Hampshire County Council

Executive Member - Adult Social Care Item 2

31 March 2006

Grants to Voluntary Organisations 2006-07

Report by the Director of Adult Services

1

Summary

1.1

The following decisions are sought:

That approval be given for the support of voluntary organisations in 2006-07, totalling £397,171 as outlined in Appendices 1 and 2 of the report.

2

Reason(s)

2.1

To make contributions towards the costs of services provided by voluntary and community organisations that are compatible with the objectives, priorities, and policies of the Adult Services Department.

2.1

Grants to voluntary organisations support Aim 1 (Maximising Life Opportunities), Aim 3 (Achieving Economic Prosperity), Aim 4 (Building Strong and Safe Communities) by its partnership approach, and Aim 5 (Improving Services) of the Corporate Strategy.

3

Other options considered and rejected

3.1

None

4

Conflicts of interest declared by the decision-maker or other Executive Member consulted

4.1

None

5

Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee

5.1

None

6

Reason(s) for the matter being dealt with if urgent

6.1

Not applicable

Approved by:

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Date of decision:

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Councillor Patricia Banks

Hampshire County Council

Executive Member - Adult Social Care

31 March 2005

Grants to Voluntary Organisations 2006-07

Report by the Director of Adult Services

How the conclusion in this report fits with the Corporate Strategy

This scheme will impact on the delivery of the following Corporate Aims

Aim 1 - maximising life opportunities

Aim 3 - achieving economic prosperity

Aim 4 - building strong and safe communities

Aim 5 - improving services

1.

Summary

1.1

This report makes recommendations on award of grants for 2006-07 with a value of over £5,000.

1.2

Adult Services give grants to voluntary and community organisations that deliver services to vulnerable adults and older people supporting Aim 4 of the Corporate Aims. The grants allow the organisations to deliver services to Adult Services' client group, to deliver preventative services, and to give opportunities for volunteering, thus supporting Aims 1 and 3 of the Corporate Aims. The grants fund services that are complementary to the Department's services; they also fund information and advice, advocacy, and campaigning, thereby supporting Aim 5 of the Corporate Aims.

1.3

The applications in this report have been managed in accordance with the aims of the One Compact for Hampshire.

2.

Impact Assessment

2.1

In compiling this report account has been taken of the requirements of the Corporate Equalities Plan and Race Scheme. The One Compact for Hampshire has social inclusion as one of its principles and states that all partners are committed to the importance of promoting equality of opportunity for all people, regardless of race, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation and belief. Additionally, equal opportunity and race relation policies have been sought from the voluntary organisations that apply for grants above £5,000.

3.

Background Information

3.1

For 2006-07, the budget for grants to voluntary organisations has been set at £0.55m. This compares with a projected spend of £0.684m on grants to voluntary organisations in 2005/06. The Adult Services Department proposes to spend some £41.2m in total with the voluntary sector in 2006/07. £40.4m will be used to purchase services under contract arrangements, and £0.25m will be special grants supported by Central Government for HIV/AIDS services and Learning Disability services.

3.2

In accordance with the outcome of the corporate Best Value Review of support to the voluntary sector, the Adult Services grant programme is advertised through the corporate website. Community Voluntary Services are also informed of the County Council's grant programmes. Every opportunity is therefore given for organisations not previously funded to make an application. Organisations that received recurring grants in previous years are invited to apply.

3.3

A voluntary organisation may be considered for grant aid from Adult Services only if its services, projects or activities are in compliance with the aims and objectives, priorities and policies of the Adult Services Department and if it submits an application form with appropriate documentation. Grants are for services which would not normally be provided by the department but which accord with various government initiatives, e.g. information services for older people in line with the National Service Framework. Many services would also be more expensive if provided by the Department, e.g. the mobilisation of community resources to help vulnerable people maintain their independence (Hampshire Voluntary Care Groups Advisory Service) and supported employment services (Cherry Tree Nursery).

