Care Together is a place-based, co-produced programme to support older adults to live happily for longer in the community they call home.
One of the ways Care Together helps shape the market and support our Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector and other partners, is to offer grant-funding. This takes different forms, but is always focused on locally identified needs. It supports projects which are co-produced with older adults and community partners.
Seed Funding
Seed-funding is designed to kick-start new initiatives or support existing successful activities expand into new areas. It supports ideas and activities that bring older adults together . This can be through organised groups, social or themed activities in their community. It often includes an opportunity for physical activity too. For some people, attending such groups combats loneliness and social isolation.
Some examples of previously seed-funded activity include:
- Community hubs
- Lunch clubs
- Community transport
- Good neighbour schemes
- Physical activity and exercise
The Care Together seed-funding grants help to empower communities to identify local needs and co-produce innovative solutions. It has the endorsement from both Health (Integrated Neighbourhoods) and City/District Councils.
Grants
Older Adults Social Inclusion Grants 2024-27
Other funding opportunities
There are lots of organisations which offer grants, funding and financial assistance in Cambridgeshire. Each will have different eligibility criteria.
Organisations which offer grants and funding in Cambridgeshire
