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Addiction and Recovery Covid-19 Response Fund

16 Jul 2020 - 15:17 by michelle.foster

collective voiceVoluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations have been at the forefront of supporting people during the COVID-19 crisis. The Addiction and Recovery Response Fund has £322,035 available and will support additional or adapted drug and/or alcohol support necessitated by the crisis – for service users or family members already supported, or for those not yet accessing drug/alcohol treatment.

Organisations must:

  • Be based in England
  • Be one of the following: Registered charity; Community Interest Company with asset lock; or  Other social enterprise
  • Have an annual turnover of £2m or less.
  • Currently deliver drug and/or alcohol-related support/projects

The funding must be used to fund additional or adapted drug and/or alcohol support necessitated by the COVID-19 crisis and could therefore cover the following types of activity (please note this list is illustrative and not exhaustive):

  • Additional or adapted support for those in recovery (including young people) which may include: keyworking, including the delivery of psychosocial interventions; harm reduction advice; mutual aid; remote/digital support; peer support including befriending and buddying; and other critical support where appropriate
  • Outreach efforts to engage local people not in treatment including street drinkers, those sleeping rough, those experiencing domestic violence in combination with substance misuse, young people at risk of exploitation and/or involvement in county lines
  • Work to build an understanding of how people with drug and/or alcohol problems have been affected by COVID-19 in order to better understand support needs
  • Additional or adapted support for family members/carers of people with drug and/or alcohol problems, including children affected by parental use
  • Electronic equipment such as computers, phones or tablets for nonfurloughed staff to enable remote support work (up to a maximum of £5,000)
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE) to enable safe working in compliance with COVID-19 guidelines (no limit)

Grants of between £5,000 and £25,000 are available.

Successful applicants will be notified by Monday 10 August 2020.

Funds must be spent by 31 October 2020 but can be used to fund work dating back to 1 April 2020.

For more information and to apply click here or email: [email protected]

Deadline: 22 July 2020

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