We would like to be able to stock a larger variety of food products especially fresh fruit & vegetables that we can offer to the pantry users at a low cost or even for free. This would help us greatly to promote healthy eating within the local community. 

Funds requested: £1000

The full  amount would be spent on buying fruit & vegetables for panty on a weekly basis 

We are a non registered organisation and we're applying for this funding to continue working with people in the three towns.  We were successful in receiving funding from this programme last year and our workshops have been well received in the Argyll Centre, CLASP HOPE Project and Saltcoats library. We wish to continue to support groups and individuals to be creative in a variety of crafts including working with textiles, knitting and a wide variety of papercrafts. In addition, this year we wish to extend into Ardrossan. 

Amount Requested: £400

Materials £350 Promotion and Handouts £50

We would like to work with the local food hubs to either remove the financial barrier for 250 Kilwinning residents to access the service or to supply food stocks to the value of £1000 equally between both hubs.

Amount Requested: £1000

We will supply either £500 in value of food items to both food hubs, or we will supply each hub with £500 to mitigate the cost every service user has to access to service.  We would prefer the later option, however we are open to what ever the needs of each service has.

We would like a to have a tutor to come and deliver drama workshops that is inclusive for a very diverse group of individuals to allow them to be creative and expressive .This would be a positive and self confident boosting experience that could be shared with families and friends to showcase talents of the individuals involved. 

Funds requested: £400

Tutor cost  8 sessions  x£50 = £400

We are planning to run a 5-day trip with the Ocean Youth Trust for 10 young people who have had to overcome many difficulties in their life.  An OYT Scotland voyage is genuinely a life changing experience.  Their voyages help young people to discover their potential through the adventure of youth work on the waves. The OYT will spend time working with the young people to develop their leadership skills, self-confidence & teamwork as well as teaching them to sail a 70 foot yacht around the west coast of Scotland.

Funds requested: £1000

Total cost of trip = £7200 Early Booking Discount = £600 OYT Assisted Berth Fund = £3000 Tesco Community Fund = £2000 Locality PB Fund = £1000 Fundraising/GCSC Funds = £600 All money received from this fund would go towards the cost of the trip.

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

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