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Comic Relief, in partnership with Walkers, has launched a new fund to help improve people’s mental wellbeing through arts and comedy.
The Smiles Fund will award funding of between £100,000 and £300,000 to between eight and twelve charities in the UK for proposals which use participation in the arts and comedy to challenge stigma and provide community-based support for people who are experiencing emerging symptoms of poor mental wellbeing.
Funding will support a mixture of project and core costs for proposals that are shaped by people with lived experience, including those facing:
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discrimination and disadvantage
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prolonged uncertainty and unemployment
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emerging mental wellbeing challenges
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loss and isolation
Comic Relief will be hosting 3 Zoom Q&A sessions to answer any questions applicants may have about the fund.
Zoom Session 1(opens in new window) – Wednesday 11th August, 11am-12pm
Zoom Session 2(opens in new window) – Thursday 19th August, 10am-11am
Zoom Session 3(opens in new window) – Wednesday 25th August, 2.30pm-3.30pm
The deadline for applications is 11am on the 15th September 2021.
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