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HOUNSLOW COMMUNITY GRANT 2015/2016

Name of group/ Organisation:

Brent Bereavement Services

Address:

Willesden Centre for Health & Care, Robson Avenue, London, NW10 3RY

Name of Project:

Hounslow Bereavement Support

Main Outcome:

Enabling independence and resilience by building the skills, resources and capacity of residents, neighbourhoods and communities

Current CPU funding:

2014/15 - £12,446 Community Grant

Current Activities:

One to one – Individual and group counselling provided by highly trained and supervised volunteer counsellors. All our volunteers abide by our extensive Codes of Practice and Ethics to maintain the highest possible standards.

Provide 1 hour weekly, customised to service user need; Drop In – A twice weekly service for bereaved people in distress and those who prefer flexible support; Telephone Help-Line/ web based – Support for individuals or organisations needing instant assistance, information and advice.

Funding requested:

£15,546

Purpose of Grant:

The funding will be used to recruit a further 5 new volunteer counsellors from the local community, which will provide training and experience to achieve paid work in the future. Provision of emotional and practical supervisory support for 10 volunteers will be provided by an experienced supervisor, who will run 4 groups monthly of 2.5 hours of 5 people each, in line with the code of practice set out by the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy: Travel expenses for volunteers and advertising the service.

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Cultivate London

Address:

65 Tawny Close, Ealing, W13 9LX (registered address), 108 High Street, Brentford, TW8 8AT(office)

Name of Project:

Cultivate London Youth Training Programme

Main Outcome:



2013/2014 - £15,000

Current Activities:

An innovative urban farming and youth employment social enterprise. We have 3 sites across Hounslow (Brentford and Isleworth) and Ealing (South Acton Estate), and also operate a garden maintenance service across West London

Funding requested:

£19, 841

Purpose of Grant:

To fund the cost of the salary for the trainee supervisor. The role is one that is very important to the operation of our training programme and enterprise, it allows us will provide undivided attention and support for the trainees.

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Groundswell

Address:

3rd Floor, 55 Broadway, London, SW8 1SJ

Name of Project:

Hounslow Homeless Health Peer Advocacy (HHPA)

Main Outcome:



Nil

Current Activities:

A charity which enables homeless and vulnerable people to take more control of their lives, have a greater influence on services and play a fuller role in the community. A range of innovative projects which put homeless people at the heart of solutions to homelessness: focusing on client involvement, peer research and health.

Funding requested:

£13,056

Purpose of Grant:

A contribution towards delivering a service supporting homeless people to access vital healthcare - delivered by volunteers all with personal experience of homelessness.

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Hounslow Community Association Limited

Address:

9 Montague Road, Hounslow, TW3

Name of Project:

Hounslow Community Association Limited

Main Outcome:

Empowered residents and communities actively shaping their local area and enhancing the civic pride. Enabling independence and resilience by building the skills, resources and capacity of residents, neighbourhoods and communities


2014/2015 - £15,000 Community Grant 2013/2014 - £15,000 Community Grant 2013/2012 - £15,000 Community Grant

Current Activities:

Providing training opportunities for volunteers to help improve their skills and employment opportunities.

Providing an affordable and safe venue for community groups in the borough.

Creating employment opportunities for community members.

Facilitating social and community events that bring together people from all diverse cultural backgrounds.

Funding requested:

£15,000

Purpose of Grant:

A contribution towards on-going costs of running the building, including staff salaries, volunteer expenses and training.

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Hounslow Multi-Cultural Centre

Address:

49-53 Derby Road, Hounslow, TW3 3UQ

Name of Project:

Improving the Social Welfare of the Community

Main Outcome:



2013/2014 - £12,354 Community Grant 2012/2013 - £20,000 Innovation Grant

Current Activities:

Working as a medium between the statutory services and the voluntary sector, our Centre serves all the communities living in the London Borough of Hounslow, the purpose of the Centre is to act as a focal point for activities that combat exclusion and provide basic advice, assistance, sustenance, friendship and opportunity to individuals to express the joy of their own cultures and religions. HMCC has been contracted by Hounslow Council for over 28 years to provide high quality food and beverage service to the local community allied to health and wellbeing.

