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FADIS - ISSUE 46 September 2010
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Contents
Funding
1. London Evening Standard - Grassroots Grants Dispossessed Fund
2. Vcashpoint awards to 16-25 year olds
3. The Garfield Weston Foundation
4. The David and Elaine Potter Foundation
5. Sports Participation Fund
6. The Big Lottery – Youth in Focus Funding Programme – opens 10 September 2010
Policy developments
7. Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme rolled out
8. ACPO launch children and young people strategy
9. National Citizen Service launched for 16 year olds
Consultation opportunities
10. Policing in the 21st century: reconnecting police and the people
11. Independent Review of the Office of the Children's Commissioner - Call for Evidence
12. Consulting young people in the youth justice system who have mental health needs or a learning disability – Young Minds and the Prison Reform Trust
Resources
13. Halloween and Fireworks related anti-social behaviour – tools and resources
14. Understanding Misunderstood Youth – NFP Synergy report
15. Cutswatch – new website supporting the voluntary sector through the spending cuts
16. Involving young people in project delivery – Big lottery Guide
Other news
17. Government response to the Education Select Committee’s NEET report
18. First International Year of Youth
19. Race and Faith Inquiry report published
20. British Youth Council (BYC) and National Children’s Bureau (NCB) survey of under 18s on transport safety
21. Children and Young People Now launch the ‘For Youth’s Sake’ campaign
22. New Quality Framework launched for Integrated Services for Young People
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Funding
1. London Evening Standard- Grassroots Grants Dispossessed Fund
The fund aims to support communities across London by way of small grants which address the following areas:
- Training and educating people who have dropped out of mainstream education
- Getting people into work such as apprenticeship or mentor schemes
- Fighting gangs, knife and gun crime
- Improving mental and physical health and well-being, such as through sports clubs and helping carers
- Addressing other areas of poverty such as homelessness, pensioner poverty or the working poor
Grants of between £250 and £5000 are available. To be eligible to apply, you must have the following:
- evidence of income less than £30,000 per annum, taken as an average turnover for the last three financial years ·
- be active in the local community for not less than 12 months prior to 22nd June 2010.
- have a governing document that has as a minimum the name, aim/purpose, objects, a dissolution clause for the organisation, a list of Trustees/Committee members, and Trustees/Committee member signatures.
The fund is administered by different charitable co-ordination services, across London. It should be noted that some London boroughs have already committed to funding for this year.
To find out whether your project is in a borough that is eligible to apply, please visit the Grassroots Grants Website and make the appropriate selection. You will be directed to the prospective coordination body, and be able to download guidance notes, an application form and key contact details.
2. Vcashpoint awards to 16-25 year olds
Vcashpoint is awarding £2,500 to 16-25 year olds who have volunteering project ideas to improve their community for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Projects must fit within V's five themes for the 2012 Games:
- Sport, Culture Environment;
- Health and;
- Education.
Applicants must also demonstrate how their project reflects at least one of the seven values of the Olympic and Paralympic Games:
- Respect;
- Excellence;
- Friendship;
- Courage;
- Determination;
- Inspiration and;
- Equality.
In order to apply, you must be:
- aged 16-25
- able to run the project yourself
- able to show how your project will help other people, the environment or your community and how it has been inspired by London 2012.
The deadline for applying is the 6 September.
To apply, visit VcashPoint where you will need to register and be able to download guidance notes and an application form.
3. The Garfield Weston Foundation
The Garfield Weston Foundation makes grant contributions in ranging size, to a number of different charities including: arts, community, education, welfare, religion and youth projects. The foundation supports both small community driven initiatives, and those which are of large national scale.
The Foundation will also consider applications from a limited number of exempt organisations including: churches, educational establishments, and housing corporations.
There is no limit on how much can be applied for, however applicants should consider the points highlighted in the "Application procedure notes" on their website. There are no formal deadlines and applicants should allow approximately four months for a final outcome. For further information including guidance notes, and an application form, visit the Garfield Weston Foundation.
4. The David and Elaine Potter Foundation
The David and Elaine Potter Foundation supports projects which will help alleviate lack of educational and economic opportunity.
The programme is particularly interested in funding five areas: civil society, human rights, education, research, and the arts.
Applying to the Foundation involves submitting an initial letter of enquiry, no longer than two pages and should comprise the following:
- contact name
- contact telephone numbers/fax number
- contact email
- organisation background and brief description of activities
- total income of the organisation in the last complete financial year
- brief project synopsis, time frame, and anticipated outcome
- grant amount requested and total project cost
- charity status, charity registration number if applicable
Once the letter is reviewed, you will be contacted via email to acknowledge receipt. If the letter is approved, you will be invited to submit a formal application.
For further information, please visit the David and Elaine Potter Foundation
5. Sports Participation Fund
The Sports Participation Fund is open to applications from not-for-profit London organisations. The fund is specifically aimed at helping community projects that significantly increase participation in sport and/or use sport to tackle social issues such as crime and unemployment.
