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Brighter Lives

Benefact Trust

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Rolling deadline
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Not for profit (incl. NGOs)
Ireland
UK
Arts, Culture and Heritage Health, Justice and Social Welfare
Overview

Let’s make a positive difference to mental health:

The pandemic has had a dramatic impact on people’s mental health. What was a huge problem across our communities is now a crisis, and support services are stretched like never before. ‘Brighter Lives’ is our new thematic grants programme. It’s focused on helping Christian organisations to respond to the long-term impact throughout society of Covid-19 on people’s mental health – whatever their faith, or none.

Running throughout 2022, this programme will help enable churches and Christian charities across the UK and Ireland to provide increased mental health support for people and communities most in need. How we’re responding to the mental health crisis The Brighter Lives programme covers three main project areas:

  • Supporting existing or emerging specialist services provided by churches and Christian charities for people struggling with mental health issues. Focus is on the most vulnerable who may struggle to access support elsewhere. For example, counselling or similar therapeutic services, which could be delivered in-person, online or by phone.
  • Enabling Christian organisations to train, equip and resource churches and Christian charities to provide: – enhanced mental health awareness and/or mental health first aid – appropriate mental health and wellbeing support groups and services.

Programmes to support the personal mental health and wellbeing of clergy and other church leaders/workers who may be suffering, particularly post-pandemic.

Eligibility

What we do fund:

Christian charities and churches in the UK and Ireland

The repair, restoration, protection and improvement of church buildings, cathedrals and other places of Christian worship

Projects based in disadvantaged areas

Churches and Christian charities who are making a positive impact on their communities

The preservation of sustainable heritage skills

What we don't fund:

Non-Christian charities

Projects overseas

Charities with political association

Projects that benefit only a small part of a community

Multiple applications from the same organisation in a 24-month period

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All information about this funding has been collected from and belongs to the funding organization
19 April 2023