This project will reach out to women involved in sex work for survival who are the victims of abuse and exploitation. It will support them to lead healthier and safer lives by reducing their risk of harm, and addressing their needs to create a pathway out of sex-work. The project will offer drop-in sessions, emotional support and improved access to other local services. It aims to help women to recover and build their resilience for the future.

This group will use the funding to provide a social trip for foster children and their carers. This will encourage people to participate in social activities, form lasting friendships and establish a support network.

This group will use the funding to provide a range of social activities for local families and older people, such as keep fit sessions, craft sessions and social trips. This will improve community engagement through bringing local people together to interact and form positive social relationships.

A programme of digital inclusion activities will be delivered which will support older people. This will challenge issues surrounding isolation and encourage people taking part to become more confident in using technology.

This group will use the funding to set up a family technology learning scheme. This will allow children and their parents or guardians to work together and develop their technological skills.

Horizontal - Research and Development

A forest school will be created with this funding by enhancing an outdoor environment. This will develop children?s skills and communication through the provision of outdoor activities.

Fitness sessions will be provided for home schooled children with this funding, allowing them to take part in activities which improve their health and wellbeing.

This funding will be used to review their current dementia services by consulting with current users and wider stakeholder partners. This will identify best practice and current gaps in provision to ensure services are fully responsive to the needs of current and future service users.

WWW1 - Walsall World War One

A learning garden will be created with this funding, where children will be able to spend time in an outdoor environment, benefiting their development and wellbeing.

This funding will pay for new play equipment, replacing items which are broken and no longer fit for use. Children will be able to take part in activities which benefit their development and wellbeing.

This group will use the funding to improve fitness equipment at the academy, encouraging children to take part in exercise and lead healthier lifestyles.

The Darlaston Dog Fight

This group will use the funding to purchase warm reflective clothing for volunteers and riders who provide an out of hours delivery service, supporting the NHS. The new clothing will ensure fundamental participation in the community carries on.

This group will use the funding to purchase materials to build an outdoor learning area. This will provide the children with a stimulating environment to learn and play.

The organisation will use the funding will be used to run current services for young people and allow it to expand by developing its youth workers, increasing their skills through training. The project will use their outreach service to engage with young people in areas where there is currently few or no activities by developing a young volunteer scheme. The outreach will engage more young people to take part in positive activities and advice sessions.

Hoist for disabled sailors

This group will use the funding to run sessions for new, young and disadvantaged mothers. The sessions will help them to make friendships, share parenting advice and learn new parenting techniques and wellbeing practices.

This group will use the funding to develop skills for existing and future volunteers through a series of training and peer to peer workshops. Outdoor education will also be expanded by developing a forest school provision and a men?s shed. This will develop learning and skills for the community and support the training needs of volunteers.

This group will use the funding to run a community project, where a piece of art will be created. The project will encourage community engagement and enhance community relations.

The funding will be used by this group to replace their existing inadequate heating system, significantly improving the building and making it fit for all year round use. This will improve community buildings and provide better facilities for all members of the community.

This group will use the funding to provide drop in technology sessions for people living with visual impairments. The project will improve their technology skills and employability prospects, leading to better chances in life.

A family learning resource centre will be created with this funding, which will support black, Asian and minority ethnic people who live in a community that is experiencing the effects of educational and social disadvantage. The centre will improve their chances in life.

This group will use the funding to run a continuation of their workshops for families living with the effects of Autism and ADHD. The workshops will enable parents and children to develop coping and communication skills, and will improve access to information and advice.

The funding will be used by this group to purchase a minibus, creating a new transport resource which will improve social engagement in an area that is experiencing social isolation.

This project will replace the lighting in their hall which is no longer fit for purpose. This will enable the organisation to make continued and increased use of the venue for community events.

This project will provide free activities and educational visits during the school holidays for children from low income families. This will broaden their experiences and improve their life skills.

BCDH EXPERIENCE DANCE?

This project is the development of a woodland area for the delivery of environmental awareness sessions. This will improve tree safety and the local environment whilst engaging children and the community in positive social activities.

This project is the delivery of emotional wellbeing, first aid and basic food hygiene training for volunteers. This will lead to better chances in life.

The funding will be used for Evolve, a project that aims to provide a personalised support package to people who face multiple and complex barriers to employment by connecting them to specialist services in their local area.

This project is the redevelopment of a community space. This will bring the local community together on an outdoor learning project.

Walsall Sport and Leisure Review

The project will use the funding to expand social activities for older people and ensure the future sustainability of the charity. This will contribute to improved social health amongst beneficiaries.

