Contact: Malcolm Rittman, County Youth Officer , Tel: 01962 846370

email: [email protected].

1. Summary

1.1 This report provides details of the annual revenue grants to voluntary youth organisations. The report is to be considered by the Youth Panel on 16 March 2006 and includes recommendations to the Executive Member for Education to award grants totalling £137,300 to organisations who have made applications to this budget.

1.2 Supporting voluntary sector youth organisations through Annual Revenue Grants extends the capacity of the voluntary sector to increase delivery of effective youth work. Grants enable voluntary organisations to support young people to achieve the 5 outcomes of Every Child Matters

1. Be healthy

2. Stay safe

3. Enjoy and achieve

4. Make a positive contribution

5. Achieve economic well-being

1.3 Providing grants to voluntary organisations to support corporate strategy aim 1, maximising life opportunities and corporate strategy aim 4, building strong and safe communities.

1 Budget 2006/2007

1.1 The grants budget available to support voluntary organisations in 2006/07 is £195,600, £ 35,600 of this fund is allocated for supporting project development applications. The sum of £13,500 is awarded to Hampshire Council for Voluntary Youth Services, this sum is allocated £10,000 for training grants and £3,500 for the processing of county organisation grants as agreed at the Panel Meeting in July 2003. The budget is allocated as follows:

Project Development Grants		£35,600
Training grant administered by the Hampshire Council for Voluntary Youth Services		£13,500
to County organisations		£66,500
to local organisations by formula:
Fareham & Gosport	£13,500
Test Valley	£8,500
East Hants	£6,800
Eastleigh	£6,600
Hart & Rushmoor	£11,900
New Forest	£8,800
Basingstoke	£8,700
Winchester	£6,600
Havant	£8,600
	Total:	£80,000
Total of grants budget 2006/07		£195,600

1.2 The applications and proposed allocations are outlined in the appendix, and can be summarised as follows:

County allocations		£62,900
*Hampshire Council for Voluntary Youth Services		£10,000
Training grant administered by the Hampshire Council for Voluntary Youth Services		£13,500
District allocations		£50,900
Total allocated 2006/07		£137,300
This leaves the following balances to be allocated during 2006/07:
Total unallocated		£22,700
Project Development Grants		£35,600
Total Balance 2006/07		£58,300

* For the last four years support for HCVYS has come from the Transforming Youth Work Development Fund. This has enabled the group to re-focus its operation and to be an effective umbrella organisation. The Transforming Youth Work Fund has now ceased and to enable the work of HCVYS to continue, without impacting on Annual Revenue Grants for other County organisations, it is proposed to support them from the unallocated district grant funding.

1.3 It should be noted that some organisations hold significant balances or reserves in their financial accounts, these are held in accordance with the Charity Commission's guidelines where appropriate.

3. Summary

3.1 This report identifies organisations applying for Annual Revenue Grants and the recommendations of the County Youth Officer.

4. Impact assessment

4.1 No adverse impact on race or equality has been identified in the development of this proposal.

5. Personnel Implications

5.1 No personnel implications have been identified for County Council staff. However, the recommendations may lead to a greater security in funding within the voluntary sector and consequently increased employment.

6. Financial Implications

6.1 No additional financial implications have been identified with this proposal.

7. Crime Prevention Issues

7.1 It has been demonstrated that good youth work reduces the likelihood of some young people being involved in crime. These recommendations will lead to improving partnerships between those involved in youth work; this will increase opportunities for young people and consequently decrease their involvement in crime.

8. Recommendations

That it be a RECOMMENDATION to the Executive Lead Member for Children's Services:

1 That the grant allocations as set out in the appendix and summarised below, totalling £137,300 be approved;

2 That the balance of £22,700 be added to the Project Development Grants for further allocation by the Panel;

Ref no.		County / district	Amount
ARG168	Hants & IOW Youth Options	County	£15,000
ARG170	The Girls Brigade - Hampshire West	County	£450
ARG171	Hampshire County Scout Council	County	£5,000
ARG172	Hants Federation of Young Farmers Clubs	County	£12,000
ARG173	Youth Clubs Hampshire and Isle of Wight	County	£20,000
ARG174	Havant Youth Sail Training School	County	£8,000
ARG175	The Girls Brigade - Solent District	County	£450
ARG176	Girl Guiding Hampshire North	County	£2,000
ARG177	Hampshire Council for Voluntary Youth Services	County	£10,000
ARG178	The Source	Rushmoor	£5,000
ARG179	Emmaus Project	Rushmoor	£5,000
ARG180	Off the record	Havant	£5,000
ARG181	KIDS South Downs Thursday Club	Havant	£3,600
ARG182	Solent Youth Action	Eastleigh	£4,500
ARG183	Basingstoke Gateway Award	Basingstoke	£3,000
ARG184	Bishops Green Youth Project	Basingstoke	£5,700
ARG185	Winchester Street Reach	Winchester	£2,200
ARG186	Winchester Youth Counselling	Winchester	£2,200
ARG187	The Carroll Youth Centre	Winchester	£2,200
ARG188	New Forest & Romsey Mobile Project	New Forest	£2,500
ARG189	Community First New Forest	New Forest	£5,000
ARG190	Rkadia	East Hants	£5,000
	Plus HCVYS		£13,500
	Total allocated		£137,300

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