A Brave Face Tour and Audience Development Programme

Creative Futures 2.0

Mab's Orchard Community Excavation

Music in Elgar Country

A Centre for learning, heritage and arts for the whole community

This project will give children who have severe disabilities one-to-one support to access and enjoy leisure and learning activities. The young people will be involved in planning the events and trips they want to see on offer, from swimming, horse riding and bowling, to trips to the theatre and outdoor activity centres. Opportunities to learn new skills will include sessions on circus skills, pottery, music, drama and sports, as well as cookery and interactive science workshops.

This funding will be used to market and promote volunteering, support individuals to find placements and provide a range of infrastructure support services to the voluntary and community sector. This will support volunteers to develop new skills and provide a range of volunteer training courses for organisations.

This group will use the funding to host the first lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Pride event in the area. This will provide a day-long event to include entertainment, information sharing and an opportunity to relax and socialise in an accepting and celebratory atmosphere.

This group will use the funding to carry out a feasibility study, regarding the future use of their Parish Hall. This will help the organisation to establish how the venue can be used to meet the needs of the local community.

This group will use the funding to deliver a lip reading course for people who are living with hearing issues. This will improve chances in life for people who are experiencing the effects of economic challenges.

Summer Scratch Festival

This group will use the funding to facilitate a pilot project aimed at visually impaired people. This will develop and identify the need for technology equipment to improve the lives of their users.

This group will use the funding to pilot a social prescribing project to identify vulnerable families in need of support. This will engage families in positive activities to improve confidence and self-esteem, which will relieve social isolation.

Ice Age Worcestershire

A programme of digital and engagement activities will be delivered with this funding, with a focus on supporting disabled people who face barriers to accessing public wellbeing services. This will improve their health and wellbeing.

Electric kit for club

Mental health, nutrition and physical activity sessions for young people will be funded, as well as training staff in mental health and physical wellbeing. This will help to improve their physical and mental health.

ESO in Hereford

Rivers of song

Jump Start

This group will replace their kitchen which is no longer fit for use and beyond economic repair. The improvements will allow the continued use of the facility for community events and activities.

The funding will be used by this school to provide outdoor play equipment. This will allow participants to increase their physical activity, improving health and fitness and helping to reduce obesity.

Loving Sport in Later Life

CSP Funding 2014-17

PITT/Division of Labour Visual Art Programme

Lost Landscapes: Ice Age Exhibition

Virtually rebuilding Worcestershire's lost buildings

Creative Futures Conference

This is a continuation of an existing project which aims to enhance the life chances of homeless or vulnerably housed people by improving their social integration. It will have a focus on improving the basic skills of homeless people, as many have poor literacy and numeracy levels, and for most managing budgets to sustain accommodation, enter and stay in work and ultimately escape homelessness is a challenge. Numeracy, literacy and art-based activities will be offered through the project.

This is a continuation of an existing project which aims to enhance the life chances of homeless or vulnerably housed people by improving their social integration. It will have a focus on improving the basic skills of homeless people, as many have poor literacy and numeracy levels, and for most managing budgets to sustain accommodation, enter and stay in work and ultimately escape homelessness is a challenge. Numeracy, literacy and art-based activities will be offered through the project.

This is a continuation of an existing project which aims to enhance the life chances of homeless or vulnerably housed people by improving their social integration. It will have a focus on improving the basic skills of homeless people, as many have poor literacy and numeracy levels, and for most managing budgets to sustain accommodation, enter and stay in work and ultimately escape homelessness is a challenge. Numeracy, literacy and art-based activities will be offered through the project.

This project will enable the group to deliver support groups for people who are living with Asperger's Syndrome. This will lead to reduced isolation for people who are living with autism.

WAW - A Sustainable Future

The project will use the funding to provide replacement windows and doors for the community church hall. This will improve the community building and make it more accessible.

The Commandery; It Happened Here

The project will deliver an extracurricular mentoring programme to help improve the physical and mental wellbeing of young people who are vulnerable or have special educational needs (SEN).

The group will use the funding to run cookery and healthy eating workshops for the community. This will help to address identified health issues amongst disadvantaged beneficiaries.

Worcester and Gouzeaucourt

The group will use the funding to provide an outdoor activity area including a sheltered area and play surfacing. This will improve the area and allow it to be used by a number of groups.

The group will use the funding to deliver a St George?s Day event for people who live in an area that lacks cohesion. This will improve levels of engagement and encourage people to become socially active.

2013-15 funding

The group will use the funding to install equipment to enhance the playground facilities for younger students on offer at the school. This will create more opportunities for stimulating physical exercise among pupils, improving their health and wellbeing.

Age Concern Herefordshire and Worcestershire

Developing Audience Diversity Touring Programme

St Helen Worcester - Repair, conservation, cultural enhancement and accessibility

The group will use the funding to provide a 40th anniversary celebration event to people living with low incomes. This will enable the beneficiaries? free access to a summer event that will broaden young people?s expectations leading to stronger community cohesion.

CSP Funding 2014-17

A project to provide support services to people with visual impairment and those affected by sight loss, their families and carers. The scheme will include a helpline, outreach drop-in advice services on eye conditions, coping with sight lost, aids and equipment. It will also include advice on public transport and finance, a peer support group, trips out, audio described theatre and hobbies based on current affairs. The project will benefit 3,000 people.

The group will use the funding to provide a consultant to work with carers in the area to understand their needs, particular focus will be on hard to reach carers. This will enable the organisation to understand the needs of its beneficiary groups to develop appropriate services in the future.

