£57,450 has been paid out to groups for the following projects.
Project Name | Location | Grant £4,985 |
Commissioned to... a) Deliver a programme to no fewer than 30 young people called ‘Show Me the Money’ for young parents from a BME Community living in their hostel. b) Deliver a financial literacy programme to improve the financial literacy and budgeting skills of the participants and to achieve a Level 1, Credit 2, Open College Network Accreditation entitled Financial Literacy: Budgeting,
Interim Feedback. Now Community Housing Aid. The Smart Money skills project has been really successful so far with 118 Smart Money skills sessions being delivered to homeless or people threatened with homelessness in 5 months against a target of 200 in one year. We have also set up a youth version of the Smart Money Skills targeting 1 6-25 yr olds. It will teach them about managing money, bank accounts, avoiding debt and budgeting. It will be promoted through Exeter College, YMCA, Exeter Foyer and Bethany House (supported housing provider).We have recently expanded Smartmove (the rent deposit scheme) into Teignbridge and South Devon and so the Smart Money Skills will be delivered to all referrals to this new Smartmove service.
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Commissioned to... a) Deliver a 1 day a week debt support and education service b) Provide direct one to one support for no fewer than 100 clients c) Offer support through meetings and presentations to 120 more clients who live in the isolated villages of Rother District, and are unable to access the service through isolation, disability or home responsibly INTERIM FEEDBACK a) 25 days of service delivered b) 29 clients supported c) 4 meetings/presentations completed with a total number of 50people attending. 3 Volunteer Debt Advisers trained. | ||
| Project Name Plymouth Citizens Advice Bureau | Location Plymouth | Grant £3,250 |
Commissioned to... Give financial capability training to no fewer than 100 people over the course of 12 months, either through direct face to face contact or through delivery of the training, via specialist front line workers, to young adults who are either just returning to work or have found it difficult to settle in employment. The training will cover topics such as budgeting, telling the difference between wants, needs and dreams, resisting hard sales techniques, and managing plastic money. It will be delivered through a fun and interactive half day programme. | ||
| Project Name No Limits | Location Southampton | Grant £5,000 |
Commissioned to... a) Support and enter no fewer than 15 vulnerable young people in undertaking their “Money Matters” informal learning to gain accreditation through D of E or Youth Achievement Award. b) Carry out Financial Health Checks to 100 young people across Southampton through the 3 No Limits drop-in Centres. c) Promote through a range of media and publicity methods the work of No Limits in these matters. | ||
| Project Name Forest of Dean Citizens Advice Bureau | Location Cinderford Gloucestershire | Grant £5,000 |
Commissioned to... a) Deliver a series of not less than 10, 4 hour workshops to no fewer than 100 people in total across a wide range of the local population. b) Produce and distribute a training pack for each attendee to include detailed and appropriate training notes, copies of presentations, answers to exercises and suggested further learning and resources including CITA Capability learning. | ||
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Commissioned to provide... a) Financial help and support 200 + carers and their families throughout Sandwell. b) Two open access financial surgeries each week for a year to help carers deal with financial emergencies and other financial matters which could be dealt with speedily, in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. c) Advocacy with other agencies d) Guidance to carers finding their financial situation difficult. | ||
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Commissioned to... Fund two Board Members, one from the Credit Committee and one from the Treasury Team on 4 x 1 day courses with CCCS . | ||
Project Name | Location | Grant |
Commissioned to... a) Deliver a programme to no fewer than 20 young people called ‘Show Me the Money’ for young parents from a BME Community living in their hostel. b) Deliver a financial literacy programme to improve the financial literacy and budgeting skills of the participants and to achieve a Level 1, Credit 2, Open College Network Accreditation entitled Financial Literacy: Budgeting. | ||
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Commissioned to... Set up a Credit Union School Bank to assist in developing financial acumen in and leadership in the student body | ||
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Commissioned to... Provide 100 people experiencing homelessness with high quality Debt advice leading to an improvement in quality for life financial education and money management support workshops | ||
| Project Name Maryhill CAB Financial Inclusion Project | Location Glasgow | Grant £2,500 |
Commissioned to... Deliver 25 free financial awareness training/information presentations in a variety of languages to local groups as well as 60 - 80 one to one financial education consultations to be held in various locations throughout the area. | ||
| Project Name Torbay Advice Network (TAN) Money Matters | Location Devon | Grant £2,170 |
Commissioned to... Run 4 training courses for 40 frontline advisors and volunteers between April 2009 and April 2010 relating to debt, benefits and money management. The participants will then disseminate training and advice throughout network. | ||
| Project Name Valley Debt Advice of Congleton, and Lifeline Debt Advice of Sandbach. (New Life Christian Fellowship) | Location Cheshire | Grant £5,000 |
Commissioned to... a) Establish Lifeline Debt Advice Service in Sandbach | ||
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Commissioned to.... To establish an Outreach, serviced by advisors 2 days per week, to complement the work of the new Claygate & Oxshott Sure Start Children’s Centre. To provide free education and advice on the following topics :-
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Commissioned to... Fund four members to attend CAB training courses on ‘Advising Clients About Money Issues’ and ‘ Welfare Benefits’ and ‘Giving Debt Advice’ (then cascading information to the rest of the team) | ||
Project Name | Location Devon | Grant £500 |
Commissioned to... Provide a five week intensive course of coin recognition, simple addition, basic budgeting and practical activities to adults with learning difficulties. | ||
Project Name Cardiff People First |
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Commissioned to... · support a Money Champion who can help others to learn to become more independent in managing their money. · organise at least 2 information events for at least 50 people per event on topics such as how to open a bank or savings account, how to avoid fraud, dealing and with mobile phone contracts. · work with the Young People First group, the Community Voices group (Black or minority ethnic people with a learning disability), and other organisations that support people with a learning disability in Cardiff · run a minimum of 4 basic training sessions, each for 10 people with a learning disability: a total of 40 people | ||
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Commissioned to... To deliver CAP DVD based money course to a minimum of 10 persons | ||
Individual Grants
Support given to 20 people complete the OU course ‘You and Your Money’ (£4,760).