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Review of support for voluntary and community sectors
This report was commissioned by the Council, as part of the review of its support for voluntary sector and community organisations, with two main purposes in mind. The first is to help provide information about the value and impact of services and activities that the Council supports financially. The second is to identify examples of other local authority best practice in this field.
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Community Partnership Fund 2013/14 - 2014/15
Community Partnership Funding enables local community and voluntary organisations to deliver services and projects on behalf of the Council to meet the needs of our most vulnerable residents.
The Council has agreed to a two-year programme of funding covering the financial years 2013 - 15. The funding available for each of the financial years is as follows:
- 2013/14: £329,000 (subject to budget approval February 2013)
- 2014/15: £299,000 (subject to budget approval February 2014)
Following a recent review of the Community Partnership Funding process, the Council has published its priorities for funding in September 2012 and established an application and selection process which closed at the end of October 2012.
The final result of the current grant allocation process will be available from December 2012.
Information on the priorities for CPF funding (2012 - 15) and the application process can be found in the following document. Please note the application process for this fund is now closed until approximately September 2015.
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Seniors Forum
The Hastings and St Leonards Seniors Forum (HSSF) was the first forum within East Sussex that was led by Seniors for Seniors.
Several special interest groups have since been formed that concentrate on issues of concern, they are Crime and Safety, Transport and Quality of Life.
The aim of the forum is to promote the welfare and interests of Seniors within the borough of Hastings. The group work in partnership and liaise with organisations both voluntary and statutory to make improvements for Seniors as well as setting up their own projects and initiatives.
The HSSF hold several open meetings each year to raise awareness and tackle issues of concern and also produce a quarterly newsletter.
Visit www.hssf.org.uk for further information.
Seniors small grants
You can apply for a grant of up to £1,000 for a project that will benefit people over 50 years of age, in Hastings and St Leonards.
Download the application form and example form:
Please note these documents were produced for print and may not be accessible for all website users.
Forms must be submitted by 25 January 2013.
You can also pick up a hard copy of the form from Hastings Information Centre
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Hastings and Rother Disability Forum
Hastings and Rother Disability Forum (HRDF) is a local community group run by disabled people for disabled people. The group aim to promote the right of disabled people to achieve full integration and equality of opportunity in society.
The group work with many different organisations to raise awareness and represent the views of disabled people. Forum members liaise closely with the local authorities on issues such as planning,transport and access to information. The group also spend much time assisting other local voluntary groups, offering information and advice.
The group tackle areas of concern and campaign to make improvements throughout Hastings and Rother.
HRDF also hold regular open meetings and produce a quarterly newsletter.
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Hastings and Rother Rainbow Alliance
Hastings Borough Council works closely with Hastings and Rother Rainbow Alliance (HRRA) to promote community cohesion and deliver the community cohesion action plan.
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Research Forum aims at improving access to services and to establish how statutory agencies are meeting their responsibilities as part of the equalities agenda.
The council has also helped HRRA in a number of events, including the celebrations of LGBT people as active citizens and we continue to raise awareness of HRRA work and LGBT people history, flying the HRRA flag at the Town Hall on 11 and 12 May was one remarkable commitment to this work.
The Community Cohesion Officer also advises the HRRA on equalities matters, events and community projects.
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Black and Minority Ethnic Groups
The population of Hastings is becoming more diverse and multi-cultural. The Council employs a Community Cohesion Officer to partly work with the Black and Minority Ethnic Groups (BME) and individuals to engage with this community and empower them to represent themselves. There are felt to be many ways of achieving this and the Community Cohesion Officer works with a variety of BME community groups and individuals to enable this to happen, where possible led by them and always on their terms.
In the main, this work supports the development of BME groups in their own right, and also encourages the representation of BME groups and individuals within existing infrastructure; such as on the Youth Council, Seniors and Disability forums mentioned on these pages, the Community Network and other special interest groups that exist throughout Hastings.
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Youth Council
The Youth Council is an organisation working together to make a difference for young people in Hastings and every member of the Youth Council plays an important role in empowering the young people of Hastings.
Anyone can become a youth councillor, as long as you are aged between 13 and 25. You don't need to have any experience or qualifications but it is important that you have opinions and are prepared to express them.
The Youth Council is supported by Hastings Borough Council in that they provide workers, office space and an annual budget.
The Youth Council hold a bi-monthly open meeting to discuss any issues, give a progress update of work and plan for the next two months work.
Recently the Youth Council have:
- helped to develop a youth strategy for Hastings and St Leonards
- campaigned for better transport
- campaigned for better arts and music in the town
- achieved improvement to the skate park at White Rock
- And much more
This year, there are two ways in which you can be involved. You can either choose to become a full member and commit to attending the weekly meetings or you can opt to join our database so that you are included in mail outs.
Application cards can be obtained from The One Stop Shop, Cambridge Road or Hastings Information Centre or email: hyc@hastings.gov.uk
Youth cash grants
You can apply for grants of up to 90% of £1,000 (young people must find the other 10%) and it must be for a project that will benefit young people between the ages of 13 and 21, in Hastings and St Leonards.
Download the application form :
Please note this document was produced for print and may not be accessible for all website users.
All forms must be submitted by 25 January 2013.
You can also pick up a hard copy of the form from Hastings Information Centre so don't wait - get out there and spread the word!
