Karaoke Tales

This funding will support this Knowsley based group to continue delivering a safe and stimulating play environment for children and young people with disabilities, whilst also providing respite and support for their families. A programme of inclusive activities will encourage the children and young people to socialise and make new friends, and families to form support networks. Sibling specific activities will help increase their tolerance and understanding of disability whilst also reducing isolation.

The funding will be used to run a variety of courses based on raising awareness about and combatting the effects of negative mental health amongst young people within the community. The project aims to provide people with the opportunity to learn new skills, increase self-confidence and wellbeing.

This group deliver one-to-one debt advice and tenancy support. The project will provide a route to mainstream services for those who are unable to access them due to personal barriers. Programmes will support asylum seekers, refugees and migrants to learn English, numeracy, digital and life skills. This will assist people to live independently and learn how to manage a healthy lifestyle. The service is for people aged 16-30 who may have issues with homelessness, mental health and drug or alcohol dependency.

Knowsley Summer Choices

The funding will be used to organise and deliver a programme of events over 12 months aimed at recruiting volunteers and increase awareness of a community woodland. The project aims to improve a local community asset.

The funding will be used by a primary school to install outdoor play equipment within the school grounds. The project aims to provide school children with the opportunity for free play in a safe, fun environment whilst helping develop their skills.

The Building Stories project will target disadvantaged children and young people aged 8-25 years who have a range of disabilities, or who are experiencing multiple disadvantage. It aims to increase the levels of literacy and visual literacy within this group through supporting them to read, analyse, discuss and create comics in group settings. This will lead to improved self-confidence, social and emotional wellbeing, and the breakdown of barriers for reluctant readers or writers.

The funding will be used to run two employability skills development programmes for disengaged young people who are NEET (not in education, training or employment). The programme will use illustration, storyboarding, and graphics to produce information in a comic book format. The project aims to improve people?s life chances by giving them the basic skills to access employment and training opportunities, as well as increase their confidence by allowing them to express themselves creatively.

This funding will enable Centre 63 to expand the range of services on offer to young people aged 10-25. A weekly timetable of sport activities will be delivered using a newly refurbished multi-use games area. A new employability project will provide maths and English support as well as CV writing, work placements and volunteer opportunities. The Centre will work in partnership with other local youth services to reduce duplication by integrating other providers into their centre.

The funding will be used by a voluntary organisation to purchase cardio health kits and gym equipment for people in the local community. The project will run boxing sessions and non-contact fitness sessions to improve people?s health and wellbeing, including the unemployed, people who are socially isolated and young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET).

This funding will be used to sustain and expand open access youth work across the Knowsley borough. Specialist coaches in media, sport, the arts and outdoor education will be employed to engage more young people who will also get the chance to train as peer coaches in these activities. A new Events and Enterprise Coordinator will deliver youth-led community events, attract local investment and develop community fundraising skills. This will help sustain the existing youth clubs.

The funding will be used to train people with learning difficulties to be ambassadors, to promote awareness of and provide peer support to others who have experienced hate crime. The project aims to strengthen the community by helping people recognise the signs and impact of hate crime, in order to encourage reporting of such incidents.

The funding will be used to replace cinema equipment at a community centre. The project will allow the organisation to expand its activities to meet local demand, with the aim of reducing the social isolation of older residents and their families.

"Trampolining ""The Is How We Bounce"""

Halewood Boxing and Fitness Project

The funding will be used to run a martial arts and mindfulness training programme to for children and young people with Autism. The project aims to improve people?s wellbeing and resilience, enabling them to deal with the impact of their condition on their lives and relationships.

The funding will be used to provide activities for children and young people with mental, physical and sensory disabilities at a one day children's festival. The project aims to strengthen the community by helping these children and young people to participate fully in a community event.

The funding will be used to develop a programme of conservation and volunteering opportunities at a local nature reserve and create two wooden sculptures which will be designed by local people during workshops. The project aims to provide a robust and sustainable community volunteer resource that will support the on-going conservation and improvement of the area as well as encourage use of the nature reserve.

