Sunderland Centre for Voluntary Service
(SCVS) Is a voluntary organisation, which was established for general charitable purposes in 1973. It is a registered charity and a limited company by guarantee, that serves as a voluntary sector intermediary body to support and develop community groups, charities and voluntary organisations throughout the City of Sunderland and surrounding areas.
SCVS is an organisation, which is set up to support, promote and develop local voluntary action. SCVS supports its members by a range of services and by acting as a voice for the voluntary and community sector.
The purpose of Sunderland Council for Voluntary Service is to help the voluntary organisations to function more effectively, improving the lot of the individual.
The mission statement is, in effect, a shorthand description of the work of SCVS.
Sunderland CVS Riverview House, West Wear Street, Sunderland. SR1 1XD
SIB and Community Chest grants available through South Area Committee.
Contact Richard Parry on 553 1217 or Cath Morrow on 553 1211.
New Comic Relief Guidelines 2005 – 2008
Comic Relief works with voluntary organisations and community groups in different ways with three different types of grants. These guidelines provide details of the open grants programme's and how you can apply.
Comic Relief supports voluntary groups and organisations throughout the UK. These are usually registered charities but they also fund some constituted groups with a written set of rules with charitable objectives.
Community Champions - Grants for Individuals Up to £2000
The Community Champions Fund in the North East of England is focused on individuals who want to take their first steps in helping to regenerate their community. Such individuals will have typically not previously accessed such funding. It aims to increase their personal skills, helping them to act as community role models, mentors or leaders, helping communities to access learning and employment opportunities.
It aims to assist people with a can do attitude in communities which need support, encouraging learning and action which drives forward their renewal, tackling problems and identifying home grown solutions. The ability to pass on and share expertise to others and wider communities is also important.
The Community Champions Fund has been developed to directly help you to build skills that help you and your community. You might feel that personal development/ training and/ or visits to people and projects elsewhere to expand your horizons and look for the best practice will be an important part of your work in the community.
You might need funding and support to obtain the skills to set up a community business, savings group, develop community project management skills etc. Community Champions experience might help you want to develop a community mentoring scheme or a community network to help you actively engage with local decision-makers. Examples of past Community Champions projects can be found at www.dfes.gov.uk/communitychampions or alternatively www.thescarmantrust.org
Application Forms can be obtained by calling 0808 100 2553 (Freephone), 9.30am - 3.30pm Monday
The Big Boost
Are you between 11 - 25 years old? Do you want to improve your community?
They give awards to young people in England of between £250 and £1000 (11-16) and £500 and £5000 (16-25), plus support, to make young people's community-focused ideas a reality. For more details visit the website www.thebigboost.org.uk or phone Linda Ford 01642 598321
Housing Challenge
The Housing Strategy for Sunderland was agreed by Sunderland City Council’s Cabinet on Wednesday 13 September 2006 and a copy is available through the website www.sunderland.gov.uk
The Partnership has been allocated £250,000 from the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund for 2006/7 and £250,000 for 2007/8 and this allocation has been called the ‘Housing Challenge Fund’. The Partnership would, therefore, like to invite you to make an ‘expression of interest’ for utilising these funds through the completion of the Project Application Form, a copy of which is attached with the guidance notes for completion.
Members of the Partnership are looking to fund up to 5 strategic projects over the period 2006 – 2008 that will support the delivery of the 3 aspirations of Sunderland’s Housing Strategy.
Sunderland Centre for Voluntary Service
If you are part of a voluntary group looking for funding information please click here.