YFC FILM

There will be a screening of work-in-progress on the video as well as a panel of about 4 YFC members at the Borderlines Film Festival on Saturday February 27th at 11am at the Courtyard in Hereford.

We will be showing the trailer as well as some new material and asking as-yet-to-be-named participants to appear on a panel to say something and to answer questions and take part in the discussion to accompany the screening. So that should be of interest to YFC members as well.

All the best, Anne Cottringer

An invitation to all charities & voluntary groups in Herefordshire

Have your say about Hereford City Do you have fears, hopes or aspirations for the future of Hereford City?

Would you like to have your say but in a quiet way without attending a public meeting? Bobbie Hadley, Community Co-ordinator for Chard Direct is commissioned to listen to what you have to say.

Bobbie is the person you need to speak to. She will listen to how you feel about Hereford, in a place that is familiar and friendly to you, and then she will feed back your comments and concerns to Hereford developers, and decision makers including Herefordshire Council. Bobbie will then report back from the decision makers to you. Bobbie is available to meet with your group at a time and a place to suit you –

just telephone 01432 860666 or email bobbie@thenc.co.uk. You can make a difference, you just need to be heard

Funding

The Youth Opportunities Fund Many local authorities have Youth Opportunities funding remaining. Why not contact your local youth service for an application.

Sport England Sport England have many funding streams that groups can apply for. The grants can be used to buy equipment, pay for tuition or to start up new sporting activities. Website

Comic Relief Comic relief fund a variety of projects with young people nationally. The grants on average vary between £25,000 and £40,000 per year and are given to larger groups so it may be beneficial to apply as a county federation or even an area. http://www.comicrelief.com/apply_for_a_grant/uk

Awards for All Awards for All is a Lottery grants scheme funding small, local community-based projects in the UK. Awards for All offers grants of between £300 and £10,000 for projects that improve communities, and the lives of people within them. It is for voluntary and community groups, schools and health organisations, parish and town councils. http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/england/index.html

The National Lottery The National Lottery manage many funding streams and have created a website that searches them for you to ensure that you are applying for funding that is specific to your group. http://www.lotteryfunding.org.uk/

YouthBank UK is a national grantmaking initiative run by young people for young people.

Local YouthBanks provide small grants to projects led by young people, to help benefit the community. YouthBank UK is unique in that it is young people themselves who make decisions about how the 90+ current local YouthBanks are managed and run.

YouthBank is more than just a way of giving out grants – it is about supporting and training young people to enable them, through grantmaking and related activity, to benefit other young people and the community, as well as themselves.

YouthBank builds on young people’s skills and experiences to enable them to reach their full potential and to play a full part in their own communities. YouthBank UK is open to all young people, however they recognise that some young people face different barriers to enable them to be involved.

They have supported the development of Thematic YouthBanks, aimed at specific groups of young people, for example young care leavers, homeless projects and young people that are based within the Midlands YMCA. If you are interested in finding out more or becoming a Local, Rural or other Thematic YouthBank visit their website www.youthbank.org.uk or contact them at 0116 242 7446, youthbank@nya.org.uk.

Comic Relief currently has a number of programmes open under the ‘Young People aged 11-25’ grant section. Visit the Comic Relief website for more information, including how to apply. o2 It's Your Community awards.

Grants of up to £1,000 are available to local groups and individuals to support projects that bring people together and benefit the community. From September onwards the grants will focus on youth with grants split into four categories; Rebuild and Restore, Cultural, Active and Green and Clean.

There are no application deadlines and the outcome of your application will be decided within a month. For more information and to apply please visit the website.

The Henry Smith Charity prioritises work with groups experiencing social or economic disadvantage and work that tackles problems of high deprivation. Its main grants scheme provides funding of more than £10,000 a year to cover running costs or capital expenditure. Small grants of up to £10,000 are also available. For more information visit their website www.henrysmithcharity.org.uk.