To sustain & develop our pilot recovery hub for people affected from substance use by providing educational materials to create a lived experience conversation cafe, support groups, health and wellness resources, training & employability skills, access to advice & information and community connections.  We hope to serve as an accessible, central hub to the local community connecting individuals in recovery & those affected by addiction serving with resources and support networks, with a no wrong door approach.

Funds requested: £1000

Contribution to Irvine Youth Forum charity to assist with costs to allow them to continue to provide the space for us - £500 Provision of Snack & hot drink - £300 Resources such as writing materials/educational resources throughout the year £200  

We are in the process of completing our community café we would like to be able to offer good low cost food for people in the local area while providing opportunities for people with learning disabilities.  Our aim is to create a warm welcoming café for all , provide opportunities  for learning  new skills for future independence and potential employment . We would hope that these skills include catering, growing of produce , front of house skills , computer advertising skills and  social skills , spending time with the local community offering friendships and shared learning for all. We hope to operate a weekly drop in community café that there is a soup and sandwich delivered at a very minimal charge .

Funds requested: £1000

Signage and Branding £260 ,  Plants ,seeds , compost , (sustainability) £300  Food basics to start up community cafe drop in session of subsidised soup and sandwich .£560

We have outgrown our small basic greenhouse. We have been able to raise most of the funds to purchase a new substantial larger one. This will benefit our volunteers and schools and will enable us to grow so much more from seed and give us an extra space for teaching, producing  more fruit and vegetables to give back to our community. We have found  the health and wellbeing of our volunteers and visitors have greatly improved by participating at the community garden.

Funds requested: £1000

Purchase a Rhino 8ft x 12ft greenhouse with staging, shelves etc  £4018.00 Instalation and ground work £900

We are seeking funding to pay for expedition equipment for our pupils (predominately our deprived/ disadvantaged young people) to use not only during DofE Expeditions, but during some Physical, Skills and Residential sectional activities too. We currently have a small supply of equipment that participants have access to, but with an increase in disadvantaged young people attending our group and our existing kit becoming redundant after constant use, we require a large number of additional items. Equipment items for running DofE sessions can include outdoor equipment (tents, walking boots, sleeping bags, etc.) and expedition food (our journeys can last up to 5 days in duration - food costs are a struggle for many of our participants, particularly the ones who obtain free school meals.

Requested Amount: £1000

DofE Expedition equipment (e.g. tents, walking boots, waterproof jackets) - £1000

Family classes, which include various types of activities such as painting, graphics, decorative arts, etc., aimed at forming a general idea about the genres of fine art, art history, composition, construction, and perspective, as well as developing creative skills and the ability to present one's works. Also, the goal is to reduce the consequences of social isolation, involve families in joint creative projects, and participate in the organization of artistic events.  

Amount Requested: £380

Supplies   (paper, picture frames, brushes, paints, etc.) - £170 Easels, cutting mats - £160  Printing materials for classes - £50