HomePrevious Grants:
Major Grants Approved in 2007
Community Foundation, Local Action on Global Issues, Newcastle upon Tyne.
£40,000 contribution to a grant making programme run by the Community Foundation.
To educate and raise awareness of environmental issues. The money will be used to make grants to projects that have specific local outputs, giving participants a greater awareness of global issues at the end of the project.
Easterside Partnership, Easterside, Middlesbrough
£47,750 over 3 years towards the salary costs of 3 part time Youth Workers and towards office overheads
A small voluntary organisation which runs a number of activities with the aim of improving the social, economic and environmental well being of the 3,500 people who live on the Easterside Estate. 2nd instalment of a 3 year grant.
Amble MACPI Drop In Centre, Amble, Northumberland.
£15,248 over 2 years towards the Youth Services Co-ordinator.
A youth drop in offering support and activities to socially excluded young people. 2nd instalment of a 2 year grant.
The Seaham Youth Initiative, Seaham, Co. Durham.
£45,000 over 3 years towards a Youth Worker.
This project provides a detached youth worker for five sessions a week, on the Eastlea Estate in Seaham. The worker provides a wide range of activities and access to training. 3rd instalment of a 3 year grant.
Ferryhill Ladder Centre, Ferryhill, Co. Durham.
£45,000 over 3 years towards core costs.
This project was set up in 2001 by local residents, who were concerned at the lack of facilities on their estate. They provide welfare and benefits advice, activities and events and have built a community garden which can be enjoyed by the whole community. 2nd instalment of a 3 year grant.
Farringdon Jubilee Centre, Farringdon, Sunderland.
£45,000 over 3 years towards general running costs.
The centre provides community services, training and activities for people who live in the Farringdon area of Sunderland. They provide youth groups, kids clubs and a job link service, which is particularly targeted at hard to reach groups in an area with high unemployment. 2nd instalment of a 3 year grant
CHANCE, East End, Sunderland.
£45,000 over 3 years to help to fund the post of Administration and Finance Officer.
Chance focuses on providing practical support, information and learning opportunities for parents, carers and children, to help improve their quality of life. They work in an area where there is a high dependency on benefits, and a large proportion of people living on low incomes. 2nd instalment of a 3 year grant.
The Bridge Enterprise Centre, South Stanley, Co Durham
£45,000 over 3 years towards salary costs.
A training and resource centre providing informal learning opportunities for local residents. 3rd instalment of a 3 year grant.
Pennywell Neighbourhood Project, Sunderland.
£45,000 over 3 years towards core costs.
A resident led community health and resource centre, providing activities aimed at families living on the Pennywell Estate in Sunderland. The project also organises a range of healthy living initiatives and child care. 1st instalment of a 3 year grant.
Thornaby & District Credit Union, Teeside.
£45,000 over 3 years towards the salary of the Manager.
This charity provides local people with the opportunity to save at local outreach points and have access to low cost loans on deprived estates across Thornaby & Stockton. 1st instalment of a 3 year grant.
Delves Lane Community Association, Consett, Co Durham.
£45,000 over 3 years towards the salary of a Centre Co-ordinator.
This community centre provides the only meeting place in the village of Delves Lane, as well as a range of educational and social activities. 2nd instalment of a 3 year grant.
Headlight, Sunderland.
£43,272 over 3 years towards the salaries of part-time support staff and administration workers.
A mental health charity which aims to offer help and advice to anyone living with mental ill health and their families. 3rd instalment of a 3 year grant.
New Directions, Stockton.
£28,000 over 2 years to fund the salary of a Crisis Worker.
This group offers a drop in service and counselling to people suffering from anxiety and mental health problems across the borough of Stockton. 1st instalment of a 2 year grant.
The Willows Centre, Stockton on Tees, Teesside
£26,746 over 2 years for the Centre Resource Worker.
A community resource centre operating in a very deprived area to run activities for children. 1st instalment of a 2 year grant.
West End Refugee Service, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear.
£40,113 over 3 years towards salary costs for a Project Worker.
This project offers practical help, support and advice to refugees and asylum seekers. 1st instalment of a 3 year grant.
Newcastle Advocacy Project, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear.
£36,000 over 3 years for a project worker.
A project working with people with physical and learning disabilities and mental health problems. 1st instalment of a 3 year grant.
Escape Family Support, Blyth, Northumberland.
£36,000 over 3 years for salary costs.
A charity that provides support, counselling and educational information for drug users, their families and carers. 3rd instalment of a 3 year grant.
Independent Advocacy, North Shields, Tyne and Wear.
£22,770 over 2 years towards general running costs.
The charity provides advocacy to vulnerable people living in North Tyneside, to help ensure that they can express their views in relation to their care and in official matters such as benefits and housing. 2nd instalment of a 2 year grant to help the charity develop a group for women with learning disabilities.
Links, Hexham, Northumberland.
£33,000 over 3 years towards core costs.
A supported housing advice and information project offering employment and training services. 1st instalment of a 3 year grant.
Pelton Fell Community Group, Pelton, Co Durham.
£21,560 over 2 years to cover salary costs of a part- time Administrator.
Pelton Fell Community Group provides a range of activities and classes in a deprived ward, which is currently undergoing significant regeneration. 2nd instalment of a 2 year grant.