The funding will be used to install a composting toilet on an allotment site for the benefit of the local community. This will mean people won?t have to go home to access a toilet, and will improve community events at the allotment.

The funding will be use by a voluntary group to celebrate 25 years of Court Hey Park. The event wants to thank its members and community for all the hard work and dedication they give to keep the park going. It also aims to promote what?s on offer in the park and encourage younger members of the community to get involved to protect the park?s future.

The funding will be used to purchase IT equipment and deliver IT training sessions to older people. The aim of the project is to improve the IT skills of beneficiaries, reduce social isolation and provide opportunities for digital inclusion.

This project will design and deliver a financial capabilities workshop. This will provide disadvantaged, vulnerable adults with the knowledge, skills and support to deal with their finances.

The project will use the funding to organise a year long programme of health and well-being activities for residents, including those in neighbouring sheltered accommodation and other older people from the community. This will improve health and wellbeing and reduce isolation by providing a programme of health and well-being based activities for older people.

This project will use the funding to deliver intergenerational IT skills workshops to the community aimed at reducing social isolation. This will enable beneficiaries to learn new skills and meet new people helping to build a stronger community.

The organisation will run light yoga activities, assisted by props and enabling equipment, for people who are experiencing severe or multiple mental health issues. This will give them the opportunity to improve their resilience, health and wellbeing.

This project will use the funding to equip a music studio in the youth club. This will improve the life chances of the young people who participate by diverting them from negative influences and anti-social behaviour, and increase their skills in music production and recording.

The school will run an after school club aimed at year 5/6 students to use technology by combining electronics and programming to build prototype robots. This will enhance the digital skills of pupils.

The organisation will use the funding to train vulnerable young women to up-cycle, repair and restore unwanted furniture for people most in need. This will enable women to gain new skills, improve their future employability, build confidence and reduce social isolation.

This project will deliver a range of dance and awareness raising sessions to disabled and non-disabled people. This will highlight the health benefits associated with dance, reduce isolation and improve participant?s confidence and self-esteem.

This project will make modifications to the building by transforming a community kitchen to make it fully accessible and safety compliant. This will provide access and support that will reduce isolation, thereby improving the health and general wellbeing of local residents.

The funding will be used to continue a project providing long-term support to survivors and victims of domestic abuse in order to help them rebuild their lives. The project will provide a comprehensive service where people will be able to tell their story in a safe environment so staff can determine the level of support needed. Access to other agencies that provide specialist help with issues such as housing, witness support, health services will also be available.

This project will provide dance activities for young people involved in the criminal justice system, and those engaged with drug and alcohol misuse, mental health or youth offending teams. This will offer diversionary activities with the aim of preventing reoffending.

The project is to install activity areas. This will reduce obesity through increased levels of physical activity and improve health problems within the local area.

This project is a street party celebration to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the centre opening. This will alleviate some of the issues which the local community faces within an environment which is safe, secure, friendly, enjoyable and fund helping to foster a greater sense of community cohesion, ownership, pride and belonging.

The organisation will use the funding to set up a pilot programme to work with a group of older people in the local area who live in isolation. This will enable the organisation to create a series of services and activities to benefit the local community to meet local needs in the face of reduced services and activities which were traditionally delivered by the local council and by participation in a flexible structured programme of holistic activities in dance and drama sessions, healthy eating.

The organisation will use the funding to purchase outdoor equipment including a canopy and benches for pupils. This will enable the organisation to develop new activities and encourage beneficiaries to spend more time outdoors and become more active.

The organisation will use the funding to research and produce a radio broadcast examining the addictive properties of mobile phone use, its impact on the mental health of young people, and techniques to mitigate the impact of excessive use of mobile phones. This will improve the mental health and wellbeing of participants by enabling them to identify and address the impact of their excessive use of the technology and improve their resilience and confidence.

The organisation will use the funding to research and produce a radio broadcast examining the addictive properties of mobile phone use, its impact on the mental health of young people, and techniques to mitigate the impact of excessive use of mobile phones. This will improve the mental health and wellbeing of participants by enabling them to identify and address the impact of their excessive use of the technology and improve their resilience and confidence.

