Projects Assisted
during 2004
It is interesting to note how an emphasis on work with children and young people emerged over the year. No fewer than seven applications were directly concerned with this. Two more applications, less direct, but concerned with teaching parenting - probably to young (and possibly unmarried) mothers - will also be observed.
Is this a co-incidence - or a possible trend showing where this kind of work is headed? Time alone will tell and the Association will have to consider whether we or another, possibly statutory, body should be undertaking these tasks.
Certainly the Church Welfare Association will continue to assist to the limit of available funds.
DEREK BODDINGTON
Secretary
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GRANTS MADE, JANUARY - DECEMBER 2004 |
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January |
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| 1 |
St Francis of Assisi, Bridgewater towards setting up an advice centre for young people and single mothers on an isolated housing estate |
£3,000 |
| 2 | Rose Cottage, Twerton, Bath towards setting up a computer centre within the cottage project |
£1,500 |
| 3 |
All Saints, Surrey Square (Southwark and Camberwell Welcare) towards the employment of additional creche workers |
£2,500 |
| April | ||
| 4 |
Southwark and Camberwell Welcare to support a summer play scheme for young people |
£3,000 |
| 5 |
Chichester Diocesan Association for Family Support Work to assist with the costs of upgrading the heating system at Knowles Tooth Children's Centre (used for children's holidays throughout the year) |
£3,000 |
| 6 |
Southwark Diocesan Welcare Service Trust towards additional costs of employing a Welfare Rights Adviser |
£3,000 |
| 7 |
Lewisham Families in Focus to fund part of the shortfall in a project worker's salary |
£3,000 |
| 8 |
The Accord Centre, Kilburn for children's music and movement sessions |
£1,440 |
| 9 |
The Field Lane Foundation, Holborn towards the provision of parenting support for homeless families |
£3,000 |
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July |
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| 10 |
East Surrey Welcare towards the funding of a family resource worker |
£3,000 |
| 11 |
St Mark's Community Centre towards the work of the centre especially with children and families in crisis |
£2,560 |
| October | ||
| 12 |
The Harringay Club, Edmonton provisional grant subject to expected other funding becoming available |
£3,000 |
| 13 |
Matson Churches' Youth and Community Project, Gloucester towards the start up costs of a parenting group |
£3,000 |
| 14 |
Bromley Welcare Drop-In Project towards the start up costs of a drop-in centre for mothers and children |
£3,000 |
| 15 |
Jonathan Kirk, Monkton Combe School towards travel expenses working as a volunteer at the Lily of the Valley Children's Home, Kwazulu, Nepal during the holidays |
£3,000 |
The Association also receives the income of The Poplar Trust. This amounted to £1,633 and was passed to the Whitechapel Family Centre, a charity with similar aims to the original trust.
Additionally £1,000 was donated to the UNICEF Asian Tsunami Fund early in 2005.