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Grant helps mental health charity Ed Space meet growing demand on the Isle of Man
Overview
Mental health charity Ed Space has received a £50,000 grant from the government's dormant assets fund, administered by the Manx Lottery Trust. The funding will finance two full-time positions for a year to expand its peer-support services and help the organization keep pace with increasing demand across the Isle of Man.
Key points
- Ed Space received a £50,000 grant from the government's dormant assets fund.
- The funding will pay for two full-time roles over the next year to expand peer-support services.
- The charity currently runs eight weekly peer-support groups in Douglas, Ramsey, Castletown, and Peel.
- Shirley Cain co-founded the charity after her brother Eddie Joyce died by suicide.
- The Manx Lottery Trust administers the fund on behalf of the Isle of Man Treasury.