Cash boost for communities
A windfall of more than a quarter of a million
pounds is heading to community groups from the latest round of
Worcestershire County Council's Voluntary & Community Sector
(VCS) grants scheme.
In Worcester City, Worcester Afro Caribbean
Society will receive £1,000 and Worcester Snoezlan will receive
£926 from the Celebrating Diversity category, while the Gheluvelt
Park Friends, Worcester Snoezlan and Sight Concern will each
receive £500 from the First Base Arts Grants fund.
In the Wyre Forest area, Bewdley Youth Café
has been awarded £1,000 and Wyre Forest LAFS (Learn, Achieve, Fun,
Socialise) will receive a £900 grant, both from the Celebrating
Diversity fund.
Around Malvern, The charity EIL UK, which
specialises in increasing cultural awareness and understanding,
will receive £1,000 from the Celebrating Diversity fund, while
Malvern Son et Lumiere is set for a £500 grant from the First Base
Arts Grants.
£1,350 has been awarded to Bromsgrove-based
projects. EPIC Community Interest Company will receive £850 from
the Celebrating Diversity fund, while New Song Community Church is
set for a £500 boost from the First Base Arts Grants.
A total of £233,176 has been awarded to
community groups throughout Worcestershire, including a major
£225,000 three-year grant to the Worcester-based charity Youth
Support Services, known as YSS, which works with young people at
risk of social exclusion.
Councillor Simon Geraghty,
Worcestershire County Council's Cabinet Member for Planning,
Economy & Performance, said: "Voluntary and community
sector groups have an excellent track record of achieving value for
money, so we know these grants will be a real benefit for local
people. We know how important it is for communities to have events
and initiatives that bring people together and help to create a
strong society. I'm confident that each of these grants will be
well-used and make a difference in our communities."
VCS groups keen to find more information about
Worcestershire County Council's VCS grants scheme can visit
www.worcestershire.gov.uk/voluntary
Or for more information about the grants
scheme, contact Suzy James, VCS Unit Coordinator, on 01905 728650
or at sjames2@worcestershire.gov.uk
