator would be: to recruit and train and support the mentors; to work with the support team to ....more

To fund a volunteering and training coordinator who will develop the mentoring programme in the towns of Crewe and Winsford. The role of the coordinator would be: to recruit and train and support the mentors; to work with the support team to identify support needs of service users; to develop a programme of skill share activities in both Crewe and Winsford; to work with the wider team to capture outcomes for participants, feedback to further develop the project, and learning outcomes to share best practice with other organisations. The project will support the mental health of two cohorts of women and provide them with skills, equipping them for life today's society, preventing them from a life of loneliness and isolation. A grant will pay for salary and training costs.

We would like to work with young girls aged 14-19 from the Crewe and Winsford areas who have learning difficulties and mental health issues. We would like a salaried Volunteer Coordinator to support them in the voluntary production of an online and ....more

We would like to work with young girls aged 14-19 from the Crewe and Winsford areas who have learning difficulties and mental health issues. We would like a salaried Volunteer Coordinator to support them in the voluntary production of an online and in sheet newsletter called "We Inspire" that will be delivered on a regular basis to the young people of local communities both on an online format and as a physical leaflet newsletter. It will have content meant to inform and inspire the reader. It will detail what events and activities are happening in the communities for young people and will highligh what support networks are available linked to menatal health and Special Educational Needs. We would work in partnership with Safe Opportunites (www.safeopportunities.co.uk) to identify suitable volunteers and Cheshire College South and West - Crewe Campus to identify students with low self esteem and mental health issues alongisde signposting our own service users.

Our charity Motherwell Cheshire creates a community where women and girls of all ages support each other with their mental health and wellbeing. We currently offer a timetable of local events in the community of Crewe and Winsford with activities ....more

Our charity Motherwell Cheshire creates a community where women and girls of all ages support each other with their mental health and wellbeing. We currently offer a timetable of local events in the community of Crewe and Winsford with activities that we know help support the mental health and Wellbeing. We are applying for funding to enhance to this time table so that we can offer activities in the evening for the younger girls that we support and also a to start a social/peer support group for parents in the LGBT community. The funding will be to pay for our wellbeing coordinator and to deliver these additional activities. The activities that we deliver are making a positive impact on the mental health of women and girls. We provide all the individuals that we work with the strategies to better manage their mental health, this then leads them to feel more confident and be more motivated. leading to being able to manage all other areas of their life such as debt and employment, Last year of data showed that the women had a reduction of /or ended the need to take medication. loneliness and isolation is broken and friendships created.

Winsford Womens Centre

Motherwell Cheshire is a company founded in 2015 and became a CIO in 2017, motherwell has a dedicated team of specalists providing support, education and advocacy to women and girls. It provides this though many means such as peer support, ....more

Motherwell Cheshire is a company founded in 2015 and became a CIO in 2017, motherwell has a dedicated team of specalists providing support, education and advocacy to women and girls. It provides this though many means such as peer support, mentoring, counselling, crisis support and volunteering. The funding will be used to offer activivities in the younger evening for the younger girls. It will also be used to start a social / peer support group for parents in the LGBT community.

Crewe womens Day / Winsford Womens Day

This project will deliver counselling sessions for girls experiencing unresolved trauma or distress. It will lead to increased access to physically and emotionally safe spaces, improved mental health and positive relationships.

We expect the links in to the Bright Star Mentor programme will provide necessary skills and a social network of support for the participants. The one-to-one counselling will offer additional support that will help build confidence. The group ....more

We expect the links in to the Bright Star Mentor programme will provide necessary skills and a social network of support for the participants. The one-to-one counselling will offer additional support that will help build confidence. The group sessions will address how to improves health and well-being. We expect that the outcomes from the overall project for participants will be: improved mental health, improved self-reliance, improved overall physical health and wellbeing, greater sense of resilience and self-esteem, getting service users engaged with ongoing support. Participants will have the opportunity to become volunteers within the organisation. If they decide to take up this opportunity, we will provide suitable training. With increased confidence through volunteering, some of our volunteers have gone on to take up work opportunities. We also aim to change the service users views on pregnancy and that during the project, participants will choose not have any further pregnancies and make better decisions after the project on why they would like a child

We provide the women with bespoke support plans that typically include one-on-one counselling by trained counsellors or attending peer support groups which also involves a trained counsellor. We provide an environment for women to speak out about ....more

We provide the women with bespoke support plans that typically include one-on-one counselling by trained counsellors or attending peer support groups which also involves a trained counsellor. We provide an environment for women to speak out about their issues, in hope to reduce these feelings and to help provide a healthier future. 

This project aims to provide support for women who have had a child removed from their care, empowering them to build a more positive future for themselves and to support those mums transitioning from care who are struggling to adapt to motherhood. ....more

This project aims to provide support for women who have had a child removed from their care, empowering them to build a more positive future for themselves and to support those mums transitioning from care who are struggling to adapt to motherhood. Mums who are on the verge of having their children removed and those who have had their children removed can be subject to a variety of mental health issues not currently being considered or addressed in this area before this project – we want to offer them support and an intervention that breaks the potential of the cycle to be repeated. This grant will be used to fund a project co-ordinator who will representation mum, act as an intermediary between mum and social workers, solicitors and other agencies and provide emotional and practical support. The project aims to show that there are positive choices and options for them going forward, we are supporting and encouraging participants to be empowered, utilise links within their local community and to develop tools that help with self-reliance, self-esteem and confidence and to develop their voice thus breaking the cycle of having children who potentially will be removed again.

This two-year project offered a safe space for women from Crewe who were at risk of having their children taken into care. Through drop in and peer support sessions, the women felt supported, were given a voice, and helped through the legal process ....more

This two-year project offered a safe space for women from Crewe who were at risk of having their children taken into care. Through drop in and peer support sessions, the women felt supported, were given a voice, and helped through the legal process of having their children taken into care. The project was delivered by women who have been through the same experience, and a steering group made up of participants shaped and influenced how it is delivered. Participants determined the content of sessions each week, with past service users already requested sessions to focus on mental health and the legal process.

A two-year extension of an established project, Believe delivered drop in/peer support sessions for mums at risk of having their children removed in Winsford, Cheshire. Weekly sessions were guided by a mental health worker and delivered by women who ....more

A two-year extension of an established project, Believe delivered drop in/peer support sessions for mums at risk of having their children removed in Winsford, Cheshire. Weekly sessions were guided by a mental health worker and delivered by women who have previously had their own children removed from their care. The women provided mutual support at a traumatic time when they often feel they have no voice and can feel overwhelmed by the legal process. Participants determined the content of sessions each week, with past service users already having said they wanted sessions to focus on mental health and the legal process.

The group will provide group therapy work and counselling sessions for mothers, to advise about the detrimental effects of anxiety with the aim of empowering them to deal with their issues and reduce reliance on support services.

To fund the salary costs of a full time advocacy support worker for woman who are at risk of having children removed. This role will provide person centred support through a bespoke personal plan, building self worth and reliance and improved mental ....more

To fund the salary costs of a full time advocacy support worker for woman who are at risk of having children removed. This role will provide person centred support through a bespoke personal plan, building self worth and reliance and improved mental health. 50 women will directly benefit. The work will take place in Crewe, Cheshire.