Almost £900,000 is to be handed out to nearly 40 Nottinghamshire charities and projects that are providing support to vulnerable people in their communities.

Nottinghamshire County Council has approved the help for 39 organisations, which will share £610,182 from the Covid-19 Partnership Social Recovery Fund and £282,817 from the Community Hub Food Plan Fund.

Coun John Cottee, chairman of the Communities Committee, said he was delighted so many good causes would receive the funding to continue with their invaluable work.

“We have a great number of charities and organisations in Nottinghamshire that have gone above and beyond during the pandemic to provide a lifeline to the more vulnerable members of society who have needed support,” he said.

“Therefore, it goes without saying that I hope the funding we have approved will support and enable them to continue with their tireless efforts, which will ultimately improve the lives of so many in their communities.

“I would like to thank the charities and organisations who have taken the time to put together application bids for funding and would like to wish them every success for the future.”

A full list of the projects that will share £610,182 from the Covid-19 Partnership Social Recovery Fund

£7,000 – Mansfield Palace Theatre funding for a 15-week social meeting project to support physical and mental wellbeing, which will enable the project to continue into the New Year. The money will pay for room hire, tutor and community transport costs.

£12,100 – Create Your Arts, Mansfield for volunteer training, expenses, and co-ordination at the project which supports 20 care/adopted children and families through mentoring via an arts on prescription approach.

£59,962 – NIDAS Nottinghamshire Independent Domestic Abuse Service, Mansfield to pay for two full-time posts for 12 months to reduce a 25 per cent increase in demand on the service because of Covid.

£13,170 – YMCA Newark & Sherwood, Newark – to provide weekly sports sessions for 48 weeks for Gypsy Romany families in the district, who have been particularly affected by the pandemic.

£17,802 – Nottinghamshire YMCA, Mansfield to pay for an engagement coach, venue, kit, and facility hire as part of an activity programme for young homeless people to improve physical and mental wellbeing.

£14,900 – Nottingham Forest Community Trust, Newark and Sherwood for a project co-ordinator, venue, kit and facility hire as part of a one-year tackling loneliness programme for around 100 older people and those socially isolated.

£5,000 – Ten Fifty, Mansfield to support the relaunch and delivery of ‘club nights’ for learning disabled and autistic people who have struggled during the pandemic. The money will pay for an event planner and door staff and also cover volunteer expenses.

£22,513 – Ashfield Voluntary Action, Kirkby for three part-time posts as part of a 12-month project which supports up to 2,300 individuals, who are frail or living with dementia to access efficient and targeted support.

£8,100 – Social Action Hub, Rainworth, which aims to provide a range of workshops, life skills and counselling to help rebuild confidence, self-worth and reconnect young people in their community. The funding will pay for volunteer training and expenses.

£8,840 – Active 4 Today Ltd, Newark and Sherwood, which provides a weekly private swim session for older people with additional needs. The funding will cover pool hire spanning two years.

£19,300 – Lifespring Church and Centre, New Ollerton to launch and support a new Memory Café for those living with dementia and carers and an Autism Unlimited support group for families. The funding will cover volunteer training and expenses, overheads for two venues and operating costs.

£29,980 – Farmeco Community Care Farm, Newark and Sherwood and Rushcliffe to deliver three projects — nature care, create with nature and experience days — supporting more than 300 people over a 12-month period. The funding will pay for a co-ordinator, admin support, mobility equipment and transport costs.

£82,882 – Alzheimer’s Society, countywide to employ a community engagement officer for two years, which will aim to establish a Dementia Friendly Nottinghamshire.

A full list of the projects that will share £282,817 from the Community Hub Food Plan Fund

£20,713 – Family Action, Mansfield to deliver 45 social eating events across five venues in Mansfield district. The money will also cover staffing, food and running costs.

£42,488 – Ladybrook Enterprises, Mansfield for the Mansfield Community Share project, which works to address poverty, social isolation, low level mental health issues and loneliness, to pay for a project worker, a community services manager/worker and management costs.

£13,650 – Let’s All Eat, Sutton to cover staffing, food and venue hire costs for its Meet and Eat Project.

£7,752 – Mansfield CVS to ensure the organisation can continue to deliver a food hub distribution centre for the next 12 months, helping to cover staffing, food and venue hire costs.

£10,004 – Newark and Sherwood District Council to provide a growing kit in partnership with Newark College for every primary school in the district as part of the Primary Schools Early Learning and Educational Growing Programme.

£5,527 – Ollerton Community Garden Project to pay for food growing equipment and social eating costs as part of the expansion of the existing community garden.

£35,046 – Rhubarb Farm, Langwith, to meet the costs of developing a Crop to Drop project, which will extend existing fresh food provision to new neighbourhoods across Bassetlaw and Mansfield. The funding will primarily contribute to staffing, the purchase of a chiller van, fuel, and vehicle maintenance.

£10,000 – Venner Nutrition, countywide for the Healthy Food Happy Communities project, in partnership with Home Start, to pay for healthy plant-based food boxes and help families learn about new foods, how to shop affordably and eat a healthy diet.