Purpose

To release funds from the Inspiring Communities Match
Funding Grant Scheme, Year 2, Round 2.  

Decision

That the following grant awards totalling
£28,295 are approved:
 
·       
Home-Start Norfolk: £4945 - To support the
organisation’s core delivery in Breckland.
 
·       
Love Dereham Ltd: £5,000 – To contribute to the
Love Dereham co-ordinator staff’s wages.
 
·       
Norfolk Clubhouse: £3,350 – To continue
running twice weekly sessions for adults with enduring mental
health conditions at the Watton Hub.
 
·       
Norwich City Community Sports Foundation: £5,000
– To start delivering the Extra Time programme in Thetford,
providing older adults (55+) with opportunities to stay active.
 
·       
The Offshoot Foundation: £5,000 – Towards the
delivery of free film-making workshops for young people in Thetford
in 2026.
 
·       
Wellspring Family Centre: £5,000 – To support
the running costs of the group’s Well-come programme.
 

Reasons for the decision

The
recommended awards demonstrate their alignment to the priorities of
Breckland Council’s Inspiring Communities programme and the
Breckland Health and Wellbeing partnership, whose outcomes are to
enhance the health and wellbeing of Breckland’s residents by
reducing health inequalities.
Inspiring Communities Priorities:
To address
vulnerability and work with the most disadvantaged members of our
communities to improve their life chances, with a focus
on:

·       
Domestic abuse

·       
Mental health

·       
Social isolation and loneliness

·       
Early intervention projects which prevent escalation into
crisis
 
Breckland Health and Wellbeing
Priorities:

·       
Prevent cardiovascular
disease

·       
Improve mental
health

·       
Tackle issues arising
from alcohol dependency and other alcohol related
concerns
 
These awards will be used
to establish new or strengthen existing community provision for
care and support.
 

Alternative options considered

1)    
To Release the
funding

2)    
To not release the
funding.