Organisations can apply for between £50,000 and £250,000 for projects which fit the following criteria:
- Supporting ‘at risk’ young adults aged 16–25 - Projects that use physical activity to tackle issues such as crime, unemployment or drug and alcohol abuse;
- Increasing participation in sport - Projects which engage people who are currently ‘inactive’ and get them involved in sport to promote better health and healthy living and;
- Community Development - A holistic approach that encourages people to work in partnership for the benefits of their local communities and decide what type of sports project will help bring long term positive change.
Deadline: This is the first of up to three bidding rounds and closes at midday on 1 October 2010For further information visit the Greater London Authority website.
6. The Big Lottery – Youth in Focus Funding Programme – opens 10 September 2010
Through Youth in Focus the Big Lottery are making up to £30 million available for projects in England that support vulnerable young people through difficult changes in their lives.
Grants of between £500,000 and £1,000,000 are available. (£1,500,000 for England-wide projects that raise national awareness). This is a targeted programme aimed at specific groups of young people:
- Young carers - Helping young people between the ages of 10 and 25 to be heard and get better access to practical advice and services, which can support their day to day lives
- Young people leaving care - Supporting young people between the ages of 15 and 25, so they get better access to education, housing, healthcare and employment advice and services
- Young people leaving youth offenders’ institutions - Helping young people between the ages of 15 and 25 to develop their life skills and get better access to services, particularly young men with learning difficulties and young women.
Eligibility:
You can apply to Youth in Focus if you are a partnership led by a voluntary and community sector organisation, and meet the programme outcomes listed on the Youth in Focus webpages.
Application deadline: 30 November 2010
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Policy Developments
7. Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme rolled out
The child sex offender disclosure scheme provides members of the public with a way to check whether people who have contact with their children have a record of child sexual offences. The police will pass on information if it will help keep a child safe.
Having piloted in four forces, the scheme is expanded to eight additional forces in August, taking the total number of areas covered to 12. A further 12 forces will come online by the autumn and the remainder of areas by spring 2011.
Find out more about the pilots
Read the Home Office review of the pilots scheme
Find out more about the police check
8. ACPO launch children and young people strategy
The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has released its children and young people strategy (2010-2013), in which it promises to “engage and listen to the voices of children and young people in shaping our services.”
This document will be made available to all police forces throughout England & Wales and provides guidance for individual forces that are either looking to, or are in the process of developing local level strategies for children and young people.
Within the strategy, one of ACPO’s stated objectives is to “Improve the satisfaction and confidence of children and young people in their police service. This is to be delivered through enhancing the quality of our contact, working together with young people to earn their trust, and understanding how policing interventions can impact upon their life opportunities.”
More info: www.acpo.police.uk
9. National Citizen Service launched for 16 year olds
A new Government scheme for 16 year olds, the National Citizen Service (NCS), was announced by the Prime Minster on 22 July. It aims to give every 16-year-old a chance to learn new skills that will help them to make a positive contribution to their community.
A pilot scheme for around 10,000 young people will run from June to September 2011. Aimed at school leavers aged 16, it will be held over a period of seven to eight weeks, after the school exams.
The scheme will bring people from different backgrounds together in a residential programme of activity. Activities will range from an outdoor challenge to a set structure of tasks involving visiting and helping the local community.
(Please note - the tendering process for the delivery of the proposed pilots is now closed.)
More info...
Consultation opportunities
10. Policing in the 21st century: reconnecting police and the people
This consultation sets out the government's vision for policing and how it aims to: cut crime and protect the public; be more directly accountable to the public and; offer value for money.
The consultation can broadly be divided into two parts. The first concentrates on specific commitments already made in the Coalition Agreement, where the government is not consulting on whether they should happen, but how best they can be implemented. The second focuses on broader areas where the government is asking for views on whether and how to achieve its aims.
Have your say
Deadline for responses: 20 Sep 2010
11. Independent Review of the Office of the Children's Commissioner - Call for Evidence
The Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, has invited John Dunford to conduct an independent review of the office, role and functions of the Children's Commissioner for England.
The review is looking particularly at the powers, remit and functions of the Children's Commissioner, how this role relates to other functions supported by Government and value for money.
The review is very keen to hear the views of children and young people who are invited to complete a specially designed online survey.
Access the consultation document and young peoples’ survey
12. Consulting young people in the youth justice system who have mental health needs or a learning disability – Young Minds and the Prison Reform Trust
This consultation is being conducted by two charities: Young Minds and the Prison Reform Trust. Young Minds works to improve the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. The Prison Reform Trust works to ensure that our prisons are used appropriately; are humane and effective.
They are conducting this piece of work to improve understanding of the issues and to try and find out what help or support may have enabled members of this client group to stay out of trouble.
More info...
Resources
13. Halloween and Fireworks related anti-social behaviour – tools and resources
Anti-social behaviour associated with the Halloween and firework period is a serious quality of life issue for many communities in London.
In recognition of this, the London Halloween and fireworks initiative was launched in 2007 by the London ASB Board in part to: Reduce anti-social behaviour associated with this period; coordinate efforts; reassure local communities and; highlight effective initiatives.
