Decision details

The Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing has been approached by the Sahara Project (Preston) Ltd. requesting grant support of £50,000, to supplement Big Lottery funding, for delivery of the 'Moving On' project. The project will involve working with women from BME communities to build their self-confidence and improve financial independence by:

• providing front line support for women to address their immediate needs;
• undertaking follow up work to support women to play a greater role in society by providing advocacy and support in accessing employment, mental health services, domestic abuse support, housing, child and welfare benefit, and on other issues;
• initiating delivery of services in other geographical areas to support BME women.

Note: The following decision is different than the recommendation set out in the published report.

County Councillor Azhar Ali, the Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing, approved that the grant funding of £50,000 is released to Sahara Project (Preston) Ltd urgently in order to meet the requirements of the Lottery Funding.