HEBNAC, Hebburn, Tyne & Wear.
£30,000 over 3 years towards general running costs.
This project gives debts, welfare rights and benefits advice to people living in the Hebburn area. The area has many people living on low incomes, with two wards in Hebburn being in the top 10% of the most deprived wards in the country. 3rd instalment of a 3 year grant.
Caring Hands, Shieldfield, Newcastle.
£30,000 over 3 years towards core costs.
A community project offering a range of services to support older and disabled people living in the Shieldfield area, to enable them to continue to live independently. They organise drop in sessions, social meetings and a handyman service. 2nd instalment of a 3 year grant.
Headland Future Ltd, Hartlepool.
£30,000 over 3 years towards general running costs.
To educate and raise awareness of environmental issues. The money will be used to make grants to projects that have specific local outputs, giving participants a greater awareness of global issues at the end of the project.
Choysez, Bedlington, Northumberland.
£30,000 over 3 years towards core costs.
A youth group which runs training, team building, basic skills and employment courses for young people aged between 16 and 19. The project works with 250 young people each year in a part of South East Northumberland which is noted for its high levels of deprivation. 2nd instalment of a 3 year grant.
Kids Kabin, Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear.
£30,000 over 3 years towards the salary costs of the full time Project Administrator.
A community arts centre providing creative arts, performing arts and crafts facilities for local young people, schools and community groups. 3rd instalment of a 3 year grant.
Families in Care, Monkseaton.
£10,000 for 1 year towards general running costs.
A mental health project for socially excluded birth parents and their children, who have often been adopted or are living in foster care.
EVA Women’s Aid, Redcar, Teesside.
£30,000 over 3 years towards general running costs.
Eva Women’s Aid gives support and advice to families who have experienced domestic violence. The grant is to support the Children’s Outreach Project, helping children to overcome their fears and concerns. 1st instalment of a 3 year grant
Pallion Action Group, Sunderland.
£30,000 over 3 years towards the salary of the Centre Manager.
This group was started in 1993 to offer a meeting place and activities for residents who were concerned at the increase in crime and anti social behaviour in the area. 1st instalment of a 3 year grant.
St Simon’s Community Project, South Shields, Tyne & Wear.
£30,000 over 3 years towards core cost funding.
This community initiative was started by local residents in 1993, to offer IT courses, job search facilities and help with CV writing to local unemployed people. 2nd instalment of a 3 year grant.
Cowpen Quay Community Association, Blyth, Northumberland.
£19,116 over 2 years to employ Support Staff for twenty four hours each week.
The Association runs a wide range of activities for people living in the Cowpen Quay and Croft wards of Blyth. They are ranked as the 76th most deprived ward in the country. 1st instalment of a 2 year grant.
St John’s Living Well, Stockton on Tees.
£18,000 over 2 years towards the funding of a Development Worker.
A community project which runs a number of activities helping to promote the emotional health and wellbeing of people living in a deprived area of Teesside. 2nd instalment of a 2 year grant.
EastleaCommunity Centre, Seaham, Co Durham.
£17,226 over 2 years towards the salary of a Development Worker.
A charity established in 1971 to run activities for people of all ages on the Eastlea Estate in Seaham, which is among the top ten most deprived communities in England. 1st instalment of a 2 year grant.
Consett Churches Detached Youth Project, Consett, Co. Durham.
£22,500 towards the salary of a part time Administrator/Multi-Media Officer.
The youth project provides youth workers and activities in an area where there are few other activities available for young people. 2nd year instalment of a 3 year grant.
St Cuthberts Youth and Community Project, Middlesbrough.
£7,150 over 1 year towards running costs.
This project was established by local residents who were determined to provide some activities in an area where there were few facilities for children. The area is undergoing significant regeneration and redevelopment.
Hartlepool Families First, Hartlepool.
£21,000 over 3 years towards core costs.
A self help group which runs play schemes and after school clubs for families in Hartlepool. They also run a Health Bus which tours the town and gives free health checks, especially for people who are reluctant to visit their GP. 2nd instalment of a 3 year grant.
Deaf Hill Ward Partnership, Trimdon Station, Co Durham.
£6,000 over 1 year towards the salary of the Caretaker/Centre Manager.
This project was started in 2002 by local residents who were keen to improve the community spirit. They now provide youth groups, a mother and toddler group, and IT classes for over 400 people each week.
Manor Residents Association, Hartlepool.
£10,000 over 2 years towards core costs.
Manor Residents Association is run by a group of local residents, to improve the quality of life for people living on the estate. 1st instalment of a 2 year grant towards the costs of running a youth project for sixty disaffected youngsters who are at risk of exclusion.
Beadnell Parish Council, Northumberland.
£5,000 over 1 year towards general running costs.
To support youth provision in an isolated rural community in Northumberland.
Jubilee Fields Community Association, Shildon, Co Durham.
£9,624 over 2 years towards the salary of a Cook.
This community association provides a range of activities sessions for children and elderly people on an estate on the outskirts of Shildon and provides healthy, low priced food for people attending the centre. 1st instalment of a 2 year grant.
Hands on Cookery Workshop, Co Durham.
£3,800 contribution towards staff time, ingredients and classroom for thirty sessions.
Hands on Cookery runs workshops teaching basic cookery skills to people across the county, allowing vulnerable people to attend the courses without charge.