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Community Impact

Neighbourhood

Our aim: Residents will be actively contributing towards making their neighbourhood a great place to live.

Community Fund enables local community improvements

Almost 13,000 people have benefited from becoming more active in their communities, gaining new skills and improving their health and wellbeing, after accessing Community Fund grants worth £45,925. The Fund offers grants of up to £500 to help fund community projects and initiatives. Local group the SMART Recovery Group, which helps people stop addictive behaviours, has positive things to say about the impact that funding has made. They said, “We have provided the only recovery group within the Little Hulton area, assisting local residents to receive support in relation to all aspects of recovery. This will reduce the burden on social care, health and policing in the area .” Other projects to benefit include Walkden Junior Cricket Club, which has created three junior teams, contributing to a reduction in anti-social behaviour in the area. Meanwhile, the Sparky Summer Camp is teaching valuable life skills to young people through team building, as well as improving health and wellbeing .

Neighbourhoods were proactively managed through 821 breach of tenancy cases

Grounds maintenance improved the appearance of 31 neighbourhoods in Salford

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