The City Bridge Trust - Registered Charity 1035628

Grants


Recent Grants

Grants approved in April 2007

Reference Organisation and website Purpose of grant
MAIN GRANTS
ACCESS FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
7905 Couper Collection Public Trust
www.coupercollection.org.uk
£4,850 towards an access audit.
7986 Croydon Playcare Company
www.croydonplaycare.co.uk
£6,625 in total comprising £4,125 for an independent access audit and £2,500 for Disability Equality training leading to the production and implementation of a Disability Equality Strategy for the organisation.
7979 Hackney Music Development Trust
www.hmdt.co.uk
£12,500 for a third and final year towards the costs of providing music-based activities for young people in special needs schools in Hackney.
7842 Kent Association for the Blind
www.kab.org.uk
£90,000 towards access improvements required to establish a Sight Centre in Bromley.
7821 Markfield Project
www.markfield.org.uk
£101,500 over three years (£34,000; £33,000; £34,500) towards the costs of a full-time worker providing support to families with a disabled member.
7756 River Thames Boat Project
www.thamesboatproject.org
£24,000 (£8,000, £8,000, £8,000) towards the salary and running costs of an accessible barge in London.
7857 Soho Theatre
www.sohotheatre.com
£75,500 over three years (£25,500; £25,000; £25,000) towards a part-time salary (17.5 hours) and associated costs of an Audience Development Officer to increase access to the full range of Soho Theatre's activities by disabled people and towards the cost of providing signed and audio-described performances.
7815 Strawberry Hill Trust
www.strawberryhilltrust.org
£90,000 towards the cost of access amenities and facilities.
LONDON'S ENVIRONMENT
7856 Furniture Aid South Thames
www.furniture-aid.co.uk
£21,000 for the salary costs of a Project Manager for one year.
7990 Thames21 Ltd
www.thames21.org.uk
£50,000 (2 x £25,000) for a further and final two years' contribution to the salary of the Chief Executive.
7828 Wandle Valley Festival
www.wandlevalleyfestival.org.uk
£10,500 over two years (£5,000; £5,500;) towards the environmental education aspects of the Wandle Valley Festival.
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
7774 Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust
www.amnesty.org.uk
£96,000 over three years (£32,000 x 3) towards delivering human rights and citizenship education to young people in London.
7849 Chain Reaction Theatre Company
www.chainreactiontheatre.co.uk
£17,000 for a third and final year's contribution to the salary costs of delivering theatre workshops with young people on health and social issues.
7859 Home-Start Haringey £119,000 over three years (£40,000; £39,000; £40,000) over three years towards the salary of a Community Development Co-ordinator supporting families affected by domestic violence.
7838 Home-Start Sutton £115,000 over three years (£37,800; £38,200; £39,000) towards the salary and associated running costs of a project supporting families affected by domestic violence.
7770 Housing for Women
www.h4w.org.uk
£120,000 over three years (3 x £40,000) towards the salary and project costs of a support service for children affected by domestic violence.
7780 New Horizon Youth Centre
www.newhorizonyouthcentre.org.uk
£90,000 over three years (3 x £30,000) for the salary of a full-time Health and Fitness Key Worker to provide support to homeless young people in London.
7925 Therapeutic Arts Scheme £20,000 for a third year's support for a therapeutic art project working with children and families identifies as "at risk" and living in the London Borough of Waltham Forest.
OLDER PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY
7932 Beormund Community Centre £12,000 over three years (3 x £4,000) towards the costs of providing weekly classes for older people in aerobics and art and reminiscence.
7818 HIV/AIDS Association of Zambia
www.haaz.org.uk
£54,000 over three years (3 x £18,000) for the salary of a part-time (20hrs) Project Worker and some running costs of a London project providing support to those aged 60+ living with HIV.
7863 National Extension College Trust
www.nec.ac.uk
£24,000 for one year supporting older carers in London to take advantage of distance learning programmes.
7781 Red Sea Community Programme £22,100 over two years (£11,250; £10,850) to provide a day centre, offering general and health advice, fitness exercises, integration meetings and educational programmes for older people.
7829 Rushey Green Timebank (RGTB) £73,200 over three years (£24,100; £24,200; £24,900) for the salary and project costs of engaging older people in time banking.
STRENGTHENING THE VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY SECTOR
7912 Ealing Community Resource Centre Limited
www.ealingresourcecentre.org.uk
