In response to the COVID-19 pandemic the Essex County Council (ECC) Public Health and Strengthening Communities teams, in partnership with local Facebook Admins, set up the Essex Coronavirus Action Support (ECAS) approach. This initiative is a part of Essex County Council’s wider digital first approach to strengthening communities which has also been applied in other projects addressing mental health needs...
A report setting out the challenges faced around health inequalities prior to the coronavirus pandemic and explores considerations of how COVID-19 may impact on them.
This data set is for grants awarded during the financial year 2018-2019 under the Community Initiatives Fund grants programme. Grants awarded under this round were available up to £10,000 for both capital and revenue projects, that fulfilled outcomes of creating, procuring or developing community assets; enhancing existing community assets or developing initiatives that strengthen a community
