Charity and Voluntary Sector
DH: 74 charities including the Motor Neurone Disease Association, Epilepsy Society and the Spinal Injuries Association will get a share of more than £6.8m to test & develop innovative approaches to improve health & wellbeing, Care Services Minister Paul Burstow announced last week.
BIG: Projects to help survivors and those at risk, of domestic violence are among those sharing over £7m in National Lottery good cause funding from the Big Lottery Fund (BIG). Some 35 projects across the country have been awarded funding from BIG’s Reaching Communities programme, which aims to help those most in need and build stronger communities.