Grants made in 2002

Social Development

Grants approved over £10,000

Action for Peoples in Conflict - £81,000
Towards the salaries over three years of a Mental Health Clinical Supervisor and specialist interpreters to improve the mental health and learning of young asylum seekers in Hull schools.

Action for Prisoners' Families - £60,000
Towards the core costs over three years of improving services for families of prisoners, producing resource material and influencing government policy.

Action to Regenerate Community Trust - £75,000
Towards the salary over three years of the Chief Executive of the Trust, which works to engage local people in forming solutions to difficulties within their communities.

Advocacy in Gateshead - £49,288
Towards the salary over two years of the Self-Advocacy Worker to provide a range of advocacy services for adults with learning disabilities.

Aftermath - £23,000
Towards the costs of supporting the families of serious offenders.

Airborne Initiative Scotland - £28,000
Towards the salary of the After-care Worker to improve the training and job access skills of young male ex-offenders during and following their attendence at an Airborne Initiative course.

Albyn House Association Limited - £53,598
Towards the salary over two years of the Co-ordinator of a new informal service which aims to reduce the social isolation of alcohol dependent people in Aberdeen.

AnyBodyCan - £45,000
Towards the salary over two years of an Enterprise Coach to promote the economic and social inclusion of disabled and disadvantaged people.

Ashfield Women's Centre - £60,000
Towards the salary of the Centre Manager to deliver a programme to help women in a disadvantaged area reach their potential.

Attercliffe & Darnall Community Enterprises Limited - £24,500
Towards the salaries of the Community in Business team to support sound economic growth activity and tackle social exclusion.

Breakout, Lowestoft - £17,029
Towards the salary of a Project Worker to support the personal and social development of young people.

Brighton Oasis Project - £54,695
Towards the salary over two years of a Children's Services Manager for the project which works to prevent and reduce drug-related harm to women and children.

British Institute of Human Rights - £40,750
Towards the salary of the Director to oversee theorganisation's programme of work aimed at increasing public awareness of human rights and enabling vulnerable groups to understand their rights.

Bryncynon Community Revival Strategy - £37,400
Towards the salary over two years and costs of the Administration/Finance Officer for the project which works with those who are the most socially excluded in the community and identifies ways in which quality of life can be improved.

Camden & Westminster Citizen Advocacy - £55,680
Towards the salaries over two years of two Crisis Workers to provide advocacy to adults with learning disabilities.

Campitor - £47,556
Towards the salary costs over two years of a Senior Economic Development Worker to facilitate community regeneration through faith communities in the Wakefield area.

Canopy Housing Project - £60,000
Towards the salary over three years of the Project Co-ordinator to enable disadvantaged young people in need of housing to renovate disused houses and create a home for themselves.

Care & Repair, Leeds - £30,000
Towards the salary over three years of a Housing Options Support Worker for the project which enables older people to live independently in their own homes.

Carers Lewisham - £81,065
Towards the salary over two years of a Project Worker and running costs to enable people who care for ill family or friends to gain confidence and skills, and gain employment when caring responsibilities end.

Centre for Human Ecology - £50,000
Towards the salary over two years of a Community Empowerment Programme Manager to deliver a range of courses to those living in disadvantaged communities in Scotland.

CHANGE - £75,000
Towards the salary over three years of the National Director to address the findings of the Government's White Paper for learning disabilities and promote the inclusion of learning disabled people.

Chase Action Group - £60,000
Towards the salary over three years of the Centre Co-ordinator to develop the Chase Neighbourhood Centre as a local focus for community activities and services.

Chell Area Family Action Group - £71,032
Towards the salary over three years of a Development Worker to promote community participation and self-help.

Citizens Advice Bureau Oxford - £100,000
Towards the salaries over two years of two support workers and running costs to increase the service available by using prison volunteers to develop a new telephone advice centre.

Coin Street Centre Trust - £100,000
Towards the salary and on costs over two years of a Director to oversee the development of a new community and support programme and neighbourhood centre.

Commonside Community Development Trust - £20,000
Towards the salary over two years of a Project Manager to direct the work of the Trust which creates an infrastructure of community projects to meet essential needs and develop community buildings as a secure base for the projects.

