What we have acheived!
BwD YouthBank’s Second grant making round took place in late 2007.
In agreement with Young Peoples’ Service, grantmaking panels ran in the in following areas:
Central
North East
South East
North West
Darwen South & Rural
Duke of Edinburgh (New panel)
Alongside the 6 YPS panels, there was increased interest from the voluntary sector to run YouthBank panels. YouthWorks continued to run and develop the Birch Hall & Anchor panel which operated last year, but also took on the development of a new
panel covering Darwen North. New panels were also run up by:
♦ The Young Carers Service (Child Action North West) and
♦ The Healthy Living Centre (Bangor Street).
In total, 10 YouthBanks panels operated across the Borough. The following information is based on what YouthBank panels have passed back to us to
date.
♦ 66 Young People took part in panels/ grantmaking activity. A cross section of Young People were represented in this total (gender, ethnicity, age etc...).
A total of 69 applications were received:
♦ 65 grants were awarded.
♦ 1 grant was rejected.
♦ 3 grants were returned unspent.
♦ Over 600 Young People were beneficiaries of grants awarded and had the opportunity to take part in a range of positive and enjoyable activities across the Borough.
Total amount granted = £22,000!!
What we are going to achieve in the future. What next?
BwD YouthBank has been commissioned by Children’s Services to deliver the YouthBank project across the Borough. We are currently negotiating with host agencies who have shown an interested in running a YouthBank panel. The outcome of these discussions will inform where and when YouthBank panels will run. We are also planning a range of training events and workshops which will develop the YouthBank project and more importantly, the skills of young people.
These will cover the following topics :
♦ Film and video production
♦ Web Design
♦ Trust board roles and responsibilities
♦ A further OCN course
♦ Finance
Membership
BwD YouthBank We now have a membership of 80 plus Young People. It is our hope that this continues to grow and will mean that more Young People can take an active role in the future developments of BwD YouthBank.
Examples of projects which received grants!
♦ £203.00— for sports and games equipment to encourage more young people to take part in healthy and positive activities.
♦ £315.90— to ‘spoose’ up a youth club and make it more a chilled out/young person
friendly environment.
♦ £319.95— to purchase a Chinese Lion which would be used to attend festivals,raise money for charity and teach other young people about lion dancing and the Chinese culture.
♦ £300.00— for ice skating lessons which will introduce young people to a new sport, build confidence and encourage exercise through a fun activity.
♦ £400.00— for a healthy eating and nutrition project to explore how diet impacts upon health and well being.
♦ £61.00— fees for senior members training which will help to build confidence, leadership and interpersonal skills needed to assist in running a youth club.
♦ £74.25— towards resources and activities for a new group which will help to support the needs of young carers.
What has BwD YouthBank meant to young people?
- Being responsible in Community
- Team work
- The project is different than most other stuff we do…
- Giving everyone chances
- Decision making skills
- Confidence
- Made us aware of the needs of others
- I would like to give out more money
- Learnt to hold meetings
- Met new friends
- Gained lot of skills
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