The West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership’s Improving Population Health and Harnessing the Power of Communities Programmes have been connecting with a range of partners across West Yorkshire to develop the WY Core20PLUS5 Community Connectors VCSE project aimed at supporting pregnant asylum seekers and refugees.
The project is now open to applications from VCSE organisations until 5pm, Weds 25 Jan with the process managed by Nova Wakefield through its Third Sector Framework to enable a transparent and robust process.
While focused on Wakefield, we encourage VCSE organisations from outside Wakefield to apply especially where they can demonstrate either their experience / connection of working with Wakefield / Urban House, that they can bring their experience to build capacity in this area within Wakefield and / or partnering with a Wakefield VCSE organisation.
Funding available: £58,500
Application deadline: 5pm, Weds 25 Jan
Area of focus: Wakefield (incl. learning for West Yorkshire and connections to Bradford & Districts, Calderdale, Kirklees and Leeds as appropriate)
More info & how to apply: Via Nova Wakefield (https://www.nova-wd.org.uk/funding/core20plus5-community-connectors-programme)
West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership are looking to fund voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to work with people with lived experience to:
- Connect with pregnant asylum seekers & refugees and their own support networks
- Improve access to maternity services & wider offers (particularly perinatal mental health) to improve their health and wellbeing
- Develop as a health and care system that understands the needs of and responds effectively to pregnant asylum seekers & refugees
- Co-produce resources for asylum seekers & refugees and the health and care system around maternity support and training for health and care staff to understand the specific needs related to continuity of maternity care
If you would like to apply or have any questions, please click here for more information. The application deadline is 5pm, Weds 25 Jan.
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