NHS Grampian Charity has announced over £160,000 of funding for community-led health and wellbeing projects across Grampian.
The charity will support 19 local projects across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray through its annual Community Grants Programme.
The programme awards grants of up to £10,000 for projects which improve access to health provision, enhance healthcare experiences, and empower individuals to better manage their own health.
Lisa Duthie, NHS Grampian Charity Lead, says: “The latest round of our Community Grants Programme received a huge number of applications from an incredible range of charities and community groups across Grampian, and we are thrilled to be able to support the 19 projects which have been awarded funding this year. These projects focus on improving the physical and mental health of the people of Grampian in various ways including the provision of sport and exercise facilities, access to healthy cooking classes, mental health peer-support initiatives, and much more.
“We are very lucky to have so many local organisations in Grampian who share our passion for health and wellbeing, and we look forward to helping them deliver their goals.”
Angie Johnston (left) and Lisa Duthie (right)
Aberdeen Lads Club Community Project is one of the organisations to receive a grant from the charity. The club, which provides a range of childcare, youth engagement and family support services, has been awarded £6,566 to purchase new sports equipment for children and young people accessing its recently refurbished facilities at Dill Road, Tillydrone.
Angie Johnston, Aberdeen Lads Club charity manager, says: “We are incredibly grateful to have been chosen by NHS Grampian charity as one of its latest beneficiaries. The mental, physical and emotional health and wellbeing of our children and young people, as well as their families, is at the heart of everything that we do, and so to be able to purchase new equipment for our games hall is a major boost.
“The benefits of exercise are well documented and so to be able to extend the range of physical activities we can offer is absolutely brilliant. We cannot thank NHS Grampian Charity enough.”
NHS Grampian Charity is the official charity of NHS Grampian. It is responsible for managing the generous donations made by supporters to ensure that they are used to provide benefits for staff and patients, to enhance services, and to provide support in communities across Grampian.
The Community Grants Programme, which was first launched in 2020, has now delivered almost £900,000 of funding to over 100 local projects across Grampian.