The UnCaged Football Project

Short Mat Bowling for the Third Age

New College Worcester student memories from the past and present

The group will use the funding to pay for participatory community activities at a weekend festival. This will encourage community cohesion and reduce social isolation for some residents.

Worcester Swimming Pool and Leisure Centre

Croome Four Seasons-Worcester Schools

CSP Funding 2014-17

ESO in Herefordshire Phase Two

Festival Jam

The group will use the funding to develop their infrastructure, outreach services and engage young people within the local area. This will encourage young people to engage in positive social interaction.

The group will use the funding to make the building accessible for all, create a storage facility and purchase comfortable chairs for services users. This will improve and increase the usage of community buildings and facilities.

The group will use the funding to run after school activity sessions for children to address levels of inactivity and motivation, plus recruit young volunteers to help deliver these sessions. This will improve the children?s health and wellbeing as well as enabling young people to develop new skills and improve their employability.

The funding will be used to develop a social impact bond to deliver specialist services to victims of sexual violence including counselling, therapy, group work, work with children?s? services and outreach. It will be delivered across West Mercia and commissioned by West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner. The grant will fund project management, consultation with beneficiaries, development of financial and investment tools, clarification of cost savings and outcomes and other technical support.

The group will use the funding to provide substance abuse support for service users within the Eastern European community. This will aim to address and improve beneficiaries? health and wellbeing.

The group will use the funding to provide an activity programme for children and young people with complex needs. This will enable the beneficiaries to participate in a positive activity giving them better chances for the future.

The group will use the funding to replace equipment and repair the safety surface in Hallow Playing Field. This will address health and safety issues with the existing equipment and surface, improving the environment at the playing field.

BLF Behaviour Change for Sport Programme

CSP Funding 2014-17

The group will use the funding to deliver an after school activity programme. This will feature activities such as arts and crafts, cookery, sports, dance and circus skills. This will involve people in positive social activity and reduce isolation.

Voyages in Deep Time

CSP Funding 2014-17

The group will use the funding to deliver team building days, staff training, and therapeutic workshops for the benefit of families dealing with bereavement. This will help improve the services of the organisation to better support families dealing with bereavement.

The group will use the funding to conduct a feasibility study and consult with potential service users about the current issues they are facing and how the organisation can best suit these needs. The group target people that have been diagnosed with HIV. This will help build capacity for community engagement.

The new project will provide volunteering and mentoring support and opportunities for women who may be sociallly isolated to enable them and their families to be more active in their local community whilst also developing new skills to help towards employment. Women will be referred through groups such as social services, housing groups, children's service and local health teams. Individuals will also be able to self refer.

The group will use the funding to expand the activities which they have been piloting once a week that support people experiencing mental poor health. This will enable the group to increase its capacity and offer more services as well as improving the well being of beneficiaries by providing activities to increase their confidence and self esteem.

The River Runs Deep Project

A project to provide more scouting activities due to and increase in demand. This will increase the organisations capacity and infrastructure.The faward includes funding for kayaking club, camping expedition, climbing activities, archery, and gardening activities.

A project to provide more scouting activities due to and increase in demand. This will increase the organisations capacity and infrastructure.The faward includes funding for kayaking club, camping expedition, climbing activities, archery, and gardening activities.

Launch: ESO Engage in Herefordshire

The group will use the funding to deliver a traditional family entertainment day. This will encourage social cohesion and build capacity for community engagement.

The group will use the funding to purchase equipment to deliver an extra-curricular multimedia club to meet the interests of pupils. This will improve creative skills and broaden young people?s experiences and raise expectations.

Cycling Development 2015-16

The group will use the funding to purchase new outdoor and camping equipment. This will enhance the group?s capabilities to deliver scouting activities.

Research and develop connections in SA (AIDF)

The group will use the funding to deliver employability skills training to NEET young people. This will improve skills and increase confidence in young people to remove barriers to employment.

The group will use the funding to deliver multimedia workshops to create a series of promotional materials for the benefit of the organisation and for people with disabilities. This will provide beneficiaries with the opportunity to learn new skills and encourage more people with disabilities into training to improve their employment prospects.

The group will use the funding to conduct a feasibility study to increase access to inadequate scout facilities and overall use of the community building. This will increase expanding facilities for the wider community.

2013-15 funding

2013-15 funding

This group will use the funding to start a pilot project for individuals who experience homelessness, substance misuse, addictions and long term unemployment to break out of negative lifestyles through innovative training programmes. This will provide beneficiaries with life skills to restore relationships and become ready to engage in employment.

The group will use the funding to gain ASDAN accreditation, train a group of its activity workers to deliver ASDAN short courses and deliver nine ASDAN programmes for young people with low academic attainment. This will help develop the organisation?s effectiveness to deliver their aims therefore improving young people?s attainment at school, provide employability skills and develop self esteem.

Worcestershire Sounds (Libraries Fund)

Market Development

This Girl Can Resource

St Swithun's: a centre for heritage, arts and learning in the heart of the city

Resilience for Vamos and the Worcester Arts Scene

Beneath the Surface

Junior Safety Launch and Sculling Boat for Blind Sculler

Beneath the Surface

The group will use the funding to train student volunteers from the local university to deliver a lunchtime club catering for those experiencing loneliness and isolation. This will reduce isolation and support the training needs of volunteers.

The charity in Worcester will use the funding to deliver bespoke open space technology events that will reduce homelessness and raise awareness of drug use within the local area. This will enhance community cohesion while raising awareness.