{"id":68192,"date":"2021-05-20T14:24:05","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T13:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=68192"},"modified":"2021-12-16T18:31:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:31:58","slug":"housing-association-project-aims-to-improve-the-health-and-wellbeing-of-cardiff-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/sport-health\/housing-association-project-aims-to-improve-the-health-and-wellbeing-of-cardiff-communities","title":{"rendered":"Mental health and well-being: Key to Housing association project for Cardiff communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Newydd\u2019s community regeneration project, Hapi has expanded to Cardiff to also benefit those who don\u2019t live in their homes.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Hapi-Hub.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68200\" width=\"770\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Hapi-Hub.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Hapi-Hub-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Hapi-Hub-770x424.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Hapi-Hub-293x161.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Hapi-Hub.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68200\" width=\"770\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Hapi-Hub.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Hapi-Hub-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Hapi-Hub-770x424.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Hapi-Hub-293x161.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>HAPI is part of Newydd Housing Association&#8217;s commitment to creating sustainable communities (Credit: Hapi Cymru). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff and the Vale residents will benefit from projects to improve the health and nutrition of some of the deprived areas of Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After its success in Rhonda Cynon Taff, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newydd.co.uk\/how-we-can-help\/get-involved\/hapi-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hapi<\/a> (healthy, aspiring, prosperous and inclusive) Cymru launched in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan last Wednesday. Hapi works with the community by delivering free activities focusing on food and nutrition, physical activity, emotional wellbeing, and education training and employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are so many people who have been part of the programme who have said it has been genuinely life-changing,\u201d said Rachel Honey-Jones, head of Community Regeneration at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newydd.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Newydd Housing Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHealth and wellbeing, it\u2019s not a one size fits all, if you\u2019re having low-level mental health issues getting out into nature and doing physical activity has been proven by science and research to support your mental health,\u201d she said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative has helped those such as \u2018Babs\u2019. Who is blind and takes part in a sensory impairment drop-in scheme. Before the group was set up she would never leave the house or speak to anyone apart from her children. She felt like there was nothing there for people with sensory impairments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHapi is the right name for this project because it does just make you Happy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"440\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/1-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"68238\" class=\"wp-image-68238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/1-4.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/1-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/1-4-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/1-4-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/1-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"68238\" class=\"wp-image-68238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/1-4.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/1-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/1-4-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/1-4-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_P1020609.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"68255\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_P1020609.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=68255\" class=\"wp-image-68255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_P1020609.jpg 780w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_P1020609-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_P1020609-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_P1020609-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_P1020609.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"68255\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_P1020609.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=68255\" class=\"wp-image-68255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_P1020609.jpg 780w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_P1020609-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_P1020609-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/thumbnail_P1020609-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">\u201cIf I was allowed to trademark and sell it as a product I would,\u201d said Rachel. \u201cIt is fantastic, and the changes people have made, the consistent feedback that we get.\u201d (Credit: Hapi Cymru)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Newydd was very keen to move into Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan as it is where over half of their homes are. The area is not seen as a deprived area in terms of the indices of multiple deprivation as there are affluent farming communities in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou have Barry bang slap in the middle of the Vale of Glamorgan, which is an area of high deprivation, where we have over 1,500 homes that we own,\u201d said Rachel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk\/Documents\/Our%20Council\/Achieving%20our%20vision\/Partnerships,%20Policies%20&amp;%20Plans\/Local%20Service%20Board\/LSB%20Reports%20and%20Documents\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-LSB-Tackling-Poverty-Report-(Final-Draft).pdf\">Research<\/a> in 2015 showed that there were higher numbers of households with income levels below 60% of the Great Britain median income in the southern areas of the Vales of Glamorgan, particularly in Barry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The previous Lottery Community <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk\/funding\/grants\/0031053257\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">funding<\/a> for the initiative only covered the Rhonda Cynon Taff, so Hapi weren\u2019t able to support tenants in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The National Lottery Community Fund <\/a>distributes over \u00a3600 million each year to communities in the UK with money raised by players of The National Lottery.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI started looking for other fundings and <a href=\"https:\/\/cavuhb.nhs.wales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cardiff and Vale University Health board<\/a> made complete sense because they\u2019ve got completely the same outcomes and requirements that we\u2019re looking to do,\u201d said Honey-Jones. \u201cImproving people\u2019s lifestyles and lifestyle choices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/FINAL-410x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/FINAL-410x1024.jpg 410w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/FINAL-120x300.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/FINAL-770x1925.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/FINAL-293x733.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/FINAL.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/FINAL-410x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/FINAL-410x1024.jpg 410w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/FINAL-120x300.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/FINAL-770x1925.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/FINAL-293x733.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/FINAL.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Newydd funds the project as well as applies for funding from The Lottery and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, all events and documents are branded as Hapi. The Project separates itself from Newydd to make it accessible for anyone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf we have activities in that community then it needs to, in order to foster that community cohesion, be accessible for all,\u201d said Rachel Honey-Jones. \u201cBy it being a \u2018Newydd\u2019 project people may not see that,<strong> <\/strong>by it being a Hapi project it takes that away&#8221;, she added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By making the initiative separate from Newydd it also allows the project to self-sustain itself. Funding from projects such as the National Lottery Community Fund is only available for a few years of the funding regime, so Newydd aims to equip the community to support each project themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"440\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Buggy-Fit.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"68235\" class=\"wp-image-68235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Buggy-Fit.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Buggy-Fit-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Buggy-Fit-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Buggy-Fit-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Buggy-Fit.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"68235\" class=\"wp-image-68235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Buggy-Fit.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Buggy-Fit-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Buggy-Fit-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Buggy-Fit-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"440\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Wheelchair.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"68256\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Wheelchair.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=68256\" class=\"wp-image-68256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Wheelchair.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Wheelchair-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Wheelchair-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Wheelchair-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Wheelchair.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"68256\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Wheelchair.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=68256\" class=\"wp-image-68256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Wheelchair.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Wheelchair-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Wheelchair-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Wheelchair-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">HAPI hopes to see this kind of initiative replicated in other parts of the UK. (Credit: Hapi Cymru)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rachel said: \u201cwe always look for community volunteers who are really passionate about the activity they are taking part in, and then we train them and upskill them so they are able to undertake the role an officer might undertake, such as treasury management.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of HAPI\u2019s rugby groups in Rhonda Cynon Taff is an example of this. Hapi no longer supports the group, and they are able to completely sustain themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cYou need to talk to people and hear their stories and see how much things have changed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Hapi launch - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YzHlQiIg0mo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Hapi launch - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YzHlQiIg0mo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; 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