The National Lottery Community Fund supported Compassionate Voices and The Power of YOU throughout the Covid Pandemic. Initially granting our project with funding from the Government’s Coronavirus Community Fund and then with two annual funding pots to support our community and The Power of YOU Wellbeing & Empowerment workshops. In November 2023, we once again received funding for our ‘Bridge to a More Fulfilled Life’ project
In October 2023 Compassionate Voices were successful in receiving their first grant from ‘Children in Need’. Using the same strategies that have been successful to empower women, the workshops will enable 11-18 year old girls to share their experiences, form bonds with one another and realise that they are not alone in their circumstances, or how they feel. It’s because of the generosity from ‘Children in Need’ we are now making this happen with ‘This is ME’ and ‘Map to Fantastique’ Workshops.
In December 2023, Compassionate Voices CIC successfully received funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. This was for our ‘One Step Further’ project and enables us to organise 3 excursions to places of interest. These excursions will include Liverpool ( The Beatles Story), Stratford-Upon-Avon ( Shakespeare’s Story) and Chatsworth House ( Christmas Story)
Nottinghamshire County Council has not only funded The Power of YOU workshops in the Ashfield/ Mansfield areas,
but also a Speak Out event at The John Godber Centre, Hucknall in November 22 and our monthly Step Outs too.
Derbyshire County Council’s support is ongoing. We have already received funding for The Power of YOU Wellbeing and Empowerment Workshops, Step Outs and a Speak Out event at Loundsley Green Community Centre too
In 2022, Derbyshire Voluntary Action’s Feeling Connected Project funded 4 x The Power of You Workshops in North East Derbyshire. Funding also included a couple of Step Outs (monthly Peer Support sessions) to follow after.
Foundation Derbyshire funded our first The power of YOU Workshop in Feb/March 2020.
Initially taking place at Derby Women’s Centre, we transferred the programme on line during the first lock down.
Compassionate Voices were successful in receiving a small grants fund from Derbyshire Voluntary Action. This was to deliver ‘The Power of YOU Workshops in Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire and Bolsover.
The Compassionate Voices Halloween and Christmas parties took place at Loundsley Green Community Center.
Ashfield Voluntary Action has funded two The Power of YOU Workshops that have taken place in the Ashfield Wellbeing Centre, Kirkby.
ATTFE College have been supporting Compassionate Voices CIC since 2022. We have already hosted two successful The Power of YOU Workshops from their premises in the Idlewells Shopping Centre, Sutton in Ashfield. We also run a monthly Step Out session from there too.
Animal’s Asia was founded by Jill Robinson in 1998. With sanctuaries based in China and Vietnam, the animal welfare charity’s main mission is to rescue Moon Bears from bear bile farms. One of Sharon Bull’s favourite charities, she visited the China sanctuary in 2016 and has since sponsored her favourite moon bear Kevin. Jill joined Compassionate Voices on International Women’s Day during lock down to share her inspirational story.