NHS Tayside

Community Innovation Fund information sessions in Perth & Kinross-shire

MONDAY, 16 OCTOBER, 2017

Community Innovation Fund information sessions in Perth & Kinross-shire.

A series of information and advice sessions is being held across Perth and Kinross-shire for interested applicants to learn more about NHS Tayside’s Community Innovation Fund.

The Community Innovation Fund (CIF) aims to help community groups to develop local improvement projects that will benefit the health and wellbeing of their local population. The Fund is financed through the Tayside Health Fund, the charity for NHS Tayside.

All sessions run from noon until 2pm at the following venues:

Monday, 6 November, Wisecraft, 10 Lower Mill St, Blairgowrie and Rattray,PH10 6NG
Wednesday, 8h November, Loch Leven Community Campus, The Muirs, Kinross, KY13 8FQ
Friday, 10 November, Tulloch Community Centre, Tulloch Terrace, Perth, PH1 2PF
Monday, 13 November, Atholl Centre, Atholl Rd, Pitlochry, PH16 5BX
Wednesday, 15 November, Remake, Unit 2, Crieff Visitor Centre, Muthill Road, Crieff, PH7 4HQ

Richard McIntosh, Community Capacity Building Officer with NHS Tayside and first point of contact for enquiries about the Fund said, “We are holding these drop in sessions so that anyone with an idea that would help their local community can come along and have a chat with us and find out more about how we can help. Often people just need a little support and funding to get started.

“The Fund can really go to the heart of a community to make a difference, supporting local people to make decisions about the changes they want to see to help them improve the health, wellbeing and resilience of their own communities.

“The Fund hopes to support new, innovative projects which will work in partnership with communities in disadvantaged areas, promoting quality of life, overall health and wellbeing and creating a stronger sense of community and social relationships.”

Community groups can apply for any amount between £500 and £25,000 over a three-year period to establish new and innovative projects.

Anyone interested in applying or finding out more information should come along to the information sessions or visit the website www.communityinnovationfundtayside.scot.nhs.uk

Notes to editor:

• Any community-led organisation can apply to the Community Innovation Fund for funding for a project in a community in an area of need.

• The project must show ongoing benefits and improvements to the community

• The Fund enables people to identify issues of concern in their community and to take improvement action.

• The Fund aims to help people to form partnerships with others who can provide assistance to work together to bring about change.

• The Fund has already supported

o PKAVS : Wisecraft

o SCYD

o One Voice- Blairgowrie

o Atholl Centre - Pitlochry

o MindSpace

o Workshop – Aberfeldy