Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Funding announcement

33 community and voluntary organisations have received grants totalling £425,000 from the Scottish Government’s Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund in East Lothian. This will enable people across the County to access more projects and activities designed to support good mental health and wellbeing, in the communities where they live and work. The investment will fund a wide range of projects including befriending services; art therapy sessions; community garden growing workshops; day trips for older people: outdoor programmes; local food pantries and community kitchens.

·      The Ridge SCIO

·      Our Community Kitchen

·      Gullane Day Centre

·      Headway East Lothian

·      Groundswell Community Project Scotland CIC

·      Dadswork

·      Tranent Allotment Association

·      Fostering Compassion SCIO

·      CAPS Independent Advocacy

·      Street Soccer (Scotland) Ltd

·      Fa’side Community Kitchen

·      First Step Community Project

·      Natural Connections

·      Radio Saltire SCIO

·      Harlawhill Day Centre Management Committee

·      New Beginnings Club East Lothian

·      Families Outside

·      Clark Community Choir

·      Home-start East Lothian

·      The Sporting Memories Foundation Scotland

·      Dementia Friendly East Lothian CIC

·      North Berwick in Bloom

·      Whitecraig Community centre Association

·      The Pennypit Community Development Trust

·      Keep the Heid Mental Health Café

·      Changes

·      Stepping Out

·      Health in Mind

·      Anam Cara

·      Wee Red Upcycles

·      Environmentalhealth CIC