The successful Welcoming Spaces initiative has been running in West Northamptonshire since 2022, and we are pleased to announce the reopening of our welcoming spaces grant scheme to support the creation and enhancement of Welcoming Spaces provided by Voluntary, Community and Faith sectors across West Northamptonshire.
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Since the Welcoming Spaces initiative started, 109 spaces have registered, 109,496 people have attended welcoming spaces sessions and 5,231 referrals have been made to organisations and services including Money & Debt, Housing & Homelessness, Welfare Rights, Immigrations Issues, Education, Employment & Support, Mental and Physical Health.
Organisations are invited to apply for the Welcoming Spaces Grant from Monday 12 August 2024. This grant funding will close by the end of September 2024 and will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.
More information and to apply:
https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/cost-living-support/welcoming-spaces