Group teams and third-sector organisations can apply for a brand new fund to assist individuals in Renfrewshire affected by medicine and alcohol.
The Restoration Change Fund goals to assist construct extra social connections and assist restoration initiatives that may make a optimistic affect on people, households, and communities affected by alcohol and drug use, as a part of Renfrewshire’s response to the Alcohol and Medicine Fee.
As a part of the fee’s findings, individuals with lived or residing expertise of alcohol and medicines mentioned that they wanted extra community-based assist.
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Depute Council Chief, Councillor Jacqueline Cameron, was the chair for the Renfrewshire Alcohol and Medicine Fee.
She mentioned: “Listening to the views of individuals with lived and residing expertise of medicine and alcohol has helped us decide the actions we have to take to assist individuals in restoration in addition to stop and supply early intervention.
“The Restoration Change Fund is to assist assist our neighborhood and third sector teams and organisations who work with individuals affected by medicine and alcohol on the coronary heart of their communities.”
By the brand new fund, teams and organisations can apply for grants of as much as £10,000. Funding can be utilized for increasing present actions and piloting new tasks or initiatives that assist alcohol and medicines restoration in addition to psychological well being, stigma and social isolation.
The £150,000 fund is a part of the £2million Alcohol and Medicine Change Programme arrange by Renfrewshire Council and native companions in response to the fee’s findings.
Functions should be submitted by Friday 29 July and funding selections can be made in September.
Karen McIntyre, Group and Partnership supervisor for Have interaction Renfrewshire, added: “The Restoration Change Fund is a incredible alternative for native teams and organisations to assist individuals in restoration inside their very own communities. We all know the voluntary sector is responsive, artistic, compassionate, and revolutionary. “
We additionally know that teams will use this funding to alter individuals’s lives by enhancing their sense of belonging and neighborhood. I'd encourage anybody with concepts, notably round partnership working, to contact Have interaction Renfrewshire for additional assist.”
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