3.4

All grant applications are considered by Service Managers and, where appropriate, County Managers. These grants have been subject to detailed scrutiny on need for the service concerned vis-à-vis the Department's strategic commissioning objectives and priorities, as well as financial need. Grants above £5,000 are approved by the Executive Member. Grants below and up to £5,000 are approved by Service Managers under delegated authority, together with County Managers where appropriate.

3.5

Payment of grants is subject to financial need, and on submission of annual accounts. The Compact Code of Good Practice on Funding states that: "Organisations will not normally be eligible for grants where they hold balances in excess of one year's running costs. Those organisations receiving recurring funding which hold in excess of three months' running costs may receive a reduced grant". This criteria, which accords with the policy of the former Social Services Committee, has been applied to the grants in Appendix 1.

3.6

Appendix 1 lists the voluntary and community organisations where a grant above £5,000 is recommended and gives information on the grant amount they received in the previous year, the sum they have applied for, and grant recommended. An inflationary uplift of 2.5% has been applied in line with the provisions of the Compact, which has regard to the County Council's budget for inflation, and where financial need as well as service need has been demonstrated. The inflationary impact of the grant recommendations is £3,498 (0.9%). The recommendations total £25,244 less than the sums requested by the organisations concerned.

3.7

Appendix 2 gives background information on the organisations and the grant. Information is given on the activities undertaken by these organisations, the number of people who benefit from the award of the grant, the value for money aspects of the grant, and their "fit" with service strategies.

3.8

Given the Department's budgetary situation, it is proposed not to accept any further applications in the financial year 2006-07.

3.9

In 2005-06, Social Services received 128 applications for its grant programme, of which 89% were approved. 24 (19%) of these grants were above £5,000.

3.10

Appendix 3 gives details of grants awarded by officers for the value of under £5,000 in 2005-06. A total of 84 applications have been received for 2006-07, of which 59 are for grants under £5,000. Grants in the latter category are still being processed and the majority of managers have yet to make recommendations. It is proposed to brief the Executive Member on award of grants below £5,000 later in the year.

Recommendation(s)

That:

1

Grants to voluntary and community organisations as indicated in Appendixes 1 and 2 totalling (provisional) £397,171 be approved.

2

No further grants over £5,000 be awarded in 2006-07.