The organisation will use the funding to research and produce a radio broadcast examining the addictive properties of mobile phone use, its impact on the mental health of young people, and techniques to mitigate the impact of excessive use of mobile phones. This will improve the mental health and wellbeing of participants by enabling them to identify and address the impact of their excessive use of the technology and improve their resilience and confidence.

EnChord Music Leaders School Tour

The organisation will use the funding to deliver a community day to bring together the whole community for intergenerational activities and to welcome and encourage new arrivals from Eastern European communities. This will enable the organisation to share experiences old and new among the young and old and promote community cohesion amongst a diverse community. Activities will include games, cooking, competitions and taster sessions.

The organisation will use the funding to create new outdoor areas on the grounds of the school with facilities for a range of investigative and exploratory outdoor play. This will enable the group to provide a stimulating play facility for pupils, local children and families during and outside of school time, supporting their physical, social and emotional development.

The organisation will use the funding to deliver a range of activities including basic English skills and women only leisure activities to the local Iranian community. This will provide support to women with religious barriers access activities and enable newly arrived immigrants improve their English and integrate more successfully.

. The organisation will use the funding to deliver a range of activities including basic English skills and women only leisure activities to the local Iranian community. This will provide support to women with religious barriers access activities and enable newly arrived immigrants improve their English and integrate more successfully.

The organisation will use the funding to run IT sessions targeting older people in residential accommodation. This will aim to reduce social isolation and increase IT skills.

The organisation will use the funding to run a series of events for children and family groups who are experiencing mental health issues associated with living in poverty such as depression, anxiety/stress and behaviour problems. This will enable the organisation to offer professional psychological support to children and their families to address these issues and also engage them in fun and focussed events using this opportunity to link individuals with community partners.

To deliver a programme of advice, support, peer led training and skills development, and volunteering for people living with dementia and their carers. This will improve the health and wellbeing of participants by increasing their ability to manage the condition, symptoms and behaviours and reduce the stress and anxiety of carers by developing a network of mutual support.

The organisation will use the funding to purchase gym equipment for the school for use by all of the school children suffering from obesity, and in particular the children who have autism, ASD and ADHD. This will enable the school to raise fitness and sporting awareness in the school, aiming to reduce levels of obesity, increase their physical fitness, and continue to integrate the children with complex needs in mainstream activities.

The organisation will use the funding to regenerate a pocket park within the local community. This will provide improve the pathways and environment within a local green space, provide volunteering opportunities and run a community event to celebrate to celebrate the regeneration of the park.

The organisation will use the funding to organise, deliver and record a drama production developed by young people to bring attention to their concerns, and create a website to promote and distribute their work. This will raise the self-confidence and esteem of young people and provide them with a positive diversion from anti-social behaviour during the summer holidays.

This is a project by a charitable company in Knowsley, Merseyside. The organisation will use the funding to deliver a series of weekly employment skills development sessions and business mentoring in textiles and fashion to young people who are not in employment, education, or training. This will improve the life chances of participants by increasing their employability and opportunities for self-employment and business development.

Remembering all who fought and fell in the Battle of the Somme

The charity will run family learning programmes for parents and children to improve their IT, maths, English and numerous other skills. It will also run a homework club for local children and young people who don?t have IT or internet access.

The organisation will use the funding to improve the community building by installing a new boiler, new flooring and new toilet facilities, and also by creating a sensory room. This will improve the building, used primarily by people with learning disabilities.

The organisation will use the funding to purchase equipment for an outdoor adventure area which will be used in out of school hours and extended services during the school holiday. This will enable the organisation to provide a safe, child friendly environment to develop the children?s fine and gross motor skills, increase their physical activity levels and aim to decrease the current high levels of childhood obesity.

Lisa Simpson Inclusive Dance : Development 2016-18

The organisation will use the funding to install play equipment to develop an outdoor adventure programme which will be aimed at inactive young people who are overweight or obese. This will aim to reduce and prevent obesity in young people and future health issues in the local area through increased active play.

