Community Cash Fund

Projects that aim to boost the health and wellbeing of people in Hampshire can be awarded a grant from Healthwatch Hampshire's Community Cash Fund.

The scheme, offers individuals or groups to apply for funds of up to £2,000 from the county's consumer champion for health and social care services.

As well as encouraging healthier lifestyles, the successful projects will also provide a way for Healthwatch Hampshire to get more feedback on local services from people it might not otherwise hear from.

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Our small grants scheme enables groups and individuals to apply for up to £2,000 of funding to deliver projects that enhance and promote health and wellbeing within local communities.

Our priorities for recent grant funding focussed on mental health and children and young adults. The successful organisations for 2019/20 were:

Yellow Brick Road Project – based in Andover
The funding will support weekly sessions running on a health and wellbeing theme titled – We Matter
Shots Foundation – based in Aldershot
The funding will support proving weekly 5-a-side football tournament for people affected by poor mental health
The Moving on Project – based in Fareham
The funding will support young people who have experienced substance abuse
Basingstoke and District Young Carers – based in Basingstoke
The funding will support young carers who miss out on school educational trips by providing an opportunity for them to experience a day out on a farm which will also include them gaining life skills
The Rose Road Association – Hampshire wide
The funding will support providing sessions to gather information about the attitudes and perceptions of CAMHS to help break down the barriers of accessing the service

Reports on these projects will be available soon.

This is a great opportunity for small community groups and individuals to get funding. The projects help local people, promote health and wellbeing, and gives us feedback on user experiences.

The Community Cash Fund 2018-19 grant winners were:

Discover Wellness
One Community
Wessex Cancer Trust
Patient Participation Group (PPG) of Twyford Surgery
Enham Trust

Find out more

Previous Community Cash Fund Winners

Read the reports here for our previous Community Cash Fund winners.

Community Cash Fund 2017/18
Community Cash Fund 2016/17
Community Cash Fund 2015/16
Community Cash Fund 2014/15

Highlights from 2017-18

2017/18 was fantastic as we were able to fund six local projects. The focus was on seldom heard groups, particularly those that are very hard to reach such as refugees, asylum seekers, homeless and gypsy and traveller communities.

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Highlights from 2016-17

In 2016 we encourage applications for new ideas that would explore people’s experiences of local health and care services, with a particularly focus on projects providing feedback from mental health service users.