Community Central Hall - £77,811
Towards the salary over three years of a Project Coordinator to work with Gypsy Travellers in helping them to access mainstream services, raise awareness of their culture and lifestyle and thereby improve social inclusion.

Community Development Finance Association - £30,000
Towards the costs of supporting the new Chair to enable this new association to promote access to finance in the poorest communities.

Community Enterprise Limited - £29,926
Towards the costs for 'Inspire II', which will work to develop a culture of enterprise in the social economy of the East of Scotland.

Community Links - £90,000
Towards costs over three years of implementing the 'Empower' strategy which will provide development opportunities for workers at all levels of the organisation.

Community Projects Trust - £60,000
Towards the salary over three years of Project Worker and revenue costs to increase the capacity of rural community groups.

Community Technical Aid Centre - £48,534
Towards the salary over three years of a Resources Co-ordinator and associated costs of building the capacity of voluntary and community organisations to deliver sustainable regeneration projects relating to the local environment or buildings.

Community Volunteers Enabling Youth - £57,390
Towards costs over two years of the Peer and Next Step Befriending schemes to enable disadvantaged young people to take part in community and educational programmes.

Craven Advocacy - £30,000
Towards the salary over three years of an Advocacy Worker to enable those who are using mental health services to participate more fully in the decisions being taken about their care.

Creative Living Centre - £24,644
Towards the salary of a Volunteer Co-ordinator to develop a programme to enable more people to benefit from all the resources available at the centre in Manchester.

Crest Waltham Forest - £42,000
Towards the costs over three years to extend services for people with enduring mental health problems.

Cymdeithas Tai Hafan - £41,550
Towards the salary and on costs over two years of the Young Women's Outreach Worker to support disadvantaged and homeless young women in working towards training and employment.

Deafblind UK - £77,000
Towards the cost over two years of the construction and installation of two permanent exhibitions within the new National Centre for Deafblindness.

Democratic Dialogue - £90,000
Towards core costs over three years of contributing to and encouraging political dialogue, policy development and civic participation in Northern Ireland.

Derbyshire Coalition for Inclusive Living - £46,508
Towards the salaries over two years of two part-time Participation Programme Co-ordinators for the work which aims to increase the number of disabled people participating in their local communities.

Derwentside Rural Crime Initiative - £41,367
Towards the salary over two years of a Project Worker to enable local people to define their community crime problems and to help them develop crime prevention strategies.

Durham Young People's Centre - £45,000
Towards the core costs over three years of the Centre which creates positive ways in which young people can make informed choices about their lives.

Eastwards Trust (Services for Elders) - £82,864
Towards the salary over three years of a Resource Centre Manager for the Trust which supports ethnic minority elders and adults with learning difficulties.

Edinburgh Volunteer Tutors Organisation - £28,683
Towards the salary and costs of a Project Development Worker to improve the confidence and abilities of disadvantaged young people.

Elfrida Society - £37,087
Towards the salary over three years of a part-time Development Worker and Project Co-ordinator to work with people with learning disabilities in running an entertainment venue.

Exeter Community Umbrella - £60,000
Towards the salary over three years of the Volunteer Co-ordinator for the project which supports and empowers people who are homeless to change their circumstances and take more control over their lives.

Fair Trials Abroad - £25,000
Towards core costs of the work to influence improved implementation of the law and access to justice, and a better social environment in Britain and abroad.

Faith in the Future Limited - £76,000
Towards the salary and costs over two years for a business development programme to support and train individuals from BME backgrounds in entrepreneurship and business activity.

Family Matters - £43,164
Towards the salary over three years of the Project Director to support vulnerable and socially isolated families with adolescent children and to help young people overcome poor school attendance and exclusion.

Family Project (Coventry) - £30,000
Towards the salaries of crèche workers for the project which supports families experiencing severe stress.

Feat Enterprises - £24,783
Towards the salary over three years of the Burgh Lodge Project Manager to improve real job opportunities for disadvantaged people.

Female Prisoner's Welfare Project - £48,000
Towards the salary over three years of a part-time Volunteer Co-ordinator who will recruit, train and match volunteers with female prisoners who are foreign nationals or from BME communities.