The organisation will use the funding to offer a welfare and money advice service for vulnerable and isolated residents, such as unemployed people, carers, people with disabilities and people on long term sick, as well as providing digital access and support with job searches and CV writing. This will enable local people to access help and support about welfare and finances, access IT equipment and the internet and gain employment support.

This is a project by a community interest company in Knowsley, Merseyside. The organisation will use the funding to hold a series of self-awareness, self-reliance and self-improvement sessions for 30 disadvantaged women. This will improve their life chances by increasing their self esteem and resilience, and increase their social support networks.

The organisation will use the funding to set up and run an extra-curricular reading programme for children and their parents. This will enable the organisation to improve literacy skills and educational outputs and raise aspirations.

A project to provide support, advice and education for people experiencing financial problems and debt crisis. The project will include financial education and self-help advice with support from the Money Advice Service and the Financial Conduct Authority, one-to-one sessions for participants who have more complex financial needs, and crisis support for those with lack of money to pay for food, fuel and accommodation.

The organisation will use the funding to purchase electronic dance equipment to establish afterschool and breakfast club exercise classes. This will enable the group to use dance and games to encourage greater physical activity in pupils, staff and parents, improving health and wellbeing as well as encouraging greater engagement with the school and activities.

This organisation will use the funding to purchase and install new outdoor play equipment. This will enable the organisation to provide a stimulating outdoor adventure programme that will increase physical activity levels and extended after school programmes. It will provide accessible exercise opportunities to children at the school and its wider school community.

The organisation will use the funding to develop a community dance programme outside of curriculum time which will be aimed at inactive young people who are overweight or obese in schools across the Borough of Knowsley. This will aim to reduce levels of obesity and improve health and wellbeing of young people in the local community.

The organisation will use the funding to employ an external Community Development Consultant on a sessional basis to research and identify additional beneficiaries, partners and venues to enable capacity building of this group. This will enable the organisation to extend services of emergency food provision, debt advice and employability support into additional deprived communities in Merseyside.

The organisation will use the funding to offer skills workshops and cultural experiences for local people with disabilities, particularly learning disabilities. This will improve the skills of participants and ensure that they have access to the same cultural experiences and opportunities and their peers.

The organisation will use the funding to develop an outdoor adventure programme which will be aimed at inactive young people who are overweight or obese; this will include activity zones in an outdoor area of the school grounds and for young people to be trained as leaders to promote the initiative. This will aim to reduce childhood obesity levels in the school through increased physical activity.

The organisation will use the funding to install an outdoor adventure area to enable them to run a programme of extracurricular activities for young people attending their school. This will aim to reduce obesity through encouraging increased physical activity.

The organisation will use the funding to establish an outdoor garden facility within their school and run a programme of healthy lifestyle activities including orienteering and dance. This will improve the health and well being of children by providing physical activities to improve their health and well being, including problems with obesity and improve their confidence and personal development.

The funding will be used to deliver awareness sessions and interactive workshops to young people in schools on issues such as gun and knife crime, gangs and anti-social behaviour. Rehabilitated ex-offenders will also be part of the project to share their experiences. It will also recruit and train more volunteers to help support the work, offering more tailored support to young people that need it.

The organisation will use funding to deliver arts and crafts workshops in three care homes including developing computer skills. This will provide reminiscence, recreational and social activities for older people, enable them to develop new skills, and help reduce their isolation and loneliness.

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

The funding will be used for a free community festival in the local park for children from disadvantaged communities, providing activities like sports, crafts and performances. This will bring the community together and reduce issues linked to youth crime and poor health.

The organisation will use funding to install outdoor gym equipment and safety surfacing within the school grounds. This will provide training opportunities for children as playground leaders, to help develop their confidence and interpersonal skills, and provide a safe environment for pupils and children in the community to access stimulating equipment, to encourage them to be more active and improve their physical health.

The organisation will use the funding to develop an outdoor adventure programme which will be aimed at inactive young people who are overweight or obese to use out of school hours. This will promote healthy lifestyles and exercise, improving the young people?s fitness levels and reduce the risk of obesity.

