Cost of living submission

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A Flax Corn Dolly on Blockhouse Park 2023
23 February, 2023
Last year we created a Flax Corn Dolly on Blockhouse Park. We’d like to do it again, in April 2023, building on success of last year’s event with a series...
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Feeding the community
23 February, 2023
This is a tried and tested model which does what it says on the tin. We feed those in the community who are the most vulnerable whether adults, families,...
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The Knowledge Book Project
23 February, 2023
Last year 5,052 Plymothians sought advice from our service on over 27,000 issues. 61% of them were advised on issues relating to cost of living, 1,039...
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Stoke JarSquard
23 February, 2023
We'd like to get Stoke JarSquad off the ground! JarSquad brings people together to communally preserve food, curb waste, and revitalize the art of...
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Affordable Youth Residentials
23 February, 2023
We are an established Youth Work Project with a passion to transform the lives of young people in our City. We run several youth residential trips every...
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Daily Cause to Pause
23 February, 2023
Take a moment right now to bring someone to mind - a friend, colleague, neighbour, service user, family member - who you know is really struggling, whether...
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Get Crafty
22 February, 2023
Get Crafty will offer low income families a chance to be creative together in a warm, safe and friendly environment. Being creative together encourages...
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“Not on my own”- Improving wellbeing and enabling people experiencing homelessness to reach their full potential and thrive through personalised support.
22 February, 2023
Homelessness is a marginalising and lonely experience linked to occupational deprivation and mental and physical health inequality. People affected by...
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Growing The Village Hub
22 February, 2023
We want people to come together to help us to Grow the Village Hub. The best conversations happen when you are focused on another activity. At the Art...
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English4Equity
22 February, 2023
It takes a village to educate a child. Language must not be a barrier to anyone having a normal life. This project will in it uniqueness bring the host...
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Home Economics - Core Skills for home, life and work!
21 February, 2023
Well established, our innovation drives our passion to empower people to gain the skills and mindset to attain self sufficiency, resilience and contentment....
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£4 Budget Cinema Ticket for Unwaged or Low Income
21 February, 2023
We don’t want people to break the habit of coming to the cinema because they can’t afford it. It is widely proven that engagement with the arts alleviates...
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Motherland seed
21 February, 2023
Being displaced from a motherland or your root of origins creates a huge disorientation in the personality, confidence and sometimes the willingness of...
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The Kind Shop
21 February, 2023
We need to keep the Scrapstore running for the benefit of all, whilst we continue to apply for grants, and do amazing trading through the till, workshops...
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Giving a Warm welcome
20 February, 2023
The cost of living crisis is hitting not only the unwaged or very low waged, it also presents serious challenge for those who are in work and not on benefits....
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We Count Too
18 February, 2023
Many myths have been rooted relating to men and mental health regarding accessing support; bravado- men's persona and self image has been a barrier and...
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Cost of Living Workshops
16 February, 2023
Our cost of living workshops will equip the community with life long skills, tools and knowledge to be able to manage financial and life unknowns throughout...
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Practical ways to save money
15 February, 2023
Colebrook SW have been working in the community for many years and deliver a range of community projects from their centres which are the St Budeaux and...
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Y's Group (Over 60's)
15 February, 2023
As part YMCA Plymouth's Health & Wellbeing agenda, we've established a new project (Y’s-Group) aimed at supporting senior citizens aged 60+. This...
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Eat Well Roadshow
15 February, 2023
Livewell Southwest’s Wellbeing Team and Food is Fun CIC have a track record of working collaboratively to support individuals and groups with healthy lifestyle...
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Mindful Art Club Cost Of Living
14 February, 2023
Our aim for this project is to bring our community together, give everyone a voice, generate relisilence, provide social networks and create wellbeing....
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Giggles Crisis Support
13 February, 2023
Art Craft & Giggles CIC is a grassroots organisation working with real people hit hardest & whose mental health is severely declining due to the...
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Energy advice and small interventions to help GREET cohort
12 February, 2023
Seadream Education CIC is a not profit organisation set up in 2017 by three female doctorate scientists. Our mission is to improve individual, community...
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Community drop in @Turnchapel
11 February, 2023
Bringing people together in a new safe space local community environment (Amber aged 12). We recognise a need owing to the pandemic and cost of living...
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"Click here to apply"
10 February, 2023
Families with disabled children are much more likely to struggle to heat their homes and cut back on food this winter. Research from the Resolution Foundation...
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Feast of Fun
09 February, 2023
This project has a target community of children from wards with high levels of deprivation or households with identified vulnerabilities. The beneficiaries...
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Onward community drop in activities
09 February, 2023
By continuing to be able support vunearable local residents
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