Vaccine Champions

, as part of the wider West Yorkshire Vaccine Champions programme funded by West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board.

Community Investment Gateway is funding Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations to recruit and manage Vaccine Champions, with support and training provided by Nova Wakefield District.

The Vaccine Champions model is designed to be flexible, trust based and community led, enabling Champions and VCSE organisations to tailor their approach to local needs. Champions will share trusted information, answer questions, attend community events, offer support and connect people with the services available to them.

These grants are for VCSE organisations already engaging with a target cohort/s in one or more of the neighbourhood areas, or with a track record of delivery there.

Target cohorts

·       Those who are pregnant

·       Babies under 1 year old

·       Pre-school children

·       School-age children

·       Older adults

Target neighbourhood areas

·       Airedale and Ferry Fryston

·       Castleford Central and Glasshoughton

·       Wakefield City Centre

·       Eastmoor

·       Hemsworth

·       Knottingley

·       Normanton

·       North Ossett

·       Outwood

·       Pontefract North

·       Pontefract South

·       Sandal and Agbrigg

·       South Kirkby

·       Upton and South Elmsall

Applications are welcome from community organisations, registered charities, CICs, CIOs, and unincorporated charitable associations. Applicants must have a business bank account for the organisation.

These grants are part of the wider West Yorkshire Vaccine Champions programme funded by West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board.