£76,400 over three years (£25,400; £24,800; £26,200) towards the salary and associated running costs of a part-time worker (21 hours per week) supporting voluntary and community groups in Ealing to be more sustainable.
7763 Lady Margaret Hall Settlement
www.lmhs.org.uk
£70,000 (£30,000, £20,000, £20,000) towards the core costs of providing a capacity building service to a number of groups in Lambeth.
7846 Play Association Hammersmith and Fulham £48,000 over two years (2 x £24,000) towards the part-time salary (21 hours per week) of a Play Development Worker to provide capacity building organisations in Hammersmith & Fulham, conditional on core funding being secured and on the appointment of a Director.
7748 Victim Support London
www.vslondon.org
£120,000 over three years (3 x £40,000) towards the costs of a training programme supporting management development, volunteer recruitment and specialist service provision across London.
LEADERSHIP AND RECONCILIATION
7869 Academy of Youth (University of the First Age)
www.ufa.org.uk
£54,600 to develop peer facilitator’s resource materials for a student leadership course.
7882 Citizenship Foundation
www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk
£60,000 over two years (2 x £30,000) towards the further development of Youth Act in London.
7900 Conflict and Change
www.conflictandchange.co.uk
£60,000 over two years (2 x £30,000) towards “Truce 2012” a young people’s leadership and conflict resolution programme in LB Newham.
7887 Global Generation
www.globalgeneration.org.uk
£34,000 (2 x £17,000) towards a young people’s multi-faith leadership project focusing on environmental concerns.
7923 Interfaith Action
www.interact-uk.org.uk
£40,000 over two years (2 x £20,000) towards a programme of practical inter-faith activities with young Londoners.
7885 Kingston Friends Mediation
www.kfmediation.org
£39,000 over two years (2 x £19,500) towards a programme of school mediation workshops in south-west London.
7886 LGBT Consortium
www.lgbtconsortium.org.uk
£39,000 over two years (2 x £19,500) towards a programme of school mediation workshops in south-west London.
7888 Luqman Institute of Education and Development
www.luqmaninstitute.org
£37,500 comprising £35,000 for the delivery of a series of seminars and residential for young Muslims, to encourage their full participation in society and £2,500 to be spent on consultancy help with financial management.
7873 Race On The Agenda
www.rota.org.uk
£25,000 towards the costs of the “Building Bridges Project”.
7893 St. Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace
www.stethelburgas.org
£45,000 over two years (2 x £22,500) towards the costs of a training programme and learning bank development working towards effective reconciliation work with young Londoners.
7898 This Way Up Mediation CIC
www.streetbeatz.org
£60,000, (£31,000, £29,000) towards the costs of leadership and reconciliation work between young people and the police.
7892 Windsor Fellowship
www.windsorfellowship.org
£60,000 (£30,000, £30,000) towards the costs of a cross-cultural leadership programme to increase understanding of diverse communities and explore strategies for reducing conflict in London.
MAIN GRANTS TOTAL: £2,238,275
SMALL GRANTS: IMPROVING SERVICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE
7640 Asian Carers Support Group £6,000 for one year towards increasing therapies sessions for older carers and associated costs, together with capacity building support to the value of £1,750 (5 days equivalent support).
7674 Bengali Women's Group £12,000 over two years (£6,000; £6,000) to meet the running costs of a weekly lunch club and gardening project for older Bangladeshi women, together with capacity building support to the value of £1,750 (5 days equivalent support).
7747 East Finchley Neighbourhood Contact Scheme £19,800 towards the salaries and running costs of a Neighbourhood Contact Scheme for one year, together with capacity building support to the value of £1,750 (5 days equivalent support).
7683 From Here To Maturity Dance Company £15,540 towards the creation of two dance theatre pieces for mature dancers and three London shows, together with capacity building support to the value of £1,750 (5 days equivalent support).
7762 Lambeth Association of Women from Vietnam £9,110 over two years (£4,530; £4,580) for a part time worker and running costs of weekly activities for older Vietnamese women, together with capacity building support to the value of £1,750 (5 days equivalent support).
7769 News Talk Lambeth £7,500 over two years (£4,000; £3,500) towards core running costs and developing services, together with capacity building support to the value of £1,750 (5 days equivalent).
7709 Persian Senior Citizens Club £10,000 over two years (£5,000; £5,000) towards the running costs of a weekly Persian Senior Citizens Club, together with capacity building support to the value of £1,750 (5 days equivalent support).
SMALL GRANTS TOTAL: £79,950
TOTAL GRANTS APPROVED IN APRIL 2007: £2,318,225