Grant Programs

Years 2006 - 2008

 

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

OBJECTIVE:

To assist those in need in the community through the provision support for the provision of local services, projects and programmes.

AREAS OF BENEFIT:

Unless covered as specific themes in other programmes, for all project delivery work including support to the elderly, the unemployed, the homeless, victims of abuse, community regeneration and the urban environment, and faith-based community projects.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

OBJECTIVE:

To contribute to the development of the voluntary and charitable sector by strengthening organisations particularly in the areas of infrastructure, governance, training, finance, qualifications and accreditation of work and quality standards.

AREAS OF BENEFIT:

Organisations engaged in capacity building through strategic change and improvement. 

SUPPORT TO ETHNIC COMMUNITIES

OBJECTIVE:

To facilitate access to community services and opportunities for development and integration into mainstream society.

AREAS OF BENEFIT:

Organisations promoting equality of access and opportunity for members of ethnic communities through the provision of services including education and training, employment, health, housing, citizenship, advice and advocacy. 

FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIETY

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE:

To build a better and stronger society by supporting initiatives particularly addressing issues around children and young people, the promotion of healthy living, and throughout the criminal justice system.

AREAS OF BENEFIT: 

  • Children & Young People: work that seeks to promote the interests of those between the ages of 5 and 25 in the community including citizenship, training and education and crime diversion by any means of delivery. 
  • Community Health: work that promotes healthy living through training, education and therapies, support to the mentally ill or disadvantaged, and substance abuse programmes in the community (but not in prisons).
  • Criminal Justice: any work falling within the spectrum of the criminal justice system from arrest to resettlement, including aspects of the courts process, work in prisons in education, training, rehabilitation, substance abuse therapies, advice and advocacy, and peer mentoring and support. 

 

STRATEGIC PROGRAMME

The Foundation does not accept responsive applications for this programme, but will consider expressions of interest from organisations that believe that they have a proposal that meets the guidelines that follow.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE:

To initiate pro-actively or support jointly with partners from time to time work for the development, promotion or delivery of work that seeks to influence opinion, policy or practice in line with the Foundation’s Vision for a better society.

AREA OF BENEFIT:

Any work covered by the Foundation’s mainstream projects or activity as defined from time to time by the Trustees.

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