Amount

allocation

2005-06

£

Amount

requested

2006-07

£

Proposed

allocation

2006-07

£

1

Older People

1.1

Age Concern Andover and District

contract

11,900

9,825

1.2

Age Concern Hampshire, Information and Advice Service

92,880

Grant agreement year 3

95,202

1.3

Age Concern Hampshire, Community Services in Basingstoke and Deane

25,000

25,625

25,625

1.4

Age Concern Romsey and District

8,500

8,500

4,958

1.5

Age Concern Winchester

11,000

Grant agreement year 2

11,275

1.6

Club Hampshire

106,000

Grant agreement year 2

108,650

1.7

Winchester Live at Home Scheme

12,000

Grant agreement year 2

12,300

Total for Older People

267,835

2

Physical Disability

2.1

Hampshire Centre for Independent Living

7,500

Grant agreement year 2

7,688

2.2

Hampshire Deaf Association

-

15,770

5,000

Grant

allocated

2005-06

£

Amount

requested

2006-07

£

Proposed

allocation

2006-07

£

2.3

Havant and District Socially Independent Disabled

6,290

7,500

6,447

2.4

Huntington's Disease Association

8,188

Grant agreement year 2

8,393

2.5

New Forest Disability Information Service

5,300

6,000

5,000

Total for Physical Disability

32,528

3

Learning Disability - March

3.1

Test Valley Community Services, Andover Advocacy Alliance

19,000

19,570

19,475

Total for Learning Disability

19,475

4

Mental Health

4.1

Cherry Tree Nursery

8,174

Grant agreement year 2

6,283

4.2

The Trinity Centre

15,671

17,238

16,063

Total for Mental Health

22,346

5

Other services

5.1

Eastleigh Citizens Advice Bureau, G.P. Outreach

5,145

5,300

5,274

5.2

Hampshire Voluntary Care Groups Advisory Service

48,500

Grant agreement year 2

49,713

Total for other services

54,987

Total grants recommended for approval

397,171

1

Older People

1.1

Age Concern Andover and District - £9,825

Age Concern Andover and District represents and lobbies for older people in the Andover and District area, provides information advice and needs-led services. The services give help, support to and care for older people to improve their quality of life. The organisation has worked in partnership with Hampshire County Council, and previous funding was provided through a contract. Since the funding goes towards core services, it was decided to change it to grant but with similar security. The grant helps people to live independently and sits well with the well-being agenda. Approximately 3000 people benefit from the services of the organisation of which approximately over 250 are referrals from the Adult Services Department. The organisation is an important partner not just for the Department but also for various other local voluntary and community organisations. The organisation holds reserves of 3.2 months' annual expenditure. It is recommended that a grant of £9,825, last year's contract value plus 2.5% inflation, and a three year grant agreement (bringing the total value of the grant to £29,475) be approved.

1.2

Age Concern Hampshire, Information and Advice - £95,202

Age Concern Hampshire promotes the welfare of older people in Hampshire. The grant contributes towards the costs of the organisation's information and advice service based in Winchester, which fits with the Commissioning Strategy Action Plan. The information and advice service has achieved the Community Legal Services quality mark for general help. The service receives over 5,000 calls a year with enquiries on a variety of issues including benefits, adaptations to the home, insurance and transport. Referrals to the service are county-wide and Age Concern Hampshire is increasingly involved in advocacy. The total cost of the service are an estimated £125,000 for 2005-06. This compares favourably with similar services: For example the DIAL Helpline for people with physical disabilities, which receives 1422 enquiries per year at a cost of £39,000 per annum. The grant is covered by a three year grant agreement from April 2004 to March 2007 and is monitored through quarterly statistical reports, financial statements, and an annual report. The organisation holds reserves of 1.78 months' annual expenditure.

1.3

Age Concern Hampshire, community services in Basingstoke and Deane - £25,625

Age Concern runs six activity centres for older people at various locations in the Basingstoke area, some on a half day, some on a full day basis, providing a total equivalent to 6885 half day sessions over the year. During 2005-06, some adjustments have been made to locations to meet local need and the number of centres in operation has increased from five to six. The centres provide social and leisure activities to older people who would otherwise have difficulty in accessing such opportunities and, thus, provide a preventative service and contribute to the well-being and healthy living agendas. The total costs of running the activity centres was approximately £45,000. This equates to a cost of £6.70 per half day session; the grant contribution would equate to a cost of £3.72 per half day session. This is a cost effective way of providing this sort of service. The organisation holds reserves of 1.78 months' annual expenditure. Age Concern also submitted separate costings for additional funding to provide additional centres in Popley, Whitchurch and Tadley. Given the current financial pressures, it is recommended that a grant of £25,625, last year's grant with 2.5% inflationary uplift, be approved.

1.4

Age Concern Romsey and District - £4,958

Age Concern Romsey and District maintains a hall with full facilities which is dedicated primarily for use by older people, both through activities and events organised by Age Concern and by other organisations and charities in Romsey working with older people. The hall is also an information and signposting centre for older people. Between 400 and 500 older people benefit from the activities run by Age Concern Romsey. The grant, which is a contribution towards the costs of the Service Development Officer and Hall Administrator, provides excellent value for money. Both the Primary Care Trust and Social Services have contracts with Age Concern and these arrangements prove to be very effective and very well received by local people. The grant fits with the well-being and preventative strategy and forges the Department's local partnership in Romsey with a key voluntary organisation. According to the latest published accounts for 2004-05, the organisation held 8.49 months of annual expenditure as reserves, when a lower level of core grant was awarded due to high reserves in the previous accounts. A grant of £4,958 is therefore recommended, a reduction from the recurring grant in accordance with the Compact reserves criteria.

