Lanarkshire community groups encouraged to apply for funding

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New funding has been made available for community groups in Lanarkshire that provide short breaks and services to carers.The Creative Breaks programme is now open to applications and provides a 12-month grant to third sector organisations to create and develop projects for both carers of adults and young carers and the people they care for.Creative Breaks is a funding programme of the Short Breaks Fund operated by Shared Care Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Government.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android The programme has a £1million budget available for 2022-23.Applications for grants are being accepted until Thursday, May 19, and the year-long grants will be handed out in October 2022.

Amanda Moffat, Short Breaks Fund Grants Officer, told Lanarkshire Live : “Over the course of the last funding round Creative Breaks supported a total of 44 projects – with an average grant of £13,000 - to deliver short breaks to more than 4000 unpaid carers across Scotland. “Breaks from caring are a vital part of unpaid carers being able to look after their own health and wellbeing and having suitable short break services available locally is an essential part of this."We encourage organisations in Lanarkshire to consider applying to the Creative Breaks funding programme for a grant to deliver short breaks