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The ‘Connect Me’ grant initiative is dedicated to enhancing the well-being of islanders through culture, arts and physical activities. At the heart of this initiative are our ‘Connectors’ but who exactly are these Connectors, and what is their mission? For some, life on the island can be challenging at times, anxiety and loneliness can easily … Read more Embracing Community Wellbeing: Connecting Our Community
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Embracing Community Wellbeing: Connecting Our Community
The ‘My Time’ Project: Empowering Young Carers
We’ve all either been through it or may well be going through it right now… growing up! Throughout everyone’s formative years, there will, of course, be times that will be or have been challenging. Navigating the various challenges presented at school, by friends and, of course, families. Imagine though, if you can, that on top … Read more The ‘My Time’ Project: Empowering Young Carers
CONNECT ME: Connecting Our Communities Grant Scheme
he Connect Me: Connecting Our Communities Grant Scheme initiative is helping the lives of Jersey residents. By providing grants of up to £5,000 for projects that promote participation in arts and physical activities, the scheme is helping to build a more connected and healthier community.
Since its start in 2022, the scheme has supported 106 different projects, making a significant impact across the island. The additional 46 grants for 2024 promise to continue this positive trend, ensuring that more Islanders can benefit from the opportunities to connect, create, and thrive.
Connecting Communities Through Creativity: The Acorn Project
The Jersey Employment Trust is a charity that has been supporting people with disabilities and long-term health conditions to gain employment and develop their skills for the last 20 years. Its social enterprise, Acorn in Trinity, offers those they support with work and training opportunities. Last year they took Acorn, and 18 of their clients, on the … Read more Connecting Communities Through Creativity: The Acorn Project
Connect Me: Dreaming Trees, Immersive Bracelets
The Connect Me initiative have distributed 1,000 illuminated wristbands to several charities to share.
Connect Me – Kerouac Adventures, building a community.
Jersey can be a very isolating place and Mark, one of the team at Kerouac Adventures, knows only too well how this can then have a knock on effect on mental health, particularly that of men.
Skate Space Jersey: Empowering Young Skateboarders for a Brighter Future
Skateboarding is not just a sport; it’s a culture, a way of life, and a form of self-expression.
Over the years, skateboarding has gained immense popularity and has evolved into a global phenomenon. It’s a sport that bridges age, gender, and cultural gaps, providing a sense of community and belonging for millions around the world.
Building Stronger Communities: Releasing Better Neighbours
In an era where rehabilitation and reintegration are gaining more traction as effective methods to reduce recidivism, initiatives like the “Releasing Better Neighbours” programme at HMP La Moye are paving the way for a more constructive approach to incarceration. Prisoners are encouraged to address offending behaviour through the programme which was inspired by the Seven Pillars of Recovery research conducted by prisoners in Norway.
Embracing Health and Sustainability
Jersey’s First Fermentation Club Cultivated by Scoop the Sustainable Cooperative.
In a world that often moves at breakneck speed, fermentation club stands as a reminder to slow down, connect with the past, and savour the rewards of patience and preservation
Jersey Youth Choir: Take a chance on us!
Thanks to receiving a grant from the Connect Me: Connecting our Communities Grant Scheme, The Jersey Youth Choir has been able to minimise costs to its participants so that money isn’t a barrier for those interested in getting involved.