East Durham AAP priorities
The Area Action Partnership sets its priorities every two years although these are reviewed annually. The AAP is now in the second year of that cycle so the aims of the overarching priority will stay the same for 2023/24 although the name has been changed from 'Covid Recovery' to 'Healthy and Resilient Communities'.
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Current priorities
The AAP priority, Healthy and Resilient Communities covers the themes of:
- Employability
- Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Food provision and poverty
- Support for VCS group
- Advice and guidance
- Organisational sustainability
- Social isolation
- Support for small businesses (through a third sector support organisation)
- Community Safety
- Environment and Climate Change
- Tackling issues caused by the cost of living crisis
Please note:
- The AAP cannot sponsor an individual nor fund a project with only a single beneficiary.
- The AAP cannot accept applications from individuals or certain types of business, such as sole traders, certain types of 'restricted members' clubs or businesses for profit.
- Eligible applicants include Constituted Community groups, Statutory Organisations, Charities, CIOs, CICs, Friendly or Co-op Societies (dependent upon dissolution clause) and 'non profit' businesses. This is not exhaustive.
- The beneficiaries must be from the East Durham area though the activity could take place elsewhere.
Priority Task Groups
We take actions on issues linked to our priorities. To do this, we have priority task groups. These groups are made up of board and forum members and representatives from relevant partner organisations.
At task group meetings, we identify and discuss issues linked to our priorities, and we consider project ideas and requests for funding linked to these issues. If we want to progress any project ideas, we then send them to the board for approval.
If you're interested in getting involved with one of the task and finish groups or would like to discuss an idea you may have for a project, contact us.
- Contact Area Action Partnership - East Durham
- eastdurhamaap@durham.gov.uk
- 03000 262 054
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Our address is:
- Spectrum Business Park
- Seaham
- County Durham
- United Kingdom
- SR7 7TT