Funders
The National Lottery
Community Fund
Funded Project: Community Safety Net (CSN)
The CSN project delivers essential information, advice, guidance, (IAG) services in key areas of Welfare Benefits, Debt and Housing, it is a hands-on service to members of diverse communties in Handsworth and is currently available to residents living within 1.5 miles from the NCA. The IAG services are free, confidential, independent, impartial and open to all.
Total Project Value: £518,292 for 3 years
Grant Funding From Funder: £345,417
NCA In Kind Investment: £42,875
Funding Shortfall: £130,000
The National Lottery Community Fund has also provided match funding of £50,001 for the South Asian Family Support Hub Project.
National Lottery Heritage Fund
We work with Sandwell to provide English classes to give people the chance to develop their English skills in a safe environment to allow people to learn English and integrate easier within the community
Accenture
We work with Sandwell to provide English classes to give people the chance to develop their English skills in a safe environment to allow people to learn English and integrate easier within the community
Aston Villa Foundation
We work with Sandwell to provide English classes to give people the chance to develop their English skills in a safe environment to allow people to learn English and integrate easier within the community
The Tudor Trust
Funded Project: South Asian Family Support Hub (SAFSH)
The SAFSH Project focuses on the local South Asian Communities. The Hub will act as a safety net for families with single or multiple complex economic, social, educational, relationship, disengagement, isolation issues that have always existed and have been amplified by the COVID crisis. We provide families with intensive seamless support through early interventions and using preventative measures. We work with families, helping them to engage and interface with agencies, such as education (schools), police, health & social services and other stakeholders.
Total Project Value: £169,661
Grant Funding from Funder: £100,000
NCA in Kind Investment: £19,661
Match Funding from National Community Trust: £50,001
The Eveson Trust
Funded Project: Nishkam Aasra Hub
The Nishkam Aasra Hub provides emotional, mental, physical and spiritual support to elderly members of the community. The project helps alleviate anxiety, isolation, bereavement, breakdown of existing social networks and supports management of existing health conditions.
Total Project Value: £29,300
Grant Funding From Funder: £25,000
NCA In Kind Investment: £4,300