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246
Total Number of Sessions
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436
Total Number of Unique Participants
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3,153
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Space2Grow#11 - AUGUST ACTIVITY FUND
Young Barnet Foundation were pleased to be able to offer Space2Grow#11 as an August Activity Fund, to support members in offering face to face activities as the lockdown from Covid-19 began. We invited applications from members for a share of £45,000.00 of funding, with a maximum grant of £8,000 any one project, specifically to delivery activities and services during August 2020.
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This round of our Space2Grow Children and Young People's Fund has again been supported financially by Young Barnet Foundation fundraising, a local charitable trust, Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing and London Borough of Barnet Family Services Department.
Space2Grow#11 in action.
Key information:
Application open date: Friday 3rd July 2020
Closing Date: Friday 17th July 2020 - 5:00pm
Total Amount Available to Award: £45,000.00 (increased on Wed 15th July thanks to Metropolitian Thames Valley Housing)
Maximum any one award: £8,000
Independent Panel Meeting: Wednesday 23rd July 2020
Awards Announced: Friday 24th July 2020
We are pleased to confirm £45,000 worth of funding to 11 Young Barnet Foundation members offering FREE activities for children and young people across Barnet.
The Hope of Childs Hill - £3,775.00
Sessions for up to 30 young people of Taekwondo, Football and other fitness activities delivered by trained coaches. Delivered in the south of the Borough in the Childs Hill ward every Saturday throughout August.
Barnet Community Projects - £6,440
Offering fun activities and a hot take away meal on 3 days a week throughout August for 25 young people a session from the Rainbow Centre on Dollis Valley. Supporting both primary and secondary aged children, there will be a mixture of sport-based activities including volleyball, rounders badminton, Foot Tennis and more. Due to Covid, each children will go away with a hot meal rather than eat within the centre.
The Boys Clubhouse - £5,140
Working with an older teenage cohort the Boys Clubhouse, based in Hendon Central, will offer both fitness and cycling sessions on 19 days throughout August. The attendees are vulnerable young men who not only get physical exercise but therapy and support from the trained youth workers.
Living Way Ministries - £3,180
This funding will support Living Way Ministries, based on the Grahame Park to support 35 young people per session for 28 days across August. The holiday youth club is delivered by young youth leaders who deliver a variety of activities agreed with the young cohort. In addition, every child receives a hot meal.
Pro Touch SA CIC - £3,697
Offering fun football sessions to all abilities out of Mill Hill Power League 3 afternoons per week, split into 2 age groups.
Colindale Community Trust - £2,270
This funding allows an additional day per week to the FUSE summer holiday project. Working with a younger cohort from Grahame Park. The project, which is offered every day between 12.00-8.30pm also provides food for their young people.
Project Grow - £7,030
Offering fun outdoor activities in the Forest School setting. Located next to Totteridge Academy in Underhill Ward there are 14 days of activities for up to 12 young people per session.
Axis Educational - £4,000
This supplementary school will offer a variety of fun activities for 24 young people per session from their venue in Colindale. Activities including football, basketball, table tennis and more will all be delivered in line with NYA guidance. Refreshments and light food will be provided to all.
Phoenix Canoe Club - £3,600
Phoenix will be offering local groups the opportunity to trial a number of water based activities including kayaking, SUP boarding and sailing. It will allow 10 young people per session over 15 days to have fun on the Welsh Harp in West Hendon.
Youth Realities - £4,000
Youth Realities works with young victims of Domestic Violence, this project will take 10 young people on 6 occasions to undertake a creative programme that will result in a youth led podcast.
Barnet Somali Community Group - £1,868
Offering 8 days of activities from the Burnt Oak ward, Barnet Somali Community Group will provide football, yoga, arts, drama and more to 16 young people per session.
We are also aware that one of the other applicants will be funded for their application by another funder.
End of project monitoring and evaluation report is available to read HERE
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