Sharing A Tale of 2 Cities: Art from our Land

The school will use funding to install a trim trail for local school children to use at playtime, lunchtime and for community use during the school holidays. This will improve their health and fitness.

This is a project by a registered charity in Huyton, Liverpool. The organisation will use the funding to create a community hub and IT suite in their building as a location to provide advice and support counselling, workshops, skills training, access to volunteering and educational opportunities for the local community. This will expand people?s horizons, boost self esteem and confidence and raise aspirations.

The organisation will use the funding to install outdoor adventure facilities, including a trim tail, traversing wall, stage area and a variety of activity zones within the school grounds. This will provide stimulating activities in a safe environment to encourage pupils and children in the local community to become more physical active, helping to reduce levels of child obesity in the area.

Project Summary :This organisation will use the funding to run activities for young people and create an area for dog walkers to socialise in the park. This will aim to reduce anti social behaviour through diversionary activities and address dog fouling to improve this local community space.

Farucchio Peru is Extraordinaire

Kirkby High Putters

The organisation will use funding to purchase gym equipment to create an outdoor play area for children at the school. This will improve their physical fitness, help to reduce obesity and increase their confidence and wellbeing.

The organisation will use funding to run personal development plans for young people including job searching, interview techniques and health and fitness. This will help to build self esteem and confidence for young people, improving their employability, health and aspirations.

The organisation will use funding to run personal development plans for young people including job searching, interview techniques and health and fitness. This will help to build self esteem and confidence for young people, improving their employability, health and aspirations.

This is a project by a school in Liverpool. The organisation will use funding to create a outdoor play area for use by children at the school. This will enable children to interact with each other in their community, developing their confidence and social skills.

A project in Knowsley Merseyside to support vulnerable people out of poverty and into work by providing free access to the internet and guidance on job searches, claims, and how to use comparison websites to make savings. The scheme will also help with preparing CV?s, completing application forms and preparing for interviews.

This is a project in Knowsley, Liverpool to refurbish a training suite within its site that will provide training for female ex offenders. This will provide an opportunity for women to take part in training that will improve life skills and increase employment opportunities.Funding is for New training suite, electrical work, chairs, desks, and desk top computers.

The project will support hard to reach vulnerable families in Knowsley, addressing their emotional, social and physical wellbeing needs such as breastfeeding support, Fit4Life project, parent and toddler groups, holiday activities and family days out.

The re-instatement of a previous project, based in Knowsley, to engage disadvantaged local parents in education, volunteering and employment and support them to improve their life chances and those of their families. It will consist of four linked, progressive steps.

A project by a Primary School in Knowsley, Liverpool to install a trim trail to increase available outdoor activities that stimulate the young people to take part in different types of physical activity. This will aim to reduce and prevent obesity in young people in the local area through increased active play.

A Midsummer Night s Dream

A project in Liverpool to reduce their carbon footprint and become more energy efficient through improved facilities and equipment and utilities. This will enable the organisation to reduce their operating costs and sustain widely used community projects including luncheon clubs and energy saving sessions/activities.

A project by a primary school in Knowsley to install fixed play equipment in the school grounds. This will provide stimulating outdoor play equipment to encourage physical play, with the view of reducing obesity and improving lifestyles.

Knowsley Citizens Advice

This is a project by company limited by guarantee in Liverpool. The organisation will use the funding to refurbish their community centre by installing new toilet facilities. This will provide appropriate toilet facility to support the needs of new and existing users to their community centre.

This is a project by a primary school in Merseyside. The organisation will use the funding to run filmmaking, editing and scriptwriting workshops for local children, adults and families. This will give beneficiaries the opportunity to develop technology and literacy skills and use them to create films that will be shown to the wider community and other local schools, encouraging the development of new skills using them for creative activities, raising aspirations and motivation.

This is a project by a company limited by guarantee in Liverpool. The organisation will use the funding to set up a wish charity to provide support to terminally ill children and their families. This will support terminally ill children and their families and ease stress during an emotionally difficult time.

Lisa Simpson:Commissioned Work