Mental Health & Wellbeing Investment Fund Launch

We are pleased to announce the new Mental Health and Wellbeing Community Investment Fund, following agreement with Lincolnshire partners and as part of the Community Mental Health Transformation Programme. This brings together the Community Asset Development Allocation and the Managed Care Network, Mental health funding.   The Mental Health and Wellbeing Community Investment fund will […]

Shine Lincolnshire are seeking “Fairy Godparents”

This is how Belinda, Shines Business Manager describes Shines board of trustees…They sit high enough to guide and ensure governance, but sit low enough to assist and mentor without interfering.   Shine’s board of trustees & staff are from diverse backgrounds, but all have a passion for mental health.   When we asked our Business […]

Shine’s December Update

Welcome to the final Shine bulletin of 2022! We hope you enjoy reading updates from across the community and looking forward to what the rest of December and the New Year has in store. In this issue find updates on where to find Warm Spaces and Festive Support for those in need of company and […]

Monday 5th December is International Volunteer Day!

Today is World Volunteers Day and having volunteered over the past 2-3 years (including at Shine!), I thought it was ideal to talk about my experiences and their positive impacts. My first voluntary position was in my third year at university when I held a mental health role, advocating for students’ mental health. I loved […]

Fears over debt as more people could turn to loan sharks to cover Christmas

Nearly one in ten people turned to loan sharks to cover the costs of Christmas last year. More than half of victims turned to illegal money lenders in order to pay for essentials such as utilities, food and fuel in the first half of 2022. New campaign #SleighNoToLoanSharks aims to protect communities from the devastating […]

Shine’s November Update

We hope you enjoy reading our November bulletin and seeing what’s going on around the county over the next month. Click here to view the bulletin. If you would like to sign up to receive our bulletin straight to your inbox, email us at [email protected].