The project will use the funding to create a sheltered area on school grounds for community use. This will improve amenities in an area that lacks outdoor resources.

The project will use the funding to run community gardening activities. This will enable local people to participate in physical exercise, learn about healthy eating and unemployed users will be able to develop new skills which benefit their chances of finding work.

This project is the delivery of positive social activities for young people. This will lead to improved community cohesion and reduced isolation.

The project will use the funding to deliver English language skills sessions and community events that will enable new migrants to integrate. This will contribute towards a safer and more cohesive community.

Three Strands for Company Growth

The project, based in Sandwell, will use the funding to run weekly surgery sessions to offer people who are socially excluded or vulnerable support through confidence building coaching and also offer an advice service in social issues. This will develop life and consumer skills to improve personal independence and support the needs of beneficiaries.

The project will deliver health sessions for older people in the community, enabling them to access support and befriending groups and reducing their isolation.

This project will use funding to create a play area suitable for children with special educational needs. This will enable the children to take part in more physical activity.

This project will support adult, teen and child victims and survivors of sexual crimes across the West Midlands. Recognising people?s individual needs, it will provide bespoke interventions like support through the justice system, sexual health screening and counselling. This will help improve people?s life chances, health and mental well-being. Those supported by the service can remain with the group as volunteers, drawing on their experiences to support others and raise awareness in the local community.

The project will run a health and wellbeing programme for young and older people so they can engage in activities and learn how to improve their health and fitness.

North Country

The group will use the funding to deliver positive social activities for young people in the local area to include arts and crafts and healthy eating workshops. This will lead to improved community cohesion and reduced isolation.

The group will use the funding to provide a range of activities and trips for isolated older people .This will enable beneficiaries to participate in social activities, leading to improved mental wellbeing.

The project will provide wraparound support, to improve digital and financial inclusion as well as providing clear progression routes onto skills and employment.

The project will provide wraparound support, to improve digital and financial inclusion as well as providing clear progression routes onto skills and employment.

Between The Two Production and Tour

The group will use the funding to install a new roof to their function room. This will ensure the safety of community members and groups who use the space regularly, and provide opportunity for further community development with the impending closure of a local library.

The group will use the funding to provide activities, workshops and excursions for vulnerable children, young people and their families. This will enable beneficiaries to increase their confidence, aspirations and improve relationships.

Punk in Walsall: life and legacy

The group will use the funding to provide activities and trips for isolated people recovering from mental ill health. This will enable beneficiaries to take part in a range of social activities, leading to improved mental health and wellbeing.

A project to support the most disadvantaged unemployed people aged over 24 with significant barriers to employment and connect them to local specialist services.

The funding will be used to develop a project supporting people facing multiple barriers to work through skills and employability training. The grant will be used for staff costs to develop a project plan, a temporary partnership co-ordinator, four networking events, costs of developing a management information database, promotional materials and independent professional advice on state aid and partnership agreements.

The group will use the funding to provide healthy food workshops, gym sessions, craft activities and excursions for vulnerable young people from families with low or no incomes. This will reduce beneficiaries? isolation, increase their confidence, life skills, experiences and self-esteem.

The group will use the funding to erect a log cabin. This will create a venue which children and the wider community can use for events and activities.

The group will use the funding to carry out a feasibility study regarding an extension to their community centre. This will enable them to judge how the building can better serve the needs of local people.

The group will use the funding to provide services around identifying, supporting and raising awareness of dyslexia. This will improve life chances for children and young people with dyslexia.

The group will use the funding to insulate and clad the roof on their Scout building, in order to address water ingress and high heating costs. This will improve the environment in the building, ensuring it continues to be suitable for community use.

The group will use the funding to continue their delivery of recreational art and craft, physical activities and trips to places of interest for families and children from disadvantaged backgrounds. This will bring people together to improve the quality of their lives.

They will use the funding to offer a holiday club for pupils and people from the local community. This will enable participants to engage in social activities which encourage cohesion, learning and healthy lifestyles.

The group will use the funding to run healthy basic cookery sessions for people who do not cook their own meals. This will enable beneficiaries to develop healthy cooking and eating lifestyles on a budget.

Walsall WW1 community stories discovered by children in 2016

The group will use the funding to run workshops at a local children?s centre for NEET young people who experience substance abuse, teenage pregnancy, and those at risk of becoming homeless. This will raise young people?s aspirations.

The group will use the funding to provide wooden shelters containing wooden seating and raised planter beds for extracurricular use by children and the wider community. This will give beneficiaries a safe accessible facility enabling all year round access to healthy, stimulating outdoor activities.

