DAERA Rural Community Development Support Scheme

Northern Area Community Network is one of seven providers awarded this contract to provide local community development support and advice service. DAERA recognises the need to support community development in rural areas and has supported this through the current funding of rural community development through its Tackling Rural Poverty and Social Isolation Framework. The aims of the Rural C...
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Promoting Mental Health, Emotional Well-being and Suicide Prevention Programme

The main aim of the Suicide Prevention Development Officer post is to increase community involvement in promoting mental health and suicide prevention. This project is funded by the Public Health Agency (Northern Area). Working across the Northern Locality providing support to groups and developing initiatives which promote mental and well-being and tackling the determinants of suicide. ...
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Glens Healthy Places – Phase 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxpiAWUsjMc&t=4s Dinner & Dander Cushendun Download the Learning Brief for PB Download the Learning Brief for Glens Men
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SPRING Social Prescribing

Referral Form is available below: Social-Prescribing-Referral-Form-NACN-3Download https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-4driGx5ZU&t=5s
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Healthy Living Centre Alliance

NACN is one of 29 organisations that are part of the Healthy Living Centre Alliance. The Alliance is a collective of community led health improvement organisations based in areas of high inequalities, both rural and urban. NACN are part of the core thematic groups within the Alliance: Social Prescribing Chronic Pain Support Mental Health Physical Activity Food Health ...
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Networks Involving Communities in Health Improvement (NICHI)

NICHI was established in 2009 through Public Health Agency funding (Northern Area). The project operates across the Northern Locality and is managed by the local Community Support Networks including NACN. The aim of NICHI is to support the involvement of communities in improving health and social wellbeing and reducing health inequalities. The aim of the project is to strengthen links bet...
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Pain Support

Our Pain Support Programme is part of NACN's Healthy Living Centre Alliance.  The programme is designed to improve the mental health of those who suffer from pain and encourage people to own their plan while advocating caution and self care with regard to using pain medication.  Funded by the Public Health Agency
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Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme – closed for applications

The Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme is one element of DAERA’s Tackling Rural Poverty and Social Isolation Programme and has been developed to provide rural, community-led, voluntary organisations with the opportunity to avail of financial assistance towards the purchase of equipment or completion of minor capital works (for example to improve community premises) that can contribute to alleviatin...
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Glens Men

Just click on the book cover below to begin reading. When the book opens you can use the tools underneath it to flick the page, zoom in, open full screen etc. You will also have the option to print the book yourself.
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Reconnect – This project is CLOSED

This Programme is now CLOSED
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Glens Healthy Places – This Phase has CLOSED

  The current new phase of this project is supported by the Department of Health and administered by Community Foundation for Northern Ireland. (Phase 2) During Nov 2019 to March 2020 the Glens Healthy Places Programme was lead by NACN across the Glens DEA (District Electoral Area) in partnership with a Local Implementation Group that brought operational expertise across health,...
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Community Food Initiative – This project is CLOSED

This project is now completed. The Community Food Initiative is a healthy eating programme funded by SAFEFOOD. The Programme runs over a three year cycle and it provides people with the knowledge and skills to provide healthy food options for themselves and their families. NACN's CFI is delivered across the Mid Glens area. The Lunch and Snack Box Ideas Workshops Some participants in o...
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Community Leadership – This project is CLOSED

This project is now closed. Local Communities Leading the Way - The project which is funded by the European Union’s PEACE IV Programme, and managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) will bring together representatives of community leaders to both share best practice and provide valuable networking opportunities through the Mid & East Antrim Borough Council area. NACN is delive...
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