THE FLOWHESION FOUNDATION
Background:
Flowhesion is a Multi award-winning charity focused on Community Cohesion. Headquartered and founded in Bolton we deliver health, wellbeing, substance misuse, community empowerment, resilience, education, sports, employability, leadership, and criminal justice programmes in the town and across Greater Manchester. We simply want all communities to live better, feel better and achieve more! Our vision is one of vibrant, balanced communities where everyone feels they belong, areas that value each other’s cultures and contributions, localities that have high aspirations for themselves and others and places where people who want to build strong, civic, and social foundations do just that!
Approach:
Our interventions are holistic in nature. We understand that individuals are part of complex social units. For meaningful change to occur with the individual we will work, where we can, with their whole social unit. Our range of interoperable services allow us to do this comfortably. We allow personalisation of our delivery pathways for beneficiaries that take into account their individual needs. We are deeply embedded In communities experiencing racial inequalities (CERI). We partner with our statutory and third-sector partners across Greater Manchester, leveraging our networks in disadvantaged wards to bring meaningful social outcomes to our beneficiaries. Flowhesion’s approach is unique because it is rooted in current social research, particularly in sociology, social capital, and community integration theories. By utilising concepts like bonding and bridging capital, we ensure our programmes foster trust and mutual understanding between different communities. Bonding capital strengthens in-group loyalty, but bridging capital—the connection between diverse socio-economic groups—is essential for building sustainable relationships and combating societal isolation. Our programmes are designed with these principles in mind, ensuring that they not only address immediate issues but also promote long-term, positive change for cohesive, integrated communities.
Impact:
To see the impact programmes have had across Bolton and Greater Manchester see the link below:
