Police and Crime Commissioners in Wales - Early Intervention Youth Fund

As you may be aware Police and Crime Commissioners in Wales are working in partnership to deliver a funding programme (June 2019 – March 2020) to explore youth work approaches to early intervention and prevention as part of the Early Intervention Youth Fund.

The Fund aims to provide support for early intervention and prevention programmes that:

• Deliver services to support and prevent young people from getting involved in crime by supporting positive activities.

• Deliver positive outcomes for young people, focused on addressing risk factors linked to serious violence.

• Build on, and develop, our understanding of what works in practice for tackling these risks factors.

• Drive improved local, multi-agency partnership working; and most crucially, reduce the levels of serious violence and crime.

 We are looking to fund projects mainly working with 11-18 year olds but will consider projects with young people aged up to 25 years, who may be at risk of criminal involvement, as victims and/or perpetrators.

Guidelines   application form

Film Screening and Q and A with the Director - news from Bevan Foundation

The Bevan Foundation is delighted to be hosting a screening of the film, A Northern Soul a film by BAFTA nominated documentarian Sean McAllister at the Red House in Merthyr on Friday the 10th of May. Following the screening of the film, audience members will have an opportunity to question the Director, Sean McAllister in a Q&A session. 

The evening will start with drinks and some nibbles at 17:45 with the film itself due to start at 18:30 and tickets cost £5. 

More information about the film and a trailer is available by clicking on the link below.

 https://www.bevanfoundation.org/events/film-screening-and-director-qa-a-northern-soul/   

Community Fund Drop in Advice and Information session 25 April 2019

For more information, please click here

Local Giving Magic Little Grants

Grants of up to £500 are available for groups with an income of less than £250,000.  

Local charities and community groups can apply online to deliver projects across Great Britain that encourage people to be physically active. 

The application is a simple 10-minute process and can be found at https://localgiving.org/what-we-do/magic-little-grants/

Carers Week Information

Carers Week 10th-14th June 2019

In readiness for Carers week, Cwm Taf UHB are holding an information stand at Prince Charles Hospital from 10th – 14th June 2019.

Would your organisation like to attend to promote what services and support you offer Carers within the community?

Please note as space is limited we only have access to one information stand.

If you would like to man an information stand for a day or morning/afternoon please email Cerys.gamble@wales.nhs.uk

Dates and times for Royal Glamorgan Hospital will be released shortly.

 Carers Champion Conference

The Carers Champion Conference which will be held 10:30am – 2:30pm on Friday 7th June 2019 at:

 Llantrisant Leisure Centre
7 Park View
Llantrisant
Pontyclun
CF72 8DL

The focus of this year’s conference will be what services are available to Carers of all ages in our Community.  Please confirm your attendance and any specific requirements to cerys.gamble@wales.nhs.uk

Please feel free to pass this information onto any colleagues who would like to attend.

If you would also like to provide an information stall to promote your area of work, or should you have any queries, please contact cerys.gamble@wales.nhs.uk 

St Tydfil Cares Community Fund

St Tydfil Shopping Centre is delighted to be bringing back its St Tydfil Cares Community Fund for a special one-off giveaway and is inviting groups, schools and charities in the Merthyr area to nominate themselves to win a £200 We Love Merthyr gift card.

 The Community Fund aims to help a local group complete a project, put on an event or support work that benefits people in the area. The gift card can be used at a wide range of stores in the shopping centre, so whatever the need, St Tydfil Shopping Centre wants to hear about it.

If you would like to nominate, please email StTydfil@pmwcom.co.uk giving a bit of information about your project and explaining how the £200 to spend would be of benefit.

 From all the nominations received, three groups will be selected as finalists, then the local community will be asked to vote for who they would like to win. Voting will be done by email and via the shopping centre’s Facebook page.

 Nominations can also be made by sending a letter to:

St Tydfil Community Fund
c/o PMW Communications
PO Box 167
Bideford
Devon
EX39 9DU

The closing date for nominations is Tuesday 30th April 2019.

 

Free to good home - Super Star 11 electronic organ & stool

Residents at Ty Gwaunfarren are looking to donate a Super Star 11 Electronic Organ complete with stool to a voluntary organisation in the area.  (Unable to post a picture at the moment).
If your organisation is interested please contact the scheme managers:

 

Karen - 07827 279 696 or email Karen.lewis@wwha.co.uk

David - 07929 201 317 or email david.morgan2@wwha.co.uk

South Wales PCC Victims Fund – launched for a 4th year!

What 

• The Victim Fund has been launched for a fourth year.
• The Fund can support new or existing projects and specialist services that work with individuals who have been directly or indirectly affected by crime.
• This year we have two grant pathways available via the fund that can support small or larger grant applications.
• We are interested in different and creative ideas of how organisations can work with victims to achieve positive outcomes which can complement and support core services or offer victims another choice in how they would like to be supported.
• The service or project can be broad based or targeted towards a specific victim category. The service can help those directly and indirectly affected by crime, including family members, friends and witnesses

Who

The fund is open to third sector organisations in the South Wales Police Force Area – they can deliver in one area or across several.

When

Applications are open and close on the 12th April.

How

Community Foundation in Wales are managing the fund  - for more information click here. I have also attached the criteria which explains the different grant pathways.

Inform - don't forget, deadline is Friday 22 February

Don't forget, the deadline for articles for VAMT's Inform Newsletter is this Friday, 22 February for distribution in early March.  Please email articles to hilary.edwards@vamt.net

VINCI UK Foundation - supporting initiatives that offer new opportunities to people who suffer social or employment exclusion

VINCI UK Foundation | Helping each individual to feel part of the community. www.vinci-uk-foundation.co.uk What drives us? The VINCI UK Foundation supports initiatives that promote social cohesion, fights exclusion and isolation in the UK and the Republic of Ireland by combining the skills of VINCI staff, together with financial assistance, to be a long term partner of the community.

 Applications for Funding are now open as from 1^st January 2019; offering new opportunities to people who suffer social or employment exclusion.