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Community Grants 2000-10
Voluntary and community groups in the city are being encouraged to apply for grants for projects that can help improve the quality of life for local people.
Applications for community grants for 2009-2010 open in June. Many groups currently receiving funding will have it continued next year but around £35,000 is still available. There is no upper limit but most grants are expected to be below £5,000.
Groups can apply for grants for a range of activities that will make a real change to the quality of life for local residents. Full details of the programme and application process are on the city council website at www.gloucester.gov.uk/cgfp. Closing date for applications is July 31st, 2008.
Councillor Kathy Williams, cabinet member for planning and community, commented:
“We are working hard to ensure that the best use is made of this important funding. Gloucester has an exciting and diverse voluntary and community sector and we are looking forward to seeing the applications in the next round.
“A great deal of effort is channelled through local groups and we hope our funding will continue to help people get involved in their communities and build community spirit.”
More information is available to local groups from the community development team on 01452 396980. Email: community.development@gloucester.gov.uk.
Future of the City Event
The Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company (GHURC) would like to invite partners to attend an exhibition to showcase the regeneration of Gloucester. Over two days Friday 2nd May (12pm-4pm) and Saturday 3rd May (11am-4pm), the GHURC will be throwing open the gates of Blackfriars Priory and are inviting businesses, partners and the general public to see for themselves how the city’s regeneration is progressing. Information and progress updates on all the ‘Magnificent Seven’ sites which are leading the regeneration of the city will be on display and representatives from the organisation’s stakeholders, funders and development companies will be available to talk through the city’s progress and answer questions from the general public. For more information see the flyer below. Please feel free to also display and distribute the poster to colleagues, friends and family. For more info about the event contact GHURC on 01452 782990.
Future of the City Flyer
Engagement for Work
As part of the end activities to Gloucester JobLink project an event has been organised for Tuesday 20th May 2008. The event will give you the chance to learn more about the new strategies proposing use of community engagement to overcome employment issues in key wards; and bring increased prosperity through up skilling the workforce throughout the City. For more information contact June Paterson, 01452 396458, june.paterson@gloucester.gov.uk
Partnership Poster
Booking Form
Recent Legislation and Government Guidance
In the past few months Government has published legislation and guidance relating to partnership working and delivering sustainable communities. A summary of this guidance (written in January 2008) can be downloaded by clicking here.
Delivering a New Sustainable Community for Gloucester - Gloucester Partnership Conference
2pm, Thursday 31st January 2008, The Guildhall
The strategy was launched at a conference of the Gloucestershire Partnership at the Gloucester Guildhall on 31st January 2008.
Click here for conference report and workshop notes
Gloucester City Employment Plan Briefing Papers
Click here to download the Gloucester City Employment Plan Briefing
Click here to download the Gloucester City Employment Plan Final Report
For more information please contact Linda Osment, Economic Development Adviser, Learning and Skills Council, 01452 450083
November 2007
Neighbourhood Pride Fund
The Neighbourhood Pride Fund has been set up by Gloucester City Council, and will be awarded in grants of up to £1,000 to resident or community groups for projects that benefit the environment. The recent success of Liveability has proved that the people of Gloucester are keen to get involved in improving the city and the neighbourhoods in which they live. Click here for further information
Working In Partnership With Business
Local businesses will also be given the opportunity to foster good community relations, by providing match funding or donating volunteers or materials to a Neighbourhood Pride project of their choice. If you are a local business and are interested in getting involved in the Neighbourhood Pride Fund please contact Sheila McDaid on 01452 396976 or click here for further information
Gloucester City Council - Welfare Benefits Take-Up Campaign
The Gloucester City Council's Welfare Benefits Take-Up Campaign has been running for over 6 years, and helps Gloucester City residents claim benefits that they may have been missing out on such as Tax Credits, Housing/Council Tax Benefit and Disability benefits.
The Welfare Benefits Take-Up Campaign helps pensioners and people on low income. It is about increasing income levels in the poorest households and improving quality of life. To date, the campaign has generated a minimum of over £2 million in benefits
Last year the campaign secured a two year funding contract from the Partnership Fund in tackling pension poverty. A Part-Time Welfare Benefit Take-Up Officer has been employed to work with people who are 60 and over to promote benefits such as Pension Credit, Attendance Allowance, Council Tax Benefit and a series of free confidential Benefit Health Checks.
Four support workers have also been recruited to work alongside the Welfare Benefits 60 And Over Take-Up Officer to identify hard to reach groups. These groups are Bangladeshi, African-Caribbean, Indian and Chinese. The support wokers are working within the hard to reach communities, identifying potential clients who may be entitled to benefits and may need help filling out forms.
The Welfare Benefits Take-Up Campaign has a steering group set up which meets every quarter along with various agenices such as CAB (Citizen Advice Bureau), Carers Gloucestershire, Age Concern, Neighbourhood Projects and others to discuss the campaign and share information.
There are also two successful Benefit Advice Surgeries:
Gloucester City Council Offices - Wednesday 10.00am-12.00
The Trust Centre, Conduit St, Gloucester - Thursday 1.30pm-4.00
If you would like further information or would like to join the Welfare Benefit Steering Group please contact:
Mr Mohamed Ginwalla
01452 396979
mohamedG@gloucester.gov.uk
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