Forum @ Greenwich - £71,956
Towards the salary over three years of a Timebank Development Worker to set up a timebank in East Greenwich.

Furniture Resource Centre Limited - £70,296
Towards the salary over 18 months of the Head of People Development to diversify the workforce by opening up opportunities to people from a wider range of disadvantaged groups.

Future Regeneration of Grangetown - £64,808
Towards the salary and costs over two years for a Community Worker to oversee a community audit and take forward its results.

Gwellheans Recovery - £22,777
Towards the costs of off-road motorcycle courses, and associated training, to engage with people who are at risk or in recovery from drug/alcohol abuse.

Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations - £18,927
Towards the salary of an Administrative Worker and running costs for the project to improve the self-esteem and individual prospects of Ringland residents.

Halt Domestic Violence - £69,000
Towards the salary costs over three years of an Advocacy Caseworker to improve access to support and advocacy in the criminal and civil justice system for women experiencing domestic violence.

Haverfield and Brentford Towers Community Trust - £81,000
Towards the salary over three years of a Co-ordinator to further develop work to address issues of poverty, lack of facilities for children and young people, unemployment and social isolation on the estate.

Headland Future Limited - £25,000
Towards the salary of the Development Officer to enhance the social and educational development of young people living in a deprived part of Hartlepool.

Himmat - £90,000
Towards the salary over three years of the Director of Himmat which promotes social inclusion and life long learning among young Asian people.

Inside Out Trust - £120,000
Towards the core costs over three years of the organisation's work in improving the skills, inclusion and job prospects of people in prison by involving them in work which helps other disadvantaged people.

Institute for Public Policy Research - £33,661
Towards the costs of an eight-month research project to develop successful asset-based welfare policies.

Jesus Army Charitable Trust - £50,000
Towards salaries and running costs over two years of a drop-in centre with facilities and training to build the capacity of socially isolated and disadvantaged people.

Kids Company - £100,000
Towards the 'Kids in Lunch Time Training' project to train and support vulnerable adolescents to work as trainee facilitators during lunchtime arts and sports activities for primary school children in the London boroughs of Islington and Hackney.

Kilcooley Central Residents Association - £56,821
Towards the salaries over two years of a Project Manager and an Administrative Worker to run a restorative justice project.

Kurdish Information and Advocacy Centre - £56,820
Towards the salary over two years of an Access Worker to support Iraqi Kurds in Hull integrate into the host community.

L.A.M.H. Recycle Limited - £50,913
Towards the salary over two years of an additional Technician/Support Worker to develop the employability of people who have experienced mental health difficulties.

Landau Consultants - £30,909
Towards the salary over three years of a Charity Manager of the project which supports disabled and disadvantaged indviduals access training and employment opportunities.

Landau Consultants - £51,609
Towards the salary and costs over two years of a Manager for a work experience project for people with learning disabilities.

Manchester Black & In Care Group - £29,960
Towards the costs of the family support service project to provide support to predominantly black young people and families who are experiencing the impact of social exclusion.

Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture - £46,576
Towards the salary over two years of the Project Co-ordinator/Psychotherapist and project costs of the work to enable survivors of torture to rebuild their lives through a combination of horticultural work and psychotherapy.

Mental Health Media Council - £50,000
Towards the costs over two years of providing resources, training and support to people who have experienced mental distress so that they can successfully challenge discrimination in their local communities.

Menter Fachwen - £18,900
Towards the running costs over two years of the community café which provides work and independent living skills for people with learning disabilities.

Midland Refugee Council - £65,169
Towards the salary over two years of an Employment, Education and Training Officer to assist refugees to convert their qualifications to UK equivalents.

Montgomeryshire Family Crisis Centre - £55,350
Towards the salary over three years of the Senior Practitioner and project costs of supporting people exposed to domestic violence.

Moseley Community Development Trust - £25,000
Towards the salary over three years of a Community Development Worker to lead the sustainable regeneration of the neighbourhood.

National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux - £45,335
Towards the costs of the volunteer helpline and materials to increase awareness of CABx and the number of volunteers.

National Council for One Parent Families - £136,418
Towards the costs over three years of a volunteer maintained client information and referal system.

