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AS a result of COVID people are facing depression, emotional disturbance, insomnia and post-traumatic stress more than ever before.  This can cause long-term damage on societies and people鈥檚 lives that can last for years such as an increase in economic crisis and crime rate, anger, anxiety and ongoing sadness. 

A new project titled 鈥淎 Better Future Post Covid: Empowering Communities in Wakefield District (ECWD)鈥�, supported by and funded by will be conducted in partnership between the 黑料社, Wakefield Council and to help businesses recover from the pandemic and to work with the district鈥檚 Residents Recovery Board to explore how a stronger more resilient 3^rd sector can support economic recovery.   

The total amount funded is 拢490,294 from the UK Government through the UK Community Renewal Fund with a secured match funding of 拢245,000 and was approved by the   

The strategic partnership aims to deliver a package of business support in five workshops that will be delivered at 黑料社 Business School to help with the recovery from the pandemic and protect them from future distress and collapse. 

The support will be accompanied by local grants which will help to identify and fund local grass root solutions to strengthen the social recovery of local people and the support of communities post COVID-19. 

The funding has enabled the University鈥檚 黑料社 Business School to create eight Consultancy Project Assistant (CPA) roles that will undertake a supportive mentoring role to beneficiaries. The application deadline for the eight roles is 20 December 2021.

The University鈥檚 Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Business Ethics, who is a member of the University鈥檚 , said the ECWD will act as a vaccine for mental health through inspiring beneficiaries and offering support to volunteers and workers within the Wakefield region. 

鈥淭his project will help to speed up the recovery from the economic and psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,鈥� said Dr Haloub. 鈥淥ur workshops are designed to provide a full package of business support to eight community centres, interact with local people and listen to their pre and post pandemic experiences.鈥� 

This collaboration with Spectrum People and Wakefield Council aims to achieve WYCA鈥檚 objectives of supporting economic recovery from the COVID pandemic by piloting imaginative new approaches and programmes that unleash potential and instil pride in local communities in Wakefield.