Stephens and George Charitable trust are looking for volunteers for the Merthyr Tydfil Children's Literature Festival on April 20th 2023.
If you or your organisation can help with the Largest Children's Literature Festival celebrating World Book Day please get in touch via charity1@stephensandgeorge.co.uk or call us 01685 375331 for more information.
The grant helps ensure that the refreshed Child Poverty Strategy is developed with people from households and communities where children are living in poverty.
The community engagement grant is available to third sector, community groups or organisations which specialise in supporting, engaging or working with people with protected characteristics. This is to engage with children and young people and/or parents/carers, families and communities and gain their views for the new Child Poverty Strategy.
Funding of up to a maximum of £4,995 is available for each grant applicant. While a minimum of 2 engagement events is required, we would expect applications offering only 2 events not to require lower costs. £4,995 is the maximum funding available and anticipate applications for the minimum number of events should have lower related costs.
For more information on this grant opportunity click this link Child poverty strategy community engagement grant
Apply by completing the https://www.gov.wales/child-poverty-strategy-community-engagement-grant-application-form and email your completed application to tacklingpovertyandsupportingfamilies@gov.wales
Who can apply:
The grant application window closes 27 February 2023
Successful applicants will need to provide a consultation response template by Monday 10 April 2023.
The next edition of Inform, VAMT’s Newsletter will be circulated in March. It’s an ideal opportunity to let the wider third sector and others across the borough and beyond know what you’re doing.
It’s a chance for you to share successes, new activities or just let other people know what your group is up to.
Articles of 300-400 words are welcomed, especially if accompanied by high resolution images, plus a jpeg logo if possible.
Inform has a wide circulation, so it's an ideal opportunity to show others what you do.
If you would like to submit an article can you email frances.barry@vamt.net by Friday March 3rd.
The £150 million Community Ownership Fund is for communities across the United Kingdom. It has been set up to help communities take ownership of assets at risk of closure. It will run for 4 years until 2024/25.
Voluntary and community organisations can bid for funding to support the purchase and/or renovation costs of community assets.
Proposals will need to prove the value of the asset to local people and that the asset can run sustainably for the long-term benefit of the community.
The prospectus sets out information on the:
All the information needed can be found HERE in the prospectus.
Key information for the full application bidding windows in 2022/23 are as follows:
Your full applications must be submitted by 11:59am on 14 April 2023 if you are applying in the third bidding window.
Welsh Government Small Grants Fund
Engagement with children, young people, parents, families and communities with protected characteristics
Community engagement on the revised Child Poverty Strategy for Wales
Child poverty strategy community engagement grant | GOV.WALES
Tackling child poverty remains a priority for the Welsh Government, many of the levers for change lie with the UK Government. However, there is action to be taken in Wales to improve the day to day lives of and outcomes for children and young people living in poverty. We want every child and young person, no matter what their family income is, to be able to realise their rights.
We know that we need to plan how to do this for children, young people and families who face extra barriers because of discrimination related to gender, disability, ethnicity or sexuality.
Small Grants Fund
A funding opportunity has been established to ensure that the revised Child Poverty Strategy is developed with children, young people, parents, families and communities with protected characteristics, where children are living in poverty to draw in as wide a range of voices and first person perspectives as possible.
It is available to third sector, or community groups or organisations which specialise in supporting, engaging or speaking out on behalf of children, young people, and/or parents, and /or families and/or communities who have protected characteristics (such as ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality).
The Welsh Government will provide grants to eligible organisations of up to a maximum of £4,995 per third sector organisation or community group. The total amount available for distribution under this fund is £50,000.