The group will use the funding to undertake a feasibility study, including community consultation in order to appraise options for either developing or rebuilding their community hall. This will enable the community to input into the study, ensuring the plans for development best meet their needs.

This outreach project will provide low income and disadvantaged people across the North Walsall area with life skills training and support. Beneficiaries will be assessed, and individual plans designed, in order to reach personal goals. They will have access to support and advice covering areas such as debt problems, housing, nutrition and health. The project?s mobile advice and guidance unit will travel to various location to reach more people, allowing those in need greater access to information.

The group will use the funding to increase their capacity to pick up and deliver waste food, which can then be distributed via third sector organisations across the city. This will make the group more effective in assisting with the reduction of food poverty.

Presenting a Wealth of Heritage to the Community

The group will use the funding to deliver a community celebration event to celebrate the LGBT community. This will break down social barriers and improve community cohesion.

The group will use the funding to deliver a community celebration event to celebrate the LGBT community. This will break down social barriers and improve community cohesion.

They will develop their indoor bowls club for older people by offering a programme of health and wellbeing activities with the aim of reducing isolation. A varied programme of physical activity will be provided, along with the use of older people health champions, giving peer support and encouragement to participation. These include Activ80 aerobics, chairXercise, walking sports, tired wheels cycling, ramble on and on, crazy golden golf and strictly keep dancing.

The group will use the funding to expand their services and deliver counselling training to volunteers within the community. This will enable the beneficiaries to develop life skills and promote personal independence and interactions with others.

The group will use the funding to expand their services and deliver counselling training to volunteers within the community. This will enable the beneficiaries to develop life skills and promote personal independence and interactions with others.

The group will use the funding to run a community day involving local schools, charitable organisations and the wider community. This will bring together a wide range of people from different backgrounds, leading to improved community cohesion.

The group will use the funding to recruit and train local residents as volunteers in support of a healthy living programme.

The group will use the funding to recruit and train local residents as volunteers in support of a healthy living programme.

The project will create a learning centre on a canal narrowboat. This will provide a facility wherein vulnerable children and families can obtain extracurricular support and guidance.

The school will use the funding to purchase ICT equipment which will be made available to pupils and the wider community. This will improve information communication technology skills.

The group will use the funding to create a community garden, which will be developed and maintained by local families including children and older people. This will improve the outdoor environment and increase community cohesion.

The group will use the funding to provide free independent support and volunteer training for parents and carers of children and young people living with SEND. This will enable beneficiaries to come together, create a support network and become more active members of the community.

The group will use the funding to recruit and train additional volunteers to improve the services of the organisation for the benefit of the local community. This will provide beneficaries with the opportunity to engage in confidence building activities, community projects and training to help improve their future prospects.

Forest ArtZone

The group will use the funding to develop their current play area for the benefit of young children. This will create a safer environment and provide opportunities to explore the outdoors.

The group will use the funding to refurbish part of the club?s venue in order to make it safe and then start three exercise classes a week for different target groups from the community. This will increase beneficiaries? health and wellbeing, decrease social isolation and improve self esteem.

Darlaston Dog Fight Script Workshops

The group will use the funding to develop unused green spaces for community use and provide environmental training to beneficiaries. This will increase community participation in physical activities and enable them to improve their local enviroment.

This grant will be used to develop plans for a project to support hard to reach unemployed people, including people with disabilities, those aged over 50 and families, to build their confidence and skills and move them towards accredited training. The development funding will be used to prepare a full business plan for the project and undertake consultation, needs analysis and community mapping of existing provision and develop a shared database across partners.

Between the Two

The group will use the funding to create an interactive trail to encourage outdoor activities. This will increase usage of local public places and enable beneficiaries? to partake in positive social interaction.

Silver Thread - The Walsall Six Towns Tapestry

A scheme to provide learning and healthy living activities for children aged 5 years up to 20 years living in Walsall who are affected by extreme poverty and disadvantage. The project will include creative writing, poetry workshops, book club, in house cinema club and a home work club and tutorial sessions, along with healthy eating and physical activities.

This grant will be used to develop plans for a project to support the most disadvantaged unemployed people aged over 24 with significant barriers to employment and connect them to local specialist services. The development funding will be used to hold four consultation events, undertake publicity and for staff costs.

The group will use the funding to make environmental improvements, publicise local facilities and deliver community events in their village high street. This will improve the local economic recovery and increase community engagement.

The group will use the funding to deliver a community cohesion project for pupils who are experiencing the effects of social disadvantage. This will engage pupils and the wider community through a series of creative activities.

Training boats

The group will use the funding to create an outdoor garden. This will provide a green space for children to enjoy.