Funding requested:

£20,000

Purpose of Grant:

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Hounslow Phab

Address:

Hounslow Youth Centre, Kingsley Road, Hounslow, TW3 1NX

Name of Project:

Hounslow Phab

Main Outcome:



2014/2015 – £15,000 Community Grant 2014 - £15, 000 Stabilisation Fund 2013/2014 - £2,500 Community Youth Fund 2013/2014 - £15,000 Community Grant 2012/2013 - £15,000 Community Grant

Current Activities:

Hounslow Phab‟s aim is to provide opportunities for integration and social inclusion for young people with and without physical and learning needs. This includes life skills, volunteering and the opportunity to form friendships with likeminded young people. Phab runs various clubs for people with differing needs including, „Stars on Saturday‟ for young people with MLD and Autism. „Stars‟ Duke of Edinburgh Award Sessions for people who need extra support to achieve their awards. Phab Sports club in association with Brentford FC Community Sports Trust. Phab club on Thursday and Monday evenings is a youth club for all young people offering extra care and support for people with disabilities.

Funding requested:

£20,000

Purpose of Grant:

A contribution towards salaries for 6 part-time qualified youth workers to provide a range of youth club activities for young people with disabilities.

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Hounslow Stroke Club

Address:

St Paul‟s Parish Centre, St Paul‟s Road, Brentford

Name of Project:

Hounslow Stroke Club

Main Outcome:

Empowering residents and communities actively shaping their local area and enhancing civic pride.


2014/2015 - £8,000 Community Grant 2013/2014 - £5,000 Stabilisation Fund

Current Activities:

A self-help/support group for survivors who have lost their language as a result of a stroke-Dysphasia-or who have communication problems resulting from stroke-Aphasia. Most members also have physical disabilities resulting from stroke.

Funding requested:

£1,725

Purpose of Grant:

To help fund the costs of renting the meeting room at St Paul‟s Parish Centre, Brentford for 3hrs a week for 46 weeks.

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Hounslow Toy Library for Children with Disabilities

Address:

Inwood Park, Inwood Road, Hounslow, TW3 1XA

Name of Project:

Hounslow Toy Library for Children with Disabilities

Main Outcome:



Nil

Current Activities:

To lend toys, IT, Books and DVD‟s to disabled children to help develop their skills.

To provide a selection of toys many of them specially designed to enhance learning and for fun.

To provide play opportunities at drop in sessions for children and their families in the inside play zone and specially designed garden.

To provide a safe haven for parents/carers to meet for social interaction and to access support and range of information relating to disability/disability issues.

To provide the space for informal links with therapists and professionals.

To raise awareness of disability in the community.

Fund raising To provide training.

Funding requested:

£20,000

Purpose of Grant:

To fund the salary of the part-time worker, maintenance costs, salary on costs, insurance & auditors, and the general running costs.

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The Kid’s Cookery School

Address:

107 Gunnersbury Lane, Acton, W3 8HQ

Name of Project:

Pop-Up Cookery Sessions in Hounslow Community

Main Outcome:



Nil

Current Activities:

The Kids‟ Cookery School (KCS) is a registered charity which exists to give children and young people the skills and knowledge needed to make healthy food choices for themselves; KCS empowers children, young people and families by delivering hands on cookery sessions so that they can look forward to a happier healthier future.

Funding requested:

£9,958

Purpose of Grant:

A contribution towards delivering hands on cookery sessions to young children and families in at least 4 children‟s centres. The sessions will be run twice in one day, once a week for 3 weeks in each of the children‟s centres.

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London Wildlife Trust

Address:

Head Office – Dean Bradley House, 52 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2AF

Name of Project:

Hounslow Crane Valley Enhancement

Main Outcome:

Empowered residents and communities actively shaping their local areas and enhancing civic pride.


Nil

Current Activities:

London Wildlife Trust is the only charity dedicated solely to protecting the capital's wildlife and wild spaces, engaging London's diverse communities through access to our nature reserves, campaigning, volunteering and outdoor learning. London Wildlife Trust manages over forty nature reserve sites across the capital that are exemplars of urban conservation land management and which engage the local communities that use the sites. The Trust delivers projects focusing on protecting priority habitats and species in London and works to influence policy makers. The Trust engages London's diverse communities through access to our nature reserves, volunteering programmes and education and outreach work.

Funding requested:

£19,926

Purpose of Grant:

To fund the cost of a project officer & project manager each for 2.5 days, overhead costs and volunteer costs. The proposed Hounslow Crane Valley Enhancement project will be based at Crane Park Island Nature Reserve and will work with Hounslow residents, Hounslow Council staff, local groups and other London Wildlife Trust (LWT) staff and projects to

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improve and enhance the natural environment of the Crane Valley in Hounslow. This will be through the delivery of specific river and landscape improvement projects through engaging people from the Hounslow community as local volunteers.

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Millan Women’s Social Group

Address:

c/o 30 Brantwood Avenue, Isleworth, TW7 7EX

Name of Project:

Millan Women’s Social Group

Main Outcome:

Enabling independence and resilience by building the skills, resources and capacity of residents, neighbourhoods and communities.


