Over 100 charities share £12m of families and communities funding

Charities supporting children, families and adult learning have been awarded £12 million, children’s minister Aileen Campbell has announced.

The money will be given to 116 voluntary organisations that tackle inequalities and poverty, support parents and carers, improve learning and build skills and will help thousands of children, families and communities across Scotland.

The Children, Young People and Families Early Intervention and Adult Learning and Empowering Communities Fund allocations are for 2016-17. It replaces the Third Sector Early Intervention Fund and Strategic Funding Partnerships which ran from 2013 and will end in March 2016.

Ms Campbell confirmed the allocations during a visit to Quarriers Ruchazie Family Resource Centre in Glasgow – one of the organisations benefitting from the fund.

She said: “Tackling inequalities is at the heart of this government’s ambition to create a fairer Scotland and charities and other third sector groups are crucial in achieving this. I’m delighted we have been able to provide funding for so many organisations that provide vital support for families and communities across the country.

“I’ve seen first-hand some of the life-changing work these organisations do and this new fund has meant we can support a wider range of groups providing services from childcare to adult learning and family support to youth work.”

Alice Drife, Quarriers chief executive, said: “We’re delighted to have been awarded funding by the Scottish Government. Quarriers supports people to turn their lives around and improve wellbeing, confidence and attainment. As a result, parents have greater capacity to create a nurturing environment for their children and cope with challenges affecting family life. Involving children and families in shaping the support they receive is a vital part of service improvement.

“Through Quarriers, this Early Years Grant will enable children and families to have more choice and control in life, to live independently in their local communities and to actively participate in decision-making about matters that affect them. This highlights and reinforces the true value of working together with the families we support.”

Fraser Falconer, who chaired the funding Board, said: “As the chair of the board that made final decisions, I was very confident in the rigorous process and scrutiny that was applied to the application assessments. This fund should provide these organisations with the infrastructure support and links to Government that will deliver real improvements in outcomes for the people of Scotland.”

All the successful organisations will be given an initial one year allocation with commitment to continued funding in year two and three, with the level of funding reviewed in a year’s time.

The organisations receiving funding are:

Aberlour Child Care Trust - £54,000

Action for Children - £115,000

Action for Sick Children Scotland - £110,700

Adoption and Fostering Alliance Scotland - £100,000

Adoption UK - £45,000

AFASIC Scotland - £86,000

Amina - Muslim Women’ Resource Centre - £70,000

Apex Scotland - £80,000

Article 12 in Scotland - £53,000

Barnardo’s - £300,000

Befriending Networks - £47,000

Bethany Christian Trust (ALEC) - £50,000

Birthlink - £55,000

Bobath Scotland - £50,000

Boys’ Brigade Scotland - £60,000

Capability Scotland - £73,000

Care and Learning Alliance (CALA) - £45,000

Carers Trust Scotland - £116,000

Child Bereavement UK - £90,000

Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland - £133,000

Children 1st - £272,000

Children in Scotland - £390,000

Children’s Hospice Association Scotland - £136,300

Children’s Parliament - £145,000

Coalfields Regeneration Trust - £25,000

Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland - £23,000

Comann nam Parant (Naiseanta) - £90,000

Community Law Advice Network - £115,000

Contact a Family Scotland - £81,000

CrossReach - £258,000

Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland - £43,000

Down’s Syndrome Scotland - £45,000

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award - £50,000

Dyslexia Scotland - £50,000

Early Years Scotland - £226,000

Edinburgh Cyrenians - £240,000

ENABLE - £75,000

Families need Fathers Scotland - £32,000

Families Outside - £135,000

Family Service Unit Scotland (Circle) - £70,000

Fast Forward - £100,000

Fathers Network Scotland - £70,000

The Fostering Network - £145,000

The Girls’ Brigade Scotland - £60,000

Glasgow English Speakers of other Languages Forum - £125,000

Govan Law Centre - £116,000

The Guide Association Scotland - £60,000

The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (The Alliance) - £53,000

Home Start UK - £197,000

Includem - £80,000

John Muir Trust - £17,000

Kindred Advocacy - £64,000

Lead Scotland - £142,500

Learning Link Scotland - £65,000

Learning Through Landscapes Trust (Grounds for Learning) - £50,000

LGBT Youth Scotland - £75,000

LINKnet Mentoring Ltd - £10,000

Mellow Parenting - £194,000

Mentor Scotland - £85,000

Mindroom - £25,000

Missing People - £46,000

Moira Anderson Foundation - £25,000

Narcolepsy UK - £7,500

National Day Nurseries Association - £100,000

National Deaf Children’s Society - £98,000

National Society of Prevention to Cruelty to Children - £100,000

National Society of Prevention to Cruelty to Children – Childline - £198,000

Next Step Initiative - £60,000

One Parent Families Scotland - £354,000

Outside the Box - £34,000

Parent Network Scotland - £100,000

Parenting across Scotland - £100,000

Peeple - £110,000

Place2Be - £90,000

Play Scotland - £200,000

Postive Help - £25,000

The Prince’s Trust - £150,000

Quarriers - £36,000

Rape Crisis Scotland - £320,000

Rathbone Scotland - £25,000

Re-Solv - £48,000

Saheliya - £14,000

Save the Children - £101,000

Scotland’s Learning Partnership - £37,500

Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights - £31,000

Scottish Centre for Children with Motor Impairments - £27,000

Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution

Scottish Child Law Centre - £140,000

Scottish Childminding Association - £285,000

Scottish Community Development Network - £15,000

Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs - £172,000

Scottish Huntington’s Association - £40,000

Scottish Mentoring Network - £136,000

Scottish Out of School Care Network - £184,000

Scottish Spina Bifida Association - £80,000

Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum - £184,000

Scottish Women’s Aid Trust - £102,000

Scottish Youth Parliament - £325,000

Scouts Scotland - £60,000

Sense Scotland - £150,000

Sleep Scotland - £76,000

Smart Play Network - £93,000

St Andrew’s Children’s Society - £40,500

Starcatchers - £150,000

Stepping Stones for Families - £83,000

Stop it Now! Scotland - £39,000

The Yard Adventure Centre - £90,000

Trellis - £7,500

Up-2-Us Ltd - £66,000

The Venture Trust - £45,000

Who Cares? Scotland - £254,500

Woodcraft Folk - £17,000

Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) - £260,000

Working Rite - £40,000

YMCA Scotland - £80,000

Youth Scotland - £206,000

Zero Tolerance - £40,000