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Community Solutions
Airdrie Locality Consortium
Diamonds in the Community are the host organisation for the Community Solutions led Consortia for the Airdrie Locality. There are six other Localities in North Lanarkshire in Bellshill, Coatbridge, Motherwell, The North and Wishaw & Shotts.
INTRODUCING COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS: A ROUTE TO HEALTHY, INDEPENDENT AND SAFER LIVES
WHAT IS THE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS CONSORTIUM?
Community Solutions is an innovative, community-led health and social care investment programme operating across North Lanarkshire. It operates as the local Community and Voluntary Sector (CVS)’s arm of Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire, the statutory Scottish Government-appointed health and social care partnership for the local authority area.
WHAT ARE THE KEY OBJECTIVES?
The purpose of Community Solutions is to improve and maintain health and wellbeing, strengthen social connection and support and reduce isolation and loneliness amongst adults, carers and children, young people and families in North Lanarkshire.
HOW DOES IT WORK IN AIRDRIE?
Diamonds in the Community, a local community anchor charity which has a vision of flourishing communities, healthier and happier people, quality services and facilities and a thriving Airdrie, is the appointed ‘locality host’ organisation which leads on directing, supporting and overseeing Community Solutions activity in Airdrie. A key role within this sphere is facilitation of a multi-agency Community Solutions Consortium for the local area.
WHAT IS THE LOCAL CONSORTIUM?
The Airdrie Community Solutions Consortium is a network of local CVS groups, statutory agencies and people who use local services. The network helps to ensure that people’s issues and priorities are explored and understood.
AN OVERVIEW OF AIRDRIE’S LOCALITY ACTIVITY FUND (LAF)
WHAT IS THE LOCALITY FUND?
The Community Solutions Consortium is responsible for managing and administering £72,743 of public funds this year which will contribute towards the achievement of key targeted local and national health and social care outcomes. This money is designed to be dispersed via small grants to enable CVS organisations across Airdrie to deliver proposals which support overarching aims and objectives of Community Solutions.
WHO CAN APPLY FOR FUNDING?
Not-for-profit community groups (including but not exclusively charities, SCIOs, social enterprises and unincorporated associations) operating or providing services within Airdrie and surrounding villages can apply for a grant of up to £5,000 to deliver a proposal which advances the Community Solutions agenda locally.
WHAT SHOULD PROPOSALS STRIVE FOR?
Proposals to the Locality Activity Fund are eligible if they support one or more of the following outcomes:
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Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing
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Tackling Poverty
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Access to services (Transport, Coverage, Digital Inclusion)
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Commit to act on the Climate and Green Wellbeing Pledge
HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE ON PROPOSALS RECEIVING FUNDING
All Locality Activity Fund proposals submitted are discussed and reviewed in some detail by members of the Airdrie Community Solutions Consortium, with decisions made via an agreed and vetted transparent and democratic voting process.
Visit the Community Solutions website here https://www.communitysolutionsnl.org.uk/locality-hosts-and-consortia/
Contact
Interested in applying for funding or have any other questions?
Contact Alison Weir at
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