Welcome to Feel Good Factor Leeds

Feel Good Factor was established as an organisation in 2003 after successfully securing 1million funding over a 5 year period from the Big Lottery to address health inequalities and target resources at some of the most disadvantaged communities in Leeds. Feel Good Factor was initially funded to work within the Chapeltown and Harehills area of Leeds.
In 2006 we became a company limited by guarantee and secured charitable status in 2007 leading the organisation to broaden its remit which now allows us to operate on a citywide basis. Since then we have been successful in securing funding to deliver other services and health and wellbeing activities on behalf of Leeds City Council and the Strategic Health Authority and NHS Leeds.

Some of our activities, projects and services include:

Older and Active
Community Wellbeing
Train 4 Life

Older and Active in Leeds. A citywide project delivering healthy living activities and projects targeting people aged 50 and over.
Community Wellbeing focuses on health and wellbeing within the Chapeltown and Harehills area by delivering a range of activities which encourage physical and mental wellbeing i.e. physical activity classes, healthy eating, mental wellbeing activities.
Change4Life provides opportunities and access to training for local people as a first step to formal learning.
Aim
To improve the health and wellbeing of local communities in Leeds by enhancing lifestyles and increasing access to opportunities.
Objectives

To deliver high quality affordable health and wellbeing services

To use our experience and local knowledge to identify local health and wellbeing needs and service requirements

To provide a unique role on BME health and well being issues.

To be a successful organisation with a sustainable resource base.

The focus of our work
The main objective for the year continues to be reducing health inequalities for people living in disadvantaged areas of Leeds. The strategies used to meet these objectives include:

Providing a range of health and wellbeing activities and services which are reflective of the needs of the communities we serve.

Work in partnership with other agencies to ensure the widest range of services and activities is available that best matches the needs of the communities that we serve.

Focus on promoting physical and mental wellbeing in its widest sense.

Provide opportunities for local people to access education and training.

Provision of activities that promotes inclusion and breaks down social isolation.