The City Bridge Trust - Registered Charity 1035628

Grants


Recent Grants

Grants Approved in December 2009

Reference Organisation And Website Purpose of Grant
WORKING WITH LONDONERS
ACCESSIBLE LONDON
9672 PCC of The Ascension Hanger Hill with West Twyford St Mary
www.churchoftheascension.org.uk
£32,000 for provision of ramped entrance and accessible toilet for the new Welcome Space community meeting facilities for Hanger Hill and West Acton.
9679 St Paul's Church, Hainault
www.stpauls-hainault.org.uk
£750 for an access audit of the hall at St Paul's Hainault.
9623 Streatham Darby and Joan Club £50,000 towards access improvements at 'Woodlawns'.
9605 Talawa Theatre Company
www.talawa.com
£4,600 for a full access audit, and for staff training in disability access awareness.
BRIDGING COMMUNITIES
9696 The Adab Trust
www.adab-trust.org
£60,000 (£30,000; £20,000; £10,000) over three years towards the salary of an operations manager developing employment skills of young black and minority ethnic applicants wishing to work in the City and in professional firms.
9636 The Duke of Edinburgh's Award - London Regional Office
www.dofe.org/london
£120,000 (3 x £40,000) towards the costs of a development officer to expand the scheme into new communities.
9730 Jewish Council For Racial Equality (JCORE)
www.jcore.org.uk
£15,000 towards the costs of delivering equality and diversity accredited training for young leaders from different communities in London.
IMPROVING LONDONERS' MENTAL HEALTH
9657 Minster Centre
www.minstercentre.org.uk and
www.mapesburyclinic.org.uk
£117,850 over three years (£38,000; £39,550; £40,300) to support culturally and linguistically appropriate counselling and advocacy for refugees and asylum seekers.
9688 West London Action for Children
www.wlac.org.uk
£75,000 over three years (3 x £25,000) for the costs of providing counselling and therapy to children and parents.
9683 The Young Vic Theatre Company
www.youngvic.org
£81,000 over three years (£34,000; £29,000; £18,000) for the costs of providing creative drama activities for young in-patients with mental health issues.
LONDON'S ENVIRONMENT
9753 Global Cool Foundation
www.projectgenie.org.uk
£50,000 towards a campaign promoting public transport, and other low-carbon behaviour options, among Londoners.
9645 St Andrew's Church, Earlsfield
www.standrewsearlsfield.org
£15,000 towards the costs of community garden to be used as an environmental resource by local people.
OLDER LONDONERS
9642 BH Islamic Centre - London £24,500 over two years (£12,800; £11,700) towards the provision of services for older members of the Bosnian community.
9653 Connaught Opera
www.connaughtopera.com
£10,000 for one year to support the costs of providing 35 concerts for older people across London.
9664 Iranian Association
www.iranianassociation.org.uk
£37,400 over three years (£12,460; £12,470; £12,470) for a programme of healthy living activities for elderly members of the Farsi-speaking community.
9651 Magic Me
www.magicme.co.uk
£60,000 over three years (3 x £20,000) towards the salary costs of the programme staff and some project costs for work with people aged 65+.
POSITIVE TRANSITIONS TO INDEPENDENT LIVING
9627 Ackee Housing Project £134,000 over three years (£45,000; £44,500; £44,500) towards the salary and associated running costs of an information and resettlement adviser supporting young care leavers in Hackney and Haringey.
9565 Startuponline
www.startupnow.org.uk
£75,000 over 3 years (£30,000; £22,500; £22,500) toward the costs of a project helping women ex-offenders gain economic independence through training and support to set up small businesses in London.
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
9749 Refuge
www.refuge.org.uk
£139,500 for the second year salary and running costs of a research project aimed at improving services for children affected by domestic violence across London.
TOTAL GRANTS APPROVED ON 3 DECEMBER 2009: £1,101,600