LANCASHIRE BME NETWORK

One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis

Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Lancashire BME Network Ltd

Lancashire BME Network supports Black and minoritised communities in Lancashire through advocacy, support and programmes covering financial resilience, employment, loneliness, mental health and small ....more

Lancashire BME Network supports Black and minoritised communities in Lancashire through advocacy, support and programmes covering financial resilience, employment, loneliness, mental health and small grants for community groups. This grant supports the development of a Lancashire BAME Youth Work Network which will support youth workers and young people from Black and minoritised backgrounds to inform regional and national youth work policy and practice.

COVID19 - Lancashire BME Network (LBN) formed in 2014 following a merger between Lancashire Women’s Network (est. 1996) & Lancashire BME Pact (est. 2003) both had worked closely & merged in ....more

COVID19 - Lancashire BME Network (LBN) formed in 2014 following a merger between Lancashire Women’s Network (est. 1996) & Lancashire BME Pact (est. 2003) both had worked closely & merged in recognition of their complementary aims, objectives & goals to support marginalised BME communities across Lancashire. We continue to address multiple disadvantages that BME groups & communities face in employment, education, wellbeing and justice. This feeds in to the programmes we deliver at a community level. We are an infrastructure organisation & our membership (it’s offering) & services are open to any minoritised groups*, specifically those minoritised due to ethnicity & colour. Our membership is diverse in many ways including; ethnicity, location, type of activity delivered & size. Under our infrastructure service offer we deliver a number key strands primarily: capacity building activities to our members; convening & facilitate discussions in a safe space for dialogue & discussion; representation at strategic local, regional & national level and advocacy. Journey of funds: National Emergencies Trust and The Clothworkers’ Foundation funds to Comic Relief, Comic Relief to intermediary partners, and intermediary partners to grassroots organisations. Co-funded by National Emergencies Trust, Esmee Fairburn Foundation and The Clothworkers’ Foundation (with the amount of £225,607.05)

Unrestricted grant over two years to Lancashire BME Network Ltd under the Infrastructure funding programme

To support a pilot project for effective mental health intervention for refugee men

Lancashire BME Network (LBN) will use the funding to continue to deliver advice and guidance to those who struggle to access mainstream services due to language mobility and cultural barriers.

One year core funding to support Lancashire BME Network Ltd to sustain their work to support work addressing Mental Health Complex Social Issue (CSI) during COVID19

This new project led by Lancashire BME Network is delivering an information, advice and guidance service to people from the Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BAMER) community living in East ....more

This new project led by Lancashire BME Network is delivering an information, advice and guidance service to people from the Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BAMER) community living in East Lancashire. The project will be delivered in partnership with four grass-root BAMER organisations, who already support and have the trust of their local communities. It will provide emotional and practical support to improve the well-being, resilience and life-chances of those taking part.

The project will use the funding to deliver a celebration and awards event, where a range of black minority ethnic (BME) groups will exhibit their native arts and crafts. They will write a good ....more

The project will use the funding to deliver a celebration and awards event, where a range of black minority ethnic (BME) groups will exhibit their native arts and crafts. They will write a good gesture message which will be translated into English and provide music and dance activities for BME and native communities. This will celebrate the multi-ethnic cultural diversity in Lancashire and provide an award to people who have showcased the work they have done in the county.