Kickstart community wellbeing projects at 19 Hills, Newport

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Jonny Currie and 19 Hills CIC are organizing this fundraiser.

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Hi, we're Jonny and Matt, both local NHS primary care professionals in Ringland, an area in the east of Newport originally built for the old Llanwern Steelworks (now largely closed).

Credit: Jodie Marie Photography and Wellness & South Wales Argus.

We believe the NHS could do so much more to improve the health and wellbeing of our communities, but there’s not always the collaboration or time spent with communities to know what’s needed, so we can target our resources wisely.

We set up the 19 Hills CIC (registration number 15565444) to help put the voice of community members front and centre amidst the all welcome investment from public sector, housing association and other partners in Ringland and Alway.

You can read about the history of our social enterprise in an article in the South Wales Argus.

We would love your support to kickstart our plans for community health and wellbeing for our area, starting with:

£3000 to fund and pilot new wellbeing support in art, sport, dance and music with University of South Wales, Newport Live and others

£5000 to fund a health tech and data science bootcamp for youth aged 16-24 with technology partners, leading to we hope new roles and apprenticeships for the area

£12,000 for a 19 Hills Community Mobiliser, organising and engaging our residents to understand how services can best meet local needs, while strengthening assets for wellbeing in the area

Watch our video below and visit www.19hills.org to find out more, including chance to sign up to our monthly newsletter updates.