Care Together previous applications

This page provides information on previous Care Together grant and funding applications and their outcomes. 

Older Adults Social Inclusion Grants (OASI)

Community transport applications - 2024

The application phase closed on 21 July 2024 and all bids are now being evaluated. We hope to confirm outcomes directly with both successful and unsuccessful applicants by Friday 13 September, following governance approval.

Successful OASI applications - 2023

 At the end of last year, the Care Together team received grant applications from every corner of the county for our Older Adults Social Inclusion Grants, worth £479,963 per year, for 3 years. These applications were carefully evaluated, and decisions made on how best to fund activities and services that maintain independence and support social inclusion of older adults in our communities. 

We will be funding the services and social inclusion activities below, as they offered the best value for money and will enable us to support the highest number of older people. There are additional services that will be funded but these are still subject to our governance processes – we hope to update this page in the next few weeks.

Cambridge city

• Cherry Trees Day Centre (Age UK)

East Cambridgeshire

• Burwell & District Day Centre
• Community Hubs in East Cambridgeshire (Cambridgeshire Acre)
• East Cambs Social Car Scheme (Voluntary Community Action East Cambs) – to provide additional transport to social inclusion activities.
• Cambridge Dial a Ride (East Cambs), – to provide additional transport to social inclusion activities.
• Rock Solid Community Hub
• Reach out! (The Field Theatre Group)

Fenland

• March Day Club (Caring Together)
• Monday Club (Age UK)
• Oasis Centre Day Service (Age UK)
• March Friendship Club (COPE)
• Box and Brew (JG Next Generation)
• Mindful Motion (Peterborough United Foundation)

Huntingdonshire

• Community Pop Up hubs (Hope Against Poverty)
• Green End Day Club (CARESCO)
• Ramsey Seniors Lunch Club (Ramsey & District Day Centre)
• St Neots Day Centre
• St Ives Day Centre
• Warboys & District Day Centre

South Cambridgeshire 

• The Moorlands Court Day Centre (CHC)
• Over Day Centre,
• Community Pop Up hubs (Hope Against Poverty)
• Community based digital inclusion (Cambridge Online)

Care Network Cambridgeshire have also received a grant for their Wellbeing Service across all districts.

Our team of Place-Based Commissioners will be working closely with these providers over the coming months, gathering evidence of impact and benefit to Older People across the county.

Care Together seed funding - 2024-25

We have had approval to award funding to many grass roots community groups, charities and social enterprises in our communities.

This funding is to show the impact of new initiatives:

• supporting older adults across Cambridgeshire
• expansion of existing projects into new areas, in order to support more people
• empowering VCSE organisations to successfully apply for longer-term funding in future.

Cambridge City

There will be subsidised exercise for older adults (via Living Sport and Cambridge United) and co-production of activities with those supported by BPHA (Independent Living) in Trumpington, as well as a small fund for the Vietnamese Refugee Community.

East Cambridgeshire

There will be offers of physical exercise from Living Sport and other providers, to complement the activities of the 10 Community Hubs in East Cambs funded by last year's seed-funding and now guaranteed support (via Cambridgeshire ACRE) for the next 3 years, as a result of the recent award of Older Adults Social Inclusion grant funding. The mobile gym run by Fitness Rush will also be visiting villages in East Cambridgeshire.

Fenland

Fenland will benefit from Care Together seed-funding for a wide range of projects, including dementia support (Alzheimer's Society), Social Inclusion by phone with COPE's Talking Together service, assistive technology for those with sensory impairments (Doddington 100th Club). Other VCSE organisations will offer one-pot nutrition classes, art therapy and community cinema, as well as digital and social inclusion for older adults in Wisbech.

Huntingdonshire

We are funding four different projects, all supporting physical activity and exercise, and delivered by Peterborough United Charity Foundation, Fitness Rush (outdoor exercise confidence building), Active Lifestyles for the Over 60s Club and Golden Games sessions in Buckden.

South Cambridgeshire

We are supporting opportunities for more physical activity and exercise, including walking football and walking netball for older adults. Chair-based exercise and a Talking Together (phone conversation) project led by Cambridgeshire Older People's Enterprise. A mobile gym will be visiting rural villages in South Cambs where there are no or few exercise facilities, with expert trainers guiding older people on how to have fun while exercising safely.

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.

Contact us

Email: care.together@cambridgeshire.gov.uk