REPORT OF THE

EXECUTIVE MEMBER

SOCIAL CARE

PART II

GRANTS TO VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS 2003/04

1. Social Service budget for grants to voluntary organisations in 2003/04 excluding all specific grants funded by Central Government (e.g. Mental Health, substance misuse and HIV/AIDS) and deficit funding payments (e.g. payments in support of sheltered employment and supported housing schemes) amounts to £0.88M.

2. A voluntary organisation may only be considered for grant aid if it meets the Social Services Department's eligibility criteria for grants. In general terms this means that the organisation must be undertaking work which is compatible with the Department's objectives, priorities and policies and must agree to give the Department independently audited or examined statements of accounts. The organisation should also have investigated and, where possible, secured other sources of funding. Grants will only be given to those organisations which cannot fund themselves in any other way.

3. Approval of grants of less than £5,000 is delegated to designated officers so that decisions may readily reflect local needs. It is anticipated that such grants will total some £230,000 for 2003/04.

4. Grants of £5,000 or more are approved by the Executive Member and to date the following grants have been made:-

£

OLDER PEOPLE

Club Hampshire 100,024
Age Concern Hampshire 89,394
Age Concern Basingstoke 14,363
Age Concern Winchester 6,610
Age Concern Romsey 7,538
Winchester Live at Home Scheme 5,125
Total for Older People 223,054

PHYSICAL DISABILITY
DEAFplus 8,615
Hampshire Centre for Independent Living 7,354
Havant and District Socially Independent Disabled 5,883
Total for Physical Disability 21,852

LEARNING DISABILITIES
Eastleigh Advocacy Project 19,283
Total for Learning Disabilities 19,283

MENTAL HEALTH
Winchester, Trinity Centre 13,815
Southampton on New Forest MIND 8,558
Total for Mental Health 22,373
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Winchester and District Special Needs 10,980
Playschemes
Total for Children and Families 10,980

OTHER SERVICES
Voluntary Care Groups Advisory Service 46,161
East Hampshire Community Transport 16,452
Test Valley Community Services Core costs 5,922
Test Valley Community Services - Volunteer Centre 5,125
Test Valley Community Services 8,702
Andover Advocacy Alliance
Basingstoke Community Transport 28,085
Basingstoke Voluntary Services - Volunteer Bureau 20,090
Havant Council of Community Service - 10,070
Volunteer Bureau
Basingstoke Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre 27,900
Hart Voluntary Action - Volunteer Bureau 8,456
Crossroads Caring for Carers 17,000
East Hampshire Volunteer Bureau 16,912
RELATE Hampshire 8,489
Hampshire Family Mediation 7,175
Havant, Off the Record 12,544
Wel-care, Basingstoke 12,000
Eastleigh Citizens Advice Bureau - Outreach 5,000
Total for Other Services 256,083
Total grants made to date 553,625


Felicity Hindson, MBE
Executive Member for Social Care

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