National Tenants Resource Centre - £108,480
Towards the costs of a community self-help training and grant programme for those working with communities in low income areas.

Neighbourhood Initiatives Foundation - £60,000
Towards core costs over three years to enable residents of deprived neighbourhoods to bring about positive changes to their lives through participation in local projects.

New Century Halls Limited - £47,368
Towards the salary over three years of a Disabled People's Involvement Project Worker to involve disabled people in the regeneration of the area.

New Era Enterprises - £60,000
Towards the salaries over three years of support workers and costs of training and direct assistance to local groups to improve the quality of life and work for people involved
with local voluntary and community groups.

New Horizon Youth Centre Limited - £25,000
Towards the costs of the Keeping it Real programme, including the salary of the Young Men's Worker, to provide training and support to young men who have been excluded from society to gain meaningful employment.

One25 Limited - £75,000
Towards the salary over three years of workers on a project to support women involved in street prostitution in Bristol.

Our Voice - £68,882
Towards the salary over three years of an Advocacy Worker for deaf people with additional disabilities.

Partners of Prisoners & Families Support Group - £90,000
Towards the core costs over three years of maintaining the existing services to prisoners' families and providing stability and security to develop new projects.

Peper Harow Foundation - £35,902
Towards the core costs of the family placement project which helps children overcome trauma, abuse and deprivation and offers foster-carers support to develop and sustain long-term foster placements.

Peterborough Women's Centre - £21,714
Towards the salary over two years of a Minority Ethnic Volunteer Co-ordinator to empower BME women to acquire skills and experience for employment and to promote cross-cultural understanding and friendship.

Prisoners' Families & Friends Service - £61,357
Towards the salary over two years of a Criminal Justice System Links Worker and costs of promoting the support which is available for prisoners' families.

Public Concern at Work - £120,000
Towards the core costs over three years of their work in developing a response to whistleblowing.

Race on the Agenda - £30,000
Towards the salary over three years of a Senior Policy Officer to enable the organisation to provide a co-ordinated response to issues of discrimination, isolation and violence affecting London's black and ethnic minority people.

Reclaim - £62,270
Towards the salaries and running costs over two years of a Support Worker and an Employment Co-ordinator to work with adults with learning disabilities.

Refugee Action - £83,253
Towards the costs over three years of the Wellbeing Programme to prevent asylum seekers and refugees who are particularly isolated in dispersal areas from developing mental health problems.

Rural Community Network (NI) - £64,185
Towards the costs over two years to develop and co-ordinate a rural consultation service to ensure policymakers hear the voice of excluded groups in rural communities across Northern Ireland.

Safe in the City - £61,843
Towards the salary over two years of a Young People and Families Programme Manager to work with young people at risk and to influence policy around family work and social exclusion.

Shared Care Network - £40,656
Towards the salary and on costs over two years of the Finance/Administrative Officer to enable the operation to work independently of Bristol University.

Shelter - £100,000
Towards the costs of ensuring effective implementation of the 2002 Homelessness Act so real changes are made for all homeless and badly housed people in England.

Shieldfield & Battlefield Community Development Project - £42,000
Towards the salary over two years of a Project Worker for the project which provides opportunities for training, education, employment and community enterprise initiatives for local residents.

Shrewsbury Homes for All - £28,948
Towards the salaries over two years of a part-time Tenancy Support Officer and a part-time Administrative Assistant for the organisation which works to help the homeless access accommodation.

Single Parent Action Network - £82,398
Towards the salary over three years of a Network Development Officer and running costs to enable self-help among one parent family projects.

Sixty Plus - £19,123
Towards the salary costs over two years of a Project Worker and running costs for a scheme which increases the independence of visually impaired older people.

Spinal Injuries Association - £25,000
Towards the salary of a Peer Support Development Officer to develop a network of spinal cord injured volunteers in England and Wales who can offer peer support to newly paralysed people and their families.

St Chad's Community Project & Family Resource Centre - £65,242
Towards the salary over three years of a Senior Family Centre Worker to provide a family support service for local people, develop local support networks and offer parenting advice and community-based learning.

St Christopher's Church Springfield PCC - £64,298
Towards the salary over three years of an Asian Family Support Worker to initiate the provision of support to Asian women.

