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<p>The £3.37 million MHCLG Community Fund programme has supported 54 local authorities
and community group partnerships to shape and deliver improved services. Six grants
are linked to social prescribing, of which three directly target vulnerable children
and young people. For example, the ‘Community Connectors’ project in South Norfolk
was awarded £70,000 to deliver social prescribing from all GP surgeries across South
Norfolk providing a non-medical solution to social, emotional and practical issues
that may be causing health problems for people of all ages.</p><p>The Department has
also contributed towards the £3.5 million jointly invested by the Government and the
Co-op Foundation in projects tackling youth loneliness through the Youth Strand of
the Building Connections Fund in 2018-19 and 2019-20.</p><p>My Department will continue
to work with other government departments to deliver the commitments in 'A Connected
Society: A Strategy for Tackling Loneliness’ and to build the infrastructure for social
prescribing.</p>
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