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Hackney Council is inviting voluntary and community sector organisations and groups based in Hackney to apply for 2009/10 Hackney Funding Programme.
There will be an event on 8 July to launch the programme. HCVS will provide support workshops in August and September. Details of both are below.
Funding is available to support activities that fit with the objectives below:
- Objective 1 - Cohesive Communities - Contributing to cohesive communities by reducing inequalities.
- Objective 2 – Promoting health and wellbeing - Supporting independent living and tackling health inequalities by promoting health, well being and healthy lifestyles.
- Objective 3 – Citizenship and pride in Hackney and its environment – Facilitating and encouraging more people to get involved as active citizens in community life.
- Objective 4 – Advice Services – Delivering social welfare advice against the priorities set out in the Hackney Advice Strategy.
- Objective 5 – Improving outcomes and life chances for children and young people - Encouraging healthy lifestyles, improving services for families with children with disabilities, safety, increasing education and training opportunities for 14-19 year olds, and play in each of Hackney’s four neighbourhoods.
When can I apply for these grants?
Hackney Funding Programme Applications open: 8 July
Closing date: 5pm, Monday 29 September 2008
Application packs are available from:
 http://www.hackney.gov.uk/print/community-partnerships.htm
Call 020 8356 4066 or email: communitypartnerships@hackney.gov.uk
 Click here for a flyer for the programme (64 KB)
Want some help with making your application?
Kristine Wellington and Niall Sweby from HCVS and Cyndi Smart from the Community Accountancy Project run a number of workshops to help you make a winning application to the Hackney Funding Programme 2009/10.
Book for one of our workshops on:
- Thursday, 14 August, 10.30 – 12.30pm at HCVS, 84 Springfield House, 5 Tyssen Street, London E8 2LY FULL
- Thursday, 14 August, 2 - 4pm at HCVS, 84 Springfield House, 5 Tyssen Street, London E8 2LY
- Wednesday, 10 September, 2.30 - 5pm at HCVS, 84 Springfield House, 5 Tyssen Street, London E8 2LY
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Don’t worry if you can’t make these two dates we will be running some more workshops and advertising the dates shortly on our website and information services. Make sure you don't miss out and sign up to our Information Service by contacting Gillian Trevethan on 020 7923 1962 or gillian@hcvs.org.uk |