1.5

Age Concern Winchester - £11,275

Age Concern Winchester aims to promote the welfare of older people and to improve the quality of their lives by offering services that give practical help, advice and regular care and mental stimulation. 250 older people benefit from these services and about 74 carers. The grant pays for the general running accosts of the organisation, including the costs of the Chief Officer and the Lunch Club Coordinator. Specific services like a Take A Break and Help in the Home scheme are funded by contracts. The Department has worked in partnership with the organisation for several years. The grant fits well with the preventative and well-being agenda. It is covered by a three year grant agreement from April 2005 until March 2008 and is monitored through regular reports. The organisation holds reserves of 2.05 months annual expenditure.

1.6

Club Hampshire - £108,650

Club Hampshire provides clubs for older or disabled people and also serves as an umbrella organisation for these clubs. The clubs are run on a voluntary basis and provide a variety of activities for their members, which are flexible enough to meet individual needs, enable people to exercise choices, maintain their independence, feel fulfilled and to improve their quality of life. The organisation has achieved the continuation and development of around 60 social clubs across Hampshire with 1005 members (March 2005). Club volunteers receive training and support. The grant offers excellent value for money and meets the Department's objective of helping older people to remain at home and the Wellbeing agenda. The grant is covered by a three year grant agreement from April 2005 until March 2008 and is monitored by regular monitoring meetings and visits to clubs. The organisation holds no reserves.

1.7

Winchester Live at Home Scheme - £12,300

Winchester Live at Home Scheme provide a Befriending Scheme, with volunteers visiting people who are isolated from their communities due to frailty or disability. There are currently 17 people receiving a befriending service and many more waiting for a befriender. Closer links have been made with Peter Simmonds College; therefore students are used within the scheme to ease the gap due to lack of volunteers. To set off this shortfall, a Friendship Club was established to provide a service to those waiting for the Befriending Service. 24 older people attend the Club. A second club is being set up due to demand. The services are provided to those older people who do not meet the Department's criteria, but provide a preventative resource in maintaining people's well-being. The grant is covered by a three year grant agreement from April 2005 to March 2008 and is monitored by regular monitoring meetings. The organisation holds reserves of 2.51 months' annual expenditure.

2

Physical Disability

2.1

Hampshire Centre for Independent Living - £7,688

Hampshire Centre for Independent Living (HCIL) uses the experience of disabled people to promote and support independent living through the use of direct payments. HCIL seeks to ensure that the users' perspective is part of the development of services. The organisation support a large number of users through the circulation of the monthly newsletter `Direct', which is distributed to around 400 direct payment users. Over the past twelve months, some of HCIL's work has included involvement with developing policies and direct payments practice guidance, consulting on a new service specification, acting as advocates on specific case issues and promoting the return of quarterly financial statements of direct payment users, required for County Council's audit purposes. Over the next twelve months, they will continue their regular work and will also be involved in the tendering of the `Direct Payment Support Service' and in continuing the development of the `Completing the Circle' project. The grant pays for the organisation's core activities and is covered by a three year grant agreement from April 2005 to March 2008 and monitored annually. Regular meetings are held with the organisation's co-ordinator throughout the year. The organisation holds reserves of 0.09 months' annual expenditure.

2.2

Hampshire Deaf Association - £5,000

The Hampshire Deaf Association works to together with dumb/deaf, deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing people to improve access and provide information for people with a hearing loss. The grant would provide for outreach community support helping people with a hearing loss through longer term mentoring, also visiting elderly dumb/deaf people in their homes or in the hospital. The services reduces isolation, improves well-being and enable people with a hearing loss to live independently. 128 people of all ages would benefit from the services. Both the Deaf Services team and the Sensory team use the services, saving the teams in some cases from having to apply to both the Older People and Physical Disability's funding panels for support worker input. The organisation holds reserves of 2.78 month's annual expenditure. A grant of £5,000 is recommended.

2.3

Havant and District Socially Independent Disabled - £6,447

Havant and District Socially Independent Disabled (HADSID) are a craft based group of 25 members who meet three times a week. The organisation is run by its users. It provides transport for its members through its own bus with volunteer drivers The craft group helps members with coordination and concentration while the meetings allow the house bound members to socialise. The organisation also provides social support for a range of disabled adults and older people, thus assisting with wellbeing. The grant will be used for rent and transport costs. The organisation holds reserves of 2.51 months' annual expenditure. It is recommended that a grant of £6,447, last year's grant with 2.5% inflation, be approved.