St Francis' Children's Society - £60,000
Towards the salaries over three years of four co-ordinators to expand their work in the black and dual heritage ethnic minority communities by identifying more prospective adopters for minority children.

St Helens Living & Working Credit Union Steering Group - £55,912
Towards the salary over three years of a Development Officer to establish a credit union.

St Mary's Community Centre - £48,208
Towards the salary over three years of a Business Development Officer to improve the organisation's income generating potential.

StartHere - £250,000
Towards the core costs of sustaining the organisation for an interim period to enable the further development and dissemination of this new information system.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Board for Social Responsibility - £50,000
Towards the salary and on costs over two years of the Development Worker to develop a range of learning and parenting initiatives to tackle rural poverty and social exclusion.

T.A.S.C - £30,000
Towards the salary over three years of a Training Co-ordinator to provide a secure environment for adults with learning disabilities to develop self esteem and motivation and learn new skills.

The Beacon Centre Trust - £57,450
Towards the recruitment and salary over two years of a Development Manager for a community centre in a deprived community in Cardiff.

The Blind Centre for Northern Ireland - £30,000
Towards the salary over two years of the Audio Services Co-ordinator to provide audio tapes for blind and visually impaired people.

The Clarences Community Partnership - £43,294
Towards the salary over three years of a Café Supervisor to enable residents to oversee the day-to-day running of a new facility which aims to reduce the social isolation of local residents and provide high quality and healthy food.

The EXTERN Organisation - £24,800
Towards the costs over two years of a pilot project to support vulnerable ex-offenders through a circle of support and accountability.

The Magdalene Group - £25,500
Towards the salary over three years of the Co-ordinator of a centre for women sex workers.

Tow Law Community Association - £41,995
Towards the salary over three years of a Community Worker for a project to extend and refurbish the community centre to provide improved community facilities.

Trinity Methodist Church Youth & Community Centre - £68,443
Towards the salary over three years of a Volunteer Co-ordinator.

Troedyrhiw Boys & Girls Club - £21,123
Towards the salaries of a Youth Worker and an Administrative Assistant for the club which provides social, educational and recreational opportunities for young people.

The Judge Institute, University of Cambridge - £150,000
Towards the costs over three years of developing a Masters course in community enterprise to increase the skills of voluntary and community leaders and develop a research base.

Vassall Centre Trust - £51,350
Towards salaries and promotional costs over two years to develop and promote the Vassall Centre and its conference centre for disabled people to ensure high standards, inclusiveness and long-term viability.

Walton Youth Project - £30,000
Towards the salary over three years of a Youth Worker and ten part-time sessions per week to make initial contact with young people in their natural meeting places and develop a responsive service to offer support over a wide
range of issues.

Wearmouth Community Development Trust Limited - £13,149
Towards the salary of a Project Director to enable local residents to participate in sustainable regeneration of the area.

Weston Spirit - £60,000
Towards the salary over two years of the Co-ordinator of the Up2U Awards Scheme through which young people reward good services by adults.

Whalley Range Youth Opportunities Association - £22,700
Towards the salary of a Project Co-ordinator to improve and assist community participation and self-help through learning and development programmes.

Women's Aid Federation of England - £120,000
Towards the salary over three years of a Policy and Development Officer to ensure the needs and voices of survivors and specialist service providers are taken account of in domestic violence policy and service development.

Youth Action Northern Ireland - £70,000
Towards the salary and costs over two years of the Senior Project Manager to spearhead a joint project between Youth Action and Extern.


