At a meeting of West Dunbartonshire Corporate Services Committee on Wednesday 11th May, Councillors received an update on the voluntary grants for 2015/2016.
A total of £104,060 was allocated to 51 community organisations.
Payment of voluntary grants contributes to improvements in life changes for children and young people, care for elderly and the wellbeing of communities
Social Transport Grant Scheme 2015/2016
- 3D Group £3,500
- West Dunbartonshire Access Panel £3,000
- Alexandria Carers £500
- Clydebank District MS Society £2,500
- Clydebank Special Needs Forum £8,000
- Get Up & Go Youth Group £5,750
- St Eunans Disabled Club £5,000
- Vale of Leven Arthritis Club £4,000
- Young at Heart £2,500
- Clydebank Stroke Club £5,500
- Dumbarton & District MS £3,000
- Dumbarton & Vale Disabled Womens Group £2,500
- Manage Your Pain £2,500
- Open Door Disabled Club £2,500
- Phin Club £7,000
- Shopmobility £2,500
- Vipers £1,200
- 50+ Walking Group £1,000
- 130 Club £500
- Age Concern VOL/Dalmonach Disabled Club £3,000
- Arthritis Care £750
- Clydebank Seniors Forum £1,000
- Dalmonach Disabled Club £5,000
- Levenvale Older Peoples Welfare £600
- Over 50s/60s Club £1,250
- Focus Group £275
- Parkhall Mondays £2,500
- Parkhall Wednesdays £1,250
- Rockvale Rebound £1,250
- St Peters Disabled Association £4,500
- Alexandria Gardening Club £2,250
- Clydebank Mentally Disabled Club £1,500
- Our Holy Redeemers Senior Citizens £500
- Dumbarton District Disabled Childrens Forum £2,000
- Unity Enterprise £2,500
- Silverthreads £500
- Oakbank Sheltered Housing Clydebank £500
- Good Morning Clydebank £500
- St Eunans Senior Citizens Club £800
- Brain Injury Experience Network £1,000
- Enable – VOL Branch £150
- Age Concern Dumbarton £600
- Alexandria Diabetes Group £700
- v-Befriend £2,000
- Overtoun House £450
- Bellsmyre Development Trust £280
- Kinship Carers WD £2,000
- Faifley Art Group £130
- St Joseph’s Seniors £375
- Age Concern Vale of Leven £500
- West Dunbartonshire Ethnic Minorities Association £500
Notes:
- At Council on 27 April 2016 it was agreed that in relation to the unused part of the WDCVS administered funds (at £35,545) an element (£31,545) was to be returned to the Council for specific purposes, and the remainder (£4,000) is to be retained by WDCVS to support organisations affected by the closure of Dalmonach Community Centre
- Community Chest, Playscheme, Cultural and Social Transport Support Grants are administered by West Dunbartonshire Community Volunteer Service (WDCVS).
- The Council continues to administer grants for Community Councils, Dumbarton Common Good, Trust Funds, and the older peoples grant payments.
- A further £197,920 of applications for funding was supported by WDCVS by re-routing applications to other sources.
- During 2015/16, the total funding allocated to community organisations was £338,972
West Dunbartonshire Councillor Martin Rooney 