2.4

Huntington's Disease Association - £8,393

The Huntington's Disease Association exists to support people affected by Huntington's disease, a neurological disorder that causes progressive mental deterioration and severe physical incapacity. The grant contributes proportionally to the Regional Care Adviser for Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire. Over 151 people in Hampshire who suffer from the disease benefit from this service as well as more than 157 carers. The service also promotes excellent joint working for a wide group of multi-disciplinary professionals and assists with care planning, organising and running training sessions for professional staff, rest and nursing homes, and schools. Last year, the organisation won two awards, one from the Charities Aid Foundation, the other from the Department of Health. The work of the organisation is wholly consistent with the corporate and departmental strategies, is valuable and flexible and the grant provides extremely good value for money. The Regional Care Advisor is a skilled former nurse who offers outstanding advice and support. The grant is covered by a three year grant agreement from April 2005 until March 2008 and is monitored through regular output and outcome reports. The organisation holds reserves of 2.28 months' annual expenditure.

2.5

New Forest Disability Information Service - £5,000

The Information Service aims to empower people with disabilities in the New Forest by giving them information and advice, thus enabling them to make informed choices and lead active lives in their community. To improve its outreach to people with disabilities, the organisation set up a Link service with GP surgeries and hospitals. A pilot has been conducted that showed the need for this service to help disabled people and their carers. The Link services also visited people at their homes. The organisation has the CLS Quality Mark. The work of the organisation is wholly consistent with corporate and departmental strategies and follows all departmental objectives closely. The organisation holds reserves of 2.13 months' annual expenditure. It is recommended that a grant of £5,000 be approved.

3 L3

Learning Disabilities

3.1

Test Valley Community Services, Andover Advocacy Alliance - £19,475

Andover Advocacy Alliance provides independent advocacy to vulnerable adults in Andover and North West Hampshire using a model of volunteer advocates and issue-based advocacy. Advocacy supports and enables people to take greater control of their lives through helping them to make more informed choices, have increased involvement in decision-making, a better understanding of their rights, and enhanced skills to assert those rights. A total of 245 people benefit from the service with 65 of them with learning disabilities. The organisation holds reserves of 0.98 months' annual expenditure. It is recommended that a grant of £19,475, last year's grant with 2.5% inflation, be approved.

4

Mental Health

4.1

Cherry Tree Nursery, Supported Work Opportunity Project - £6,283

The Cherry Tree Nursery provides sheltered work rehabilitation in a supportive environment in a large plant nursery for over 100 adults with severe and enduring mental illness. The organisation also provides opportunities relevant for the wellbeing of the service users and for possible future employment. These services and projects enable volunteers to regain or take up their place in the community, and to develop work, social and communication skills. Cherry Tree has won two awards recently, namely the "Queens Golden Jubilee Award" and the "Lily Reintegration Award", helping them to promote public awareness of mental health. Adults from Dorset and Hampshire benefit from the Project. The organisation gets most of its income from plant sales and requested the small grant initially to cover a projected shortfall. The grant represents the proportional support for the beneficiaries from the Hampshire area. The cost is considerably below what the Adult Services Department would be expected to pay if these day care services would have to be spot purchased. Last year, seven regular and two occasional attendees from the Hampshire area worked as volunteers at Cherry Tree Nursery, totalling between 19 and 21 attendances per week. Two of these volunteers have progressed to paid employment, with the organisation providing a safety net in times of particular stress. The grant is covered by a three year grant agreement from April 2005 to March 2008 and is monitored through output reports and an annual monitoring meeting. The organisation held 6.34 months' annual expenditure at the end of March 2005. The amount of grant has therefore been reduced in accordance with the reserves criteria.

