Inspiring Communities is changing lives

Making a difference in

Breckland

Our £1 million Inspiring Communities programme has now been operating for two years, delivering daily support with our partners to some of the most vulnerable people living in Breckland communities.

We are making a positive impact on those who have experienced domestic abuse, social isolation and loneliness, as well as declining mental health or drug and people trafficking.

Did you know...

We are working with 45 different agencies to help directly intervene and support our residents dealing with mental health, isolation, domestic violence, county lines and people trafficking. www.breckland.gov.uk/community/partners

Find out more at:

www.breckland.gov.uk/community

Supporting residents to gain greater control of their health and wellbeing

We are delivering Community Connectors as part of our Inspiring Communities programme, supporting residents with mental health wellbeing, isolation, financial or housing issues, carers and those with complex social needs.

Our Community Connectors provide a social prescribing service which is a holistic approach to supporting people, exploring their issues and helping them take greater control of their health, wellbeing and social welfare. So far, this project has directly supported 200 residents within our community:

www.breckland.gov.uk/social-prescribing

Breaking the chain of abuse in Breckland

Through our Inspiring Communities programme we are working with our partners at The Daisy Programme and Rowan Project to support men and women who have been affected by domestic or sexual abuse. For support and advice visit www.daisyprogramme.org.uk

New mental health support available Over £145,000 shared to local community groups by Our Breckland Lottery

Along with Breckland Youth Advisory Board, Breckland Council is directly intervening to help reduce the waiting list for mental health support in our community.

We are now jointly funding a £35,000 programme of additional mental health support for young people and families within the district.

Find out more at www.cup-o-t.co.uk/build-

together-the-breckland-youth-mentalhealth-project Our community lottery is going from strength to strength, helping raise funds for local community groups, sports clubs and resident groups.

We have some amazing fundraising success stories, including how PACT Animal Sanctuary has raised an AMAZING £21,500 from Our Breckland Lottery since it started.

Find out how your group could use the lottery to fundraise or purchase a ticket to support a local group and be in with a chance to win our top prize of £25,000 in the weekly draw:

www.ourbrecklandlottery.co.uk

Breckland Mindful Towns project trains 250 Mental Health Champions

We are recruiting 250 Mental Health Champions to help to support our towns and parishes to become more ‘mindfully’ connected places.

We helped create the Breckland Mental Health Community Partnership (BMHCP), involving Breckland Council, Norfolk and Waveney Mind, Wellbeing Norfolk and Waveney, and YANA. It has created the ‘Mindful Towns’ project, enabling free-to-access programme of Mental Health Champion training, which will directly empower residents to hold safe conversations with someone experiencing mental health issues, and signpost them to support. Visit www.breckland.gov. uk/mindfultowns to get involved.