Australia Post has announced the recipients of its 2021 Community Grants, three Shoalhaven organisations among the 76 awarded a total of more than $500,000 in funding in support of mental health projects.
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Local initiatives were awarded up to $10,000 each to help fund programs that improve connection and mental wellbeing in communities.
Love Culburra Beach
Love Culburra Beach has been awarded a grant of $9000 for its work to improve mental health and wellbeing in Culburra Beach.
The grant will fund its project, Mental Health and Community Connectiveness Project, which brings together the Culburra Beach community to participate in personal wellbeing programs.
The project aims to reduce social isolation, improve participants' mental health and support community recovery and reconnection following recent natural disasters.
Shoalhaven Health and Arts
The organisation has been awarded a grant of $6000 for its work to improve mental health and wellbeing in Bomaderry. The grant will fund its Listen, Share, Learn project, which connects older community members with trained volunteers to share personal stories and experiences.
The project aims to create informal supports and destigmatise talking about older people's mental health issues.
Shoalhaven Suicide Prevention and Awareness Network
SSPAN has been awarded a grant of $2000 for its work to improve mental health and wellbeing in Nowra.
The grant will fund its G'day Mate BBQ project, a regular event for local men to connect and build informal networks of support.
The project aims to connect participants to reduce feelings of isolation, enhance coping skills and help-seeking behaviours and bolster self-esteem.
It is the second year the grants have had an emphasis on supporting mental health, and works alongside the partnership Australia Post has with Beyond Blue to support the mental wellbeing of Australians.
The announcement of grants recipients continues a focus on mental health during September, with Australia Post also encouraging people to connect using free pre-paid postcards as part of a collaboration with Beyond Blue.