A host of useful resources have subsequently been developed including:
- An outline of the main legislation that exists to protect communities from misuse of fireworks;
- ‘Best Practice in your borough’ - a handy resource for planning for the Halloween and Fireworks period;
- ‘Tackling Fireworks Misuse: a step by step guide for practitioners’ and;
- Halloween and fireworks in London - 2009 report.
All these resources are available FREE on the London ASB Board webpages - hosted by London Action Trust on ASB Online.
14. Understanding Misunderstood Youth – NFP Synergy report
This new report seeks to understand the truth and facts behind public fears of young people, specifically fears around youth violence. NFP Synergy created the report with the following aims:
- To contribute to the knowledge of charities, policy makers and community organisations working to support young people involved with and affected by street violence
- Explore the facts about young people involvement in street violence and identify the groups most at risk
- Examine the solutions proposed by charities and not-for-profit organisations working to support young people with their needs and aspirations to prevent them becoming offenders. Download the report for free
15. Cutswatch – new website supporting the voluntary sector through the spending cuts
ACEVO (the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations) has launched a new online resource – Cutswatch - providing information and guidance to support voluntary and community sector organisations. The website provides policy updates and information on events, funding opportunities and free resources.
Visit the Cuts Watch website
16. Involving young people in project delivery
The Big Lottery have published a guide about involving young people in developing, running and reviewing services and activities. The full report, How to involve young people in your project, was published in July 2010 and is available on the Big Lottery website
Other news
17. Government response to the Education Select Committee's NEET (not in Employment, Education of Training) report
An Audit Commission report ‘Against the Odds - Re-engaging Young People in Education, Employment or Training’, published July 2010, studied 10 areas between 2007 -2009 and found that one-in-four 16- 18-year-olds were categorised as NEET at some point in a two-year period, and of those 43% were NEET for at least six months. Access the full report
The Government has published its response to the report which can be accessed here.
18. First International Year of Youth
In August the United Nations launched the ‘International Year of Youth: Dialogue and Mutual Understanding’, aiming to generate attention for youth participation and youth development at local, national and international levels.
The Year provides the opportunity to increase commitment to youth, promote youth participation and enhance inter-cultural dialogue and understanding among youth.
For more info visit the Year of Youth website.
19. Race and Faith Inquiry report published
The independent panel set up by the Mayor of London to investigate race and faith issues in the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), has published its final report.
The report will shape the response of the Mayor of London and Metropolitan Police to address the under-representation of Black, Asian, Minority, Ethnic (BAME) communities in the police service. A copy of the report can be downloaded from the Metropolitan Police Authority website (MPA). A summary of recommendations can be found on page 11.
20. British Youth Council (BYC) and National Children’s Bureau (NCB) survey of under 18s on transport safety
BYC and NCB have undertaken a survey of 240 young people, aged 18 and under, on their views on transport safety. Their findings are concerning:
- Only 1 in 5 of the young people surveyed, said they felt ‘very safe’ travelling on a bus on their own
- 92% said that drunk or rowdy people make them feel unsafe while waiting for public transport, and of those, 84% still feel unsafe when the drunk or disorderly behaviour moves onto public transport, even though the driver and other travellers are around
- Over half of the young people surveyed found drivers to be rude and nearly half said that other adult passengers had been rude to them as well
- 90% of young people surveyed felt either safe or very safe waiting for public transport during the day, yet this figure declines dramatically to just 1 in 4 after daylight hours.
The report makes a series of recommendations, including ensuring the close involvement of children and young people, via youth councils, in decision-making processes about transport services.
Read the full report here
21. Children and Young People Now launch the ‘For Youth’s Sake’ campaign
This new campaign has been launched following the cuts in public spending affecting local authorities and voluntary sector organisations providing services for children and young people. It aims to highlight the important role young people’s services play in communities and raise awareness of the consequences of losing services, such as youth clubs.
Its main priorities are:
- The government to set out its vision for young people.
- Young people to have a genuine say on a local and national level in shaping the services that affect them and calls for them to be given powers to decide where money is spent in their communities.
- Employers to invest in the youth workforce to ensure young people are provided with the best possible support from properly trained staff and volunteers; and those who work with young people to feel valued for the vital role they play in their communities.
How you can get involved:
- Sign the online pledge
- Email a message of support to cypnow@haymarket.com
- Share stories about how young people’s services are making a difference in communities and how spending cuts are affecting youth organisations’ ability to provide support to children and young people.
More info...
22. New Quality Framework launched for Integrated Services for Young People
The National Youth Agency has launched a new quality assurance system to help local authorities assess and improve their integrated services. The ‘Integrated Services for Young People (ISfYP) Framework and Quality Mark’ is tailored to assess all aspects of integrated youth support, from universal through to targeted and specialist services.
The ISfYP Framework is a self-assessment tool with 15 distinct standards, covering three operational strands – policy and strategy, people, partnerships and resources.
More info...
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