4.2

The Trinity Centre - £16,063

The Trinity Centre, Winchester, provides a day centre for homeless people. Its core service provides food, shelter, welfare, access to learning and recreational facilities for people who are disadvantaged because of homelessness, unemployment, illness, substance misuse, poverty, isolation or social inequality. The work of the Trinity Centre contributes towards meeting corporate and departmental objectives by helping to reduce social exclusion, protecting vulnerable people by providing healthcare services to those who might not otherwise access primary care services and providing a number of basic skills courses to build self-esteem and encourage centre users to increase their independence. For 2005-06 the Trinity Centre were awarded a grant of £15,671 as a contribution towards the salaries and costs of three advice / project workers who work with service users. The staff are supported by a team of 20 volunteers. During this period the Centre has attracted 45 service users a day. The Trinity Centre has requested a 10 per cent increase in the grant allocation to cover the cost of increased opening hours. The organisation holds reserves of 0.39 months' annual expenditure. It is recommended that a grant of £16,063, last year's grant with 2.5% inflation, be approved.

5 O

Other Services

5.1

Eastleigh Citizens Advices Bureau, G P Outreach - £5,274

Eastleigh Citizens Advice Bureau provides an Outreach service attached to the Blackthorn surgery, Netley, but operating from Copse Land GP Surgery, Hamble, which covers much of the southern parishes of Eastleigh. Most of the people seen are older persons plus a number of carers. The service helps people in maximising their incomes via the take up of benefits, which accounts for more than half of the enquiries, and allows them to live independently. Approximately 140 people benefit from this service. The service targets rural poverty. It also receives funding from the Primary Care Trust. Despite staffing problems, the service continues to deliver outcomes as expected and is good value for money. The organisation holds reserves of 1.99 months' annual expenditure. It is therefore recommended that a grant of £5,274, last year's grant with 2.5% inflation, be approved.

5.2

Hampshire Voluntary Care Group Advisory Service - £49,713

The Hampshire Voluntary Care Groups Advisory Service supports voluntary care groups across Hampshire that provide a range of support, mainly involving transport, to enable people to live independent lives. The Service provides development work both in terms of establishing new groups and working with existing groups, and arranges insurance, provides grants, and negotiates for and on behalf of the groups. In 2005, 105 care groups delivered 99,142 tasks through their 3,373 care group volunteers. The grant is very good value for money and through its support to care groups supports the objective to enable more older people to remain at home and is integrated to the Wellbeing agenda. The grant is covered by a three year grant agreement from April 2005 to March 2008 and is monitored by quarterly co-ordinating committee meetings where reports from the two advisors are presented. The organisation holds reserves of 2.95 months' annual expenditure.

Name of organisation

Title of Service / Project

Grant approved

All Care Groups

Cruse Bereavement Care - Andover and District Branch

Cruse Bereavement Care - Andover and District Branch

£700

Dorcas New Forest

Dorcas New Forest

£2,000

Eastleigh Citizens Advice Bureau

Specialist Money Advice

£3,800

Lions Community Store

Community Store

£300

Winchester Bereavement Support

Winchester Bereavement Support

£220

Learning Disabilities

Eastleigh Borough and Romsey Mencap Society (EB & R Mencap)

Developing Learning Disability Information and Services

£4,680

Eastleigh Friends of the Handicapped

Eastleigh Friends of the Handicapped

£1,390

New Forest Mencap

New Forest Mencap

£4,500

Petersfield Society for Special Needs (the)

Petersfield Society for Special Needs (the)

£1,950

Rett Syndrome Association U.K (RSAUK)

RSAUK Southampton Area Support Group Meetings

£200

Mental Health

Andover MIND

Service User Involvement Project - User Empowerment

£4,300

Basingstoke Rethink Carers Group

Basingstoke Rethink Carers Group

£280

Camberley District Open Mind Association

Camberley District Open Mind Association

£2,000

CIS'ters (Childhood Incest Survivors)

CIS'ters (Childhood Incest Survivors)

