Funded by the National Lottery, Halton Connected is a new project hosted by Halton & St Helens VCA.
As you know, the people of Halton experience wide ranging health inequalities compared to other parts of the country, and you; the voluntary sector organisations have been successfully helping local people overcome the challenges brought about by inequity for many years. But, the last few years has seen the introduction of new challenges, the likes of which have not been seen; ranging from the impact of the cost of living crisis, reduction in statutory service provision, and the legacy of Covid-19 – all of which has led to lower than average life expectancy, and increased hardship for our community.
The Halton Connected team is made up of two Community Connectors, Jessica for Widnes and Joanne for Runcorn; and Development Officer, Laura, for Halton.
The Community Connectors aim to link in with local organisations, to understand what you do, and the difference you make to reducing health inequity in the community. Jessica and Joanne will help foster partnership working, promote what you do and actively encourage local people to engage with your services.
Working closely with Jessica and Joanne, Laura will be supporting local organisations to develop and grow. This will include developing resources, and facilitating activities that enable the sector to actively demonstrate the difference made in reducing health inequity across the Borough.
Would you like to know more about the project? Is there something you would like to chat with us about? If so, please do not hesitate to contact us at,
Laura – lbeechey@haltonsthelensvca.org.uk
Joanne – jbeech@haltonsthelensvca.org.uk
Jessica – jbanks@haltonsthelensvca.org.uk
If you would like to sign up to our Halton Connected Newsletter, the link below will take you to the VCA Newsletter sign up page:
https://www.haltonsthelensvca.org.uk/form/vca-newsletter-sign-up
Together we can overcome health inequality.