Local groups to share in £600k funding boost
Minister for Communities Paul Givan MLA has announced that 39 local organisations are among the 727 groups successful in sharing £600,000 from the 2016/17 Volunteering Small Grants Programme.
The programme provides grants of between £200 and £1,200 to help organisations throughout Northern Ireland recruit and support volunteers.
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Hide Ad“The value of volunteering in our society cannot be overstated and I am delighted to announce that 727 voluntary and community organisations have been successful in sharing £600,000 from the programme,” Mr Givan said.
“I hope this goes some way to assist the significant contribution to society made by so many dedicated volunteering groups throughout Northern Ireland.”
Organisations in the Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council area awarded grants are:
186th Co. Girls’ Brigade - £500
32nd Belfast Boys Brigade - £960
Ballybeen Improvement Group - £960
Ballyoran Community & Arts Group - £960
Carryduff Colts - £1,058
Carryduff Regeneration Forum - £960
Christ Church Youth Council - £900
Crewe United FC - £918
Dreamscheme Northern Ireland - £855
Drumlough Community Association - £880
Dundonald district Girlguiding - £803
Dungoyne Boys FC - £960
Food Reaction NI C.I.C - £691
Glenavy Conservation and Angling Club - £918
Glenclare Community Group - £960
Halftown Residents Association - £875
Harmony Hill Community Group - £665
Hilden Community Association - £960
Hillhall Regeneration Group - £850
Hillsborough Boys Football Club - £960
Home-Start Lisburn/Colin - £1,080
Killynure Community Association - £640
Lisburn Distillery Football Club - £960
Lisburn Downtown Centre - £800
Lisburn Rangers Football Club - £752
Lisburn Taekwondo Club - £800
Lisburn University of Third Age - £920
Moira Friendship Group - £900
Moneyreagh & District Community Association - £350
Old Warren Community Association - £960
R Space Gallery CIC - £990
Ridgeway Rovers Football Club - £800
Santos Football Club - £1,080
Shopmobility Lisburn - £600
The Judo Academy - £960
The Lambeg Project (Base Drop In Centre) - £600
The Welcome Project - £1,080
Tuesday Break - £650
Ulster New Zealand Trust at The Ballance House - £800.
The overall aim of the Volunteering Small Grants Programme is to increase diversity within volunteering in Northern Ireland, based on four objectives:
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Hide Ad• To increase volunteer activity by groups under-represented in the volunteering population, including people not in paid work;
• To increase the number of new volunteers;
• To promote innovative methods of recruiting new volunteers; and
• To promote innovative methods of engaging with and supporting both new and existing volunteers.