£4,999

Eastleigh Community Services

Eastleigh and Romsey Carers Centre

£1,000

Fareham and Gosport RETHINK Carers Group

Fareham and Gosport RETHINK Carers Group

£4,999

Name of organisation

Title of Service / Project

Grant approved

Mental Health continued

Gosport Volunteer Centre

Supported Volunteering Project

£4,950

Hart Voluntary Action

Hart Mental Health Forum

£1,550

Hart Voluntary Action

Sunshine and Showers - Fleet Group

£4,750

Hart Voluntary Action

Sunshine and Showers - Group for Young People in Further Education

£500

Hart Voluntary Action

Sunshine and Showers - New Group, evening group for those experiencing depression but managing to stay at work

£2,500

Hart Voluntary Action

Sunshine and Showers - Yateley Group

£4,750

League of Friends of Oaklands and the Community

League of Friends of Oaklands

£4,500

Mind in Havant

Havant Mind Drama Group

£3,500

North Hampshire Mental Health Forum

North Hampshire Mental Health Forum

£300

Olive Branch (The)

Improvement of mental health by professional counselling

£2,078

Project for Health, User Entertainment and Leisure

Project for Health, User Entertainment and Leisure

£3,508

Romsey and District Mind

Romsey and District MIND

£1,000

Southern Locality Users Group

Southern Locality User Group

£4,000

Test Valley Community Services

Andover Advocacy Alliance

£4,995

Winchester Area Community Action - Community Mental Health Development Project

Mental Health User Involvement Budget

£4,200

Older People

Age Concern Gosport

Information for Elderly and Carers

£300

Asian Welfare and Cultural Association

Asian Welfare and Cultural Association

£4,896

Bishops Waltham Thursday Lunch Club

Thursday Lunch Club

£150

Bursledon Lunch Club

Bursledon Lunch Club

£700

Eastleigh Southern Parishes Older People's Forum

Eastleigh Southern Parishes Older People's Forum

£2,000

Fareham Community Action

Home Help Service

£1,000

Fareham Stroke Club

Fareham Stroke Club

£2,500

Farnborough Neighbourcare

Farnborough Neighbourcare

£1,950

Fifty Plus Club (the)

The Fifty Plus Club

£2,000

Name of organisation

Title of Service / Project

Grant approved

Older People continued

Fordingbridge & District Day Centre for the Frail and Housebound

Day Centre for the Frail and Housebound

£1,000

Lymington Care Group

Lymington Care Stroke Club

£1,000

Neighbourcare New Milton

Neighbourcare New Milton

£750

New Milton Stroke Club

New Milton Stroke Club

£1,000

Rae Stratton Luncheon Club / Day Care (The)

Luncheon Club / Day

£1,000

Romsey and District Carers Forum

Romsey and District Information, Advocacy and Support Project (RADISH)

£2,495

Stroke Association (The)

Blackwater Valley Dysphasia Support

£4,500

Stubbington Deaf Club for Senior Citizen

Stubbington Deaf Club for Senior Citizens

£300

West End Lunch Club

West End Lunch Club

£900

Women's Royal Voluntary Service

Harrow Way Day Centre

£2,000

Yateley Neighbour Care

Yateley Neighbour Care

£900

Physical Disability

Andover Hard of Hearing Club

Andover Hard of Hearing Club

£350

Andover VIPs (Visually Impaired Persons)

Co-ordinator for Andover VIP Club

£3,000

CP Centre (The)

The Advocacy Service - Gosport and Fareham

£3,500

DIAL Helpline (Disability Information Advise Line)

Disability Information Advice Line (DIAL)

£4,814

Eastleigh Hard of Hearing Club

Eastleigh Hard of Hearing Club

£300

Giles Group (The)

The Giles Group of Alresford.

£350

Gosport Disability and Access Forum

Helping Access in the Community for Disabled People

£350

Gosport Display Club

Dis-play [Disabled and play]

£1,600

Portsmouth Area Talking News (PATN)

Petersfield Soundtrack

£200

Romsey and Waterside Visually Impaired Group

Romsey and Waterside Visually Impaired Group

£300

Romsey Disability Forum

Romsey Disability Forum

£300

Winchester and District Hard of Hearing Club

Winchester & District Hard of Hearing Club

£250

Winchester Group for Disabled People

Winchester Group for Disabled People

£1,500