Improving Local Poverty, Health and Wellbeing

Accrington, England, United Kingdom

Improving Local Poverty, Health and Wellbeing

£21,211

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Aim

Improving wellbeing in the area through the support of our food poverty programmes including the foodbank, curry club and general wellbeing


Bahja Initiative was launched in 2013 to provide support to the local community in Accrington. The projects that have been undertaken have thrived and have had an immense impact on hundreds of people who have participated and taken benefit from them. 

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These projects have included tackling poverty through a food bank and weekly hot food meals through the Curry Club, Wellbeing Multi-Sports Programmes, Youth clubs, Mental Health projects have included Walking Clubs and Coffee Mornings along with many more special events on an annual basis.

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As the cost of living increases we are in need of funding more than ever to continue to serve some of the most vulnerable in our community. 

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Your donations will go much further than usual as every pound you donate will be 100% match funded by the Aviva Community Fund.

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Please donate generously.

Aviva Cost of Living Boost donated to this cause

Aviva Cost of Living Boost has provided £10,260 of match funding

Aviva Community Fund donated to this cause

Aviva Community Fund has provided £116 of match funding


This project successfully funded on 27th December 2022


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