Some Success Stories ESF Community Grants
Some Success Stories: ESF Community Grants
Nov 18, 2014
Future of European Funding Conference: RAWM & NCVO European Funding Network, Thursday 26 July 2012.
NCVO’s European Funding Network, in association with RAWM co-hosted an event in Birmingham to provide VCS organisations in the West Midlands with the opportunity to listen to and comment on BIS proposals for future EU funding and to exchange good practice from the current funding period.
Find out more about NCVO's policy work: http://europeanfundingnetwork.eu/
NCVO’s European Funding Network, in association with RAWM co-hosted an event in Birmingham to provide VCS organisations in the West Midlands with the opportunity to listen to and comment on BIS proposals for future EU funding and to exchange good practice from the current funding period.
Find out more about NCVO's policy work: http://europeanfundingnetwork.eu/
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Some Success Stories
ESF Community Grants
Insight Society Supports blind and visually impaired
women from South Asian backgrounds
15, BME community aged 23-45
Stepping Stones
Courses for unemployed Developing Team skills
CV writing interview skills Accessing Communities
Enjoyment and Progression
Made by Young People A local community interest company set up to teach young people how they can develop their skills, to earn a legitimate income, in these tough times of austerity, has won a European Social Fund (ESF) Community grant to teach six unemployed 18-24 year olds all about the Print & Promotions business
Wyre Forest youngsters volunteering for success from Kidderminster
Unemployed youngsters in Wyre Forest have the opportunity to gain valuable work experience while volunteering for a local charity.
Community Grants 2011-13• Number of Grants made to June 2012
70• Total Value of Grants
£705,204• Average value of the Grant
£ 10,074
• Type of activity supported – that is: training, Information, advice and guidance; other (please describe)
• We have funded a range of diversionary activities and training programmes including:
• Care farms working with ex offenders and people with learning difficulties
• Football clubs using football as the hook to attract participants
• CV writing/confidence building• Basis IT courses• Volunteering programmes• Mentoring programmes• Community champion engagement• 1:1 mentoring programme for offenders
leaving prison• Basketball clubs – using the sport to engage
with people
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