2014/2015 – £9,000 Community Grant 2013/2014 - £9,000 Community Grant 2012/2013 - £8,000 Community Grant

Current Activities:

To connect people with each other and improve the quality of life for disabled and isolated ladies. It supports them to participate in local activities, various talks and produce practical social benefits.

Funding requested:

£17,225

Purpose of Grant:

The Project will provide a package of support towards increasing participation and representation of Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Residents of Hounslow, including residents from new and emerging communities, on non executive board/committees of Voluntary and Statutory Organisations serving residents of Hounslow. The project will work closely with University of West London and Hounslow Volunteer Centre as strategic partners.

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Otakar Kraus Music Trust

Address:

3 Twinning Avenue, Twickenham, TW2 5LL

Name of Project:

OK Youth Group

Main Outcome:



Nil

Current Activities: Funding requested:

Provide subsidised music therapy for people of all ages who have physical, psychological, behavioural, learning or emotional difficulties, in order to improve their wellbeing and quality of life through creative and participatory music making, enabling them to reach their potential. Each year we help over 250 people of all ages, providing 2,000 individual and 300 group sessions in our purpose built music therapy studio in Twickenham, South West London, or at our outreach projects in the surrounding areas. Run a Music School for children and young people with special needs to develop their musical talent, and provide therapy sessions for adults and the elderly in residential care homes. We also provide art therapy and a choir for parents of children with special needs £9,180

Purpose of Grant:

To provide weekly music therapy sessions for young people in Hounslow, who have experienced their first episode of psychosis, to enable them to regain confidence and develop new skills which they can use to help their recovery and re-integration into the community

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Our Barn Youth Club

Address:

168 Thames Road, Chiswick, W4 3QS

Name of Project:

Our Barn in the Community

Main Outcome:



Nil

Current Activities:

Runs activities providing learning, life skills and social interaction for young people aged between 16 and 25 with learning difficulties or other disabilities. Currently runs a weekly youth club on Sunday afternoons in Redlees Play Centre and have a gardening project starting in Osterley Park kitchen garden in March 2015. We are keen to develop further provision. The service is intended as a 'bridge' between formal education and adult life, a weekly meeting place for young people to share their experiences and grow and develop in a setting that is less formal than school but still provides all the structure and support that these young people need. The aim is to develop a wide range of services that young people are keen to use, with high quality and energetic staff keeping activities safe, exciting and age appropriate.

Funding requested:

£20,000

Purpose of Grant:

To fund the cost of the project coordinators post

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Outside Chance

Address:

First Floor Suite, 7 Feltham Business Complex, Browells Lane, Feltham, TW13 7LW

Name of Project:

It’s YOUR Choice!

Main Outcome:




Current Activities:

Outside Chance delivers high impact, anti crime, interactive, early intervention workshops - „It‟s YOUR Choice!‟ - in primary and secondary schools, youth and community groups in the 6 West London Network boroughs. Our main focus is on reaching Year 6 primary school students with an age appropriate module in their „Transition‟ year to secondary school where they can often fall prey to negative peer pressure, get into gangs and petty crime and into making the wrong choice of new friends.

Funding requested:

£20,000

Purpose of Grant:

To fund the cost of the CEO/Presenter‟s salary and the Admin, Finance and Support Worker‟s salary

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Retired Members Association (Asian Elders)

Address:

Heston Community Centre, Vicarage Farm Road Heston, TW5 0EE

Name of Project:

Supporting our most vulnerable communities

Main Outcome:



2014/2015 - £5,000 Community Grant 2013/2014 - £5,000 Community Grant 2012/2013 - £3,750 Community Grant

Current Activities:

To promote good relations and social inter-action amongst members and the wider community. Organise social, cultural, educational and healthy living events. To assist elderly individuals on matters affecting their pensions, benefits Organise professional and specialist presentation on Wills and legal matters. Administrative assistance to complete forms, letters and applications for travel, finance and housing matters is provided. Assistance to resolve complaints with the Council and external statutory authorities is made available.

Funding requested:

£5,500

Purpose of Grant:

To funding will be used to contribute to the running costs of the group which includes

Twice weekly meetings – premises costs

Fitness sessions

Regular events and outings

Running costs – printing and stationery

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St George’s (Hanworth) Youth Club

Address:

7 Blakewood Close, Hanworth, Feltham, TW13 7NL

Name of Project:

Community Youth Leader

Main Outcome:

A vibrant, self-sustaining and ambitions VCSE sector in Hounslow


Nil

Current Activities:

Daily weekday evening youth work sessions for a variety of mixed boys & girls groups doing different activities and training

Special events and visits, computer studies, first aid etc

Holiday activity weeks with adventurous training at special centres

Personal mentoring, skill acquisition, CV production

Community integration by incorporating different ethnic and cultural groups

Funding requested:

£17,250

Purpose of Grant:

To fund the post of the Community Youth Leader, publicity, management, admin and building use costs to be able to run a better youth service.