Grants approved up to £10,000

Adept Community Development Agency Limited - £10,000
Angolan Advice and Information Centre - £6,650
Arab Group in Hounslow - £9,900
Aston Community Youth Project - £10,000
Bannside Community Group - £10,000
Bartonians Sunday Luncheon Club - £5,128
Bedminster Down Girls' & Young Women's Centre - £5,016
Bengali Women's Group - £5,000
Bethwin Road Neighbourhood Playground Association - £10,000
Big Buzz After School Club - £7,046
Birmingham Refugee Children and Youth New Hope Partnership - £9,780
Breaking Free - £9,598
British Institute of Human Rights - £6,600
Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London - £7,137
Changes East Lothian - £10,000
Chase PAIRs Domestic Violence Forum - £10,000
Cheetham Al-Hilal Community Project - £10,000
Cheltenham & District Carers and Families - £5,100
City Gateway - £8,870
CLASS Community Association - £8,000
Clifton Methodist Church Children and Young People's Project - £10,000
Clive Project - £3,000
Community and Voluntary Forum: Eastern Region - £350
Creative Community Crafts - £2,000
Dolphin Society - £10,000
Dosti Muslim Group - £5,930
Edinburgh Carers Council - £10,000
Ethnic Access Link Scheme - £10,000
Foyle Parents and Friends Association - £7,000
Frank Longford Charitable Trust - £5,000
Glasgow Association of Family Support Groups - £1,729
Gloucestershire Domestic Violence Support & Advocacy Project - £9,513
Greenlands Community Centre - £7,430
Greenwich and Lewisham Congolese Welfare Group - £3,400
Greenwich Citizen Advocacy Project - £9,360
Guernsey Grove Community Project - £6,000
GYL Project - £5,000
Hadston House Community & Youth Drop-In Centre - £8,778
Hastings Trust - £10,000
Hereford Volunteer Centre - £10,000
Honeycomb Community Project - £5,000
Hoot - £8,700
Innellan & Toward Family Centre - £1,200
Inverclyde Peace Initiative - £5,000
IRIS Vision Resource Centre - £10,000
James Wiltshire Trust - £7,124
John Paul II Youth Club - £10,000
KIDS VIP - £10,000
Kilmuir and Logie Easter Action and Development Group - £10,000
Kings Cross Project, Widnes - £10,000
Kiveton Park & Wales Community Development Trust - £8,300
Lightburn Elderly Association Project - £8,000
Llansilin Play Scheme - £2,520
Longhill Link Up Trust - £10,000
MAAN Liverpool Somali Healthy Mind Project - £10,000
Marches Family Network - £3,970
Merton Volunteer Bureau - £9,148
Muslim Women's Resource Centre - £10,000
Neighbourhood Elders Team 8,500
Newbiggin Hall Detached Youth Work Project Limited - £10,000
Noah's Ark Community Cafe - £10,000
Norfolk & Norwich Families' House - £10,000
North Benwell Black Resident's Support Group - £7,802
Open Doors North Tyneside - £10,000
Parkway Parent & Child Project - £5,565
Pembroke Street Youth Club - £8,620
People & Drugs - £5,400
Phoenix Employ - £10,000
Pilton Central Association - £5,900
Praxis Mental Health - £500
Puffin (Wick) Community Project - £2,500
Redbridge Concern for Mental Health - £5,000
Rock House Trust (Doncaster) - £7,500
Ruchill Parish Church, Church of Scotland - £10,000
Rugby Racial Equality Council - £9,500
Sandwell Young Carers - £7,216
Sangayi Association - £10,000
Scarborough Churches Detached Youth Work Project - £9,000
Scottish Association of Sign Language Interpreters - £7,500
Senior Action Group Edinburgh - £7,377
Sheffield Conservation Volunteers - £2,000
SHOBUJSHATHI - £10,000
South Birmingham Young Homeless Project - £5,000
South Holland User Group - £3,120
Southbank Churches Family Action - £10,000
Southwark Homeless Information Project - £5,000
SPLITZ - £10,000
St Mary & Chad Ten Plus Club - £3,000
St Peter's Bengali Association - £8,000
St Thomas Community Project - £10,000
Stacksteads Riverside Park Group - £10,000
The David Hume Institute - £2,270
The Ivy Project - £9,855
The Outpost Housing Project - £10,000
The Source - £5,000
The Volunteer Link Scheme - £6,189
Tullochan Trust - £10,000
Vale Volunteer Bureau - £10,000
Vale Volunteers - £10,000
Wakefield Prison Visits Children's Play Facility - £7,812
Warrington Carers Link - £7,488
West Area Project - £2,000
Westway Project - £9,500
Worcestershire Racial Equality Council - £9,567
Work Place - £10,000
Workstart - £10,000
Your Choice (Strathclyde) Limited - £5,000

		Social Development Total value for Programme	£7,896,910
		Total number for Programme	234

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