£4m for 22 projects tackling poverty and inequalities

Aileen Campbell MSP

Projects around the country supporting local action to address poverty and social exclusion will share £4 million of funding.

Grants from the Social Economy Growth Fund – backed by the Scottish Government and the European Social Fund – have been awarded to 22 community organisations, social enterprises and charity groups.

Communities secretary Aileen Campbell announced the latest round of funding while visiting Orkney Blide Trust, which has been given more than £218,000 to develop services and expand support for people with experience of mental ill health.

Linstone Housing Association received £230,287 for its Linstone 20/20 initiative while Williamsburgh Housing Association was awarded £121,390 to deliver Work/Life Services.

Other projects to receive funding include:

  • Partick Thistle Charitable Trust: To offer subsidised places for low income families on out of school activity programmes, including food and free transport.
  • Aberdeen Foyer: To provide support for 12-18 year olds who have been excluded from school or are at risk of exclusion, and their families.
  • Saheliya: To increase help on offer to vulnerable BME women across Scotland who experience violence and abusive cultural practices and face language or other barriers.
  • Aileen Campbell MSP said: “The Social Economy Growth Fund enables organisations like Orkney Blide Trust to design and deliver community-led solutions to overcome poverty, disadvantage and inequalities – which is a key principle of our Fairer Scotland Action Plan.

    “This is about regenerating and empowering communities so they can become more resilient and find the answers to tackling inequality for long term benefit.

    “To help achieve this we are encouraging councils and third sector partners to develop local strategies that advance the social enterprise sector in every part of Scotland.”

    Stage 1 and stage 2 approved projects

    Organisation

    Project title

    Award

    Aberdeen Foyer

    Foyer Futures - Closing the Gap

    £201,614.75

    Access to Industry

    Growing Passport Polmont

    £117,968

    Action on Hearing Loss

    Hear for Welfare

    £123,352

    Active Communities

    Feelgood Renfrewshire 2020

    £208,059.48

    Argyll & the Isles Coast & Countryside Trust

    ACT Argyll

    £186,476.22

    Braveheart Industries

    BHI Phase 2 Developments

    £133,000

    Bridges Project

    Support2Succeed

    £137,733.00

    Cantraybridge Limited

    Autistic Enterprisers

    £239,028.00

    Community Food Initiatives North East (CFINE)

    CFINE Growth Project (CGP)

    £192,009.12

    Cunninghame Furniture Recycling

    Better Homes Ayrshire

    £139,013

    Families Outside

    Supporting Families Affected by Imprisonment

    £239,859.00

    Fife Gingerbread

    Gateway to Inclusion

    £129,180

    Financial Fitness

    Inverclyde Community Advice Service (ICAS)

    £140,201.00

    Glasgow Wood Recycling

    Designs on Growth

    £113,375.66

    Govan Home & Education Link Project

    Growing Govan’s Workforce

    £101,540

    Govanhill Baths Community Trust

    Rags to Riches

    £150,797.35

    Grassmarket Community Project

    GRAFT

    £102,459

    Kibbleworks

    Positive Transition for Care Leavers

    £139,832.02

    Kintyre Recycling Ltd

    KRL Reuse Hub

    £109,508.00

    Lead Scotland

    Lead Scotland Digital Progression

    £163,036.84

    Lightburn Elderly Association Project Ltd

    LEAP Enterprise

    £131,528.00

    Linstone Housing Association

    Linstone 20/20

    £230,287.05

    Muirhouse Youth Development Group

    MY Time

    £177,570.00

    North Edinburgh Arts

    Pop Art Catering

    £109,765.00

    North United Communities Ltd

    The Wellness & Resilience Project

    £203,232.21

    Orkney Blide Trust

    Economically Active Blide

    £218,213.00

    Patrick Thistle Charitable Trust

    In Business for Good

    £141,739.00

    Recycling - Jura/Islay Group

    WorkerBee Project

    £192,400

    Saheliya

    Access to Safety

    £168,384.00

    Spruce Carpets

    Real Works: Real Prospects

    £103,875

    Stable Life

    Out of the Woods

    £102,088.00

    The Broomhouse Centre

    Change Kitchen

    £150,239.00

    Williamsburgh Housing Association

    Work/Life Services

    £121,390

    Working Rite

    Rite On

    £196,094

    Yipworld

    Strong Connections

    £176,021.00

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