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Spark!

Address:

c/o GSK House, Room D2-48, 980 Great West Road, Brentford, TW8 9GS

Name of Project:

Spark! Carers Fairs

Main Outcome:



2014/2015 - £2,500 Community Youth Fund 2013/2014 - £40,000 Innovation Fund 2013/2014 - £14,000 Stabilisation Fund

Current Activities:

Our long-term aim is to improve students‟ career prospects and quality of life through adulthood, leaving them personally fulfilled, financially self-sufficient and productive within the community. Careers Days provide local businesses with access to a sustainable source of talent, inspiring success through discovering successful enterprises and business people which, in turn, drives the local and national economies. Our short-term objectives are to engage and energise young people, to provide a programme which demonstrates to them how to begin their working lives.

Funding requested:

£20,000

Purpose of Grant:

A contribution towards running 7 Careers Days in 7 Hounslow schools before the end of the 2014/15 academic year. The aim of a Careers Day is to grow skills, confidence and aspiration and understanding of the workplace, all of which will improve young people‟s chances of getting, and keeping, a good job. This will enable independence and resilience by building skills and resources of Hounslow resident students. They will better understand the needs, challenges and potential of the world of work and be equipped to succeed in their career.

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The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)

Address:

Bridgewater House, 15 Crinan Street, London, N1 9SQ

Name of Project:

Pevensey Road Green Gym

Main Outcome:

Empowered residents and communities actively shaping their local area and enhancing civic pride.



Current Activities:

TCV is the practical sustainability charity that works with people and communities to transform their health, prospects and outdoor places for the long term. Our staff and volunteers care for and improve thousands of local green places throughout the UK and in doing so improve our environment, their own wellbeing, while developing new skills and making their local community a better place to live in. We have 50 years‟ experience managing volunteer programmes, developing and delivering community support, and running employment and training initiatives. The Conservation Volunteers help hundreds of thousands of people each year to care for their local green places in cities and the countryside, through targeted environmental projects and through supporting our network of 2,000 community groups.

Funding requested:

£20,000

Purpose of Grant:

To fund the continuation to deliver practical volunteer sessions for Hounslow residents in improving Pevensey Road Local Nature Reserve.

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Thameside Enterprise

Address:

14 Tachbrook Road, Feltham

Name of Project:

Leadership through Outcomes

Main Outcome:

A vibrant, self-sustaining and ambitions VCSE sector in Hounslow.


2012/2013 - £10,000 Innovation Fund

Current Activities:

Thameside Enterprise (TE) provides leadership training and specialist mentoring for business owners and trustees & Chief Executives (CE) of VCSE‟s in the London Borough of Hounslow. TE aims to build the capabilities of VCSE‟s in order to build better outcomes for residents and more effective services.

Funding requested:

£19,080

Purpose of Grant:

To provide a more accessible approach to extend the leadership training to smaller sized VCSE‟s through an innovative modular approach which breakdowns the programme into “bite size” chucks.

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Hounslow Arts Trust , trading as Watermans

Address:

40 High Street, Brentford, TW8 0DS

Name of Project:

Young Watermans

Main Outcome:



Nil

Current Activities:

Watermans is the major arts centre in Hounslow and provides high quality arts projects both at its venue in Brentford and out in the community. The organisation provides regular activities in performance, music, dance, circus, film, visual arts and creative media.

In particular, we positively seek to engage communities that typically do not access cultural and other community services. In addition to the services at our venue, we work extensively out in the community, providing learning and participation programmes across the borough. We also offer a regular programme of free outdoor arts, predominantly in Hounslow town centre, which enables us to take art to the heart of our communities.

Funding requested:

£19,996

Purpose of Grant:

To fund the Employment & Training Adviser for 15 days and delivery of employability training tutor for 8 days. Provide the work placements supervision & support for 10 weeks To fund the travel, subsistence for participants, arts award accreditation, project management costs, designing & printing of flyer for recruitment.

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APPENDIX B HOUNSLOW COMMUNITY GRANT 2015/2016 …€¦ · APPENDIX B HOUNSLOW COMMUNITY GRANT 2015/2016 Name of group/ Organisation: Groundswell Address: 3rd Floor, 55 Broadway, London,