GROUP PUBLISHES NAMES of ORGANISATIONS HELPED by COVID CASH List Revealed of Those Doing a Fantastic Job in Our Communities
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NEWS FROM THE COVID-19 TEMPORARY EMERGENCY FUNDING GROUP IN GOVAN GROUP PUBLISHES NAMES OF ORGANISATIONS HELPED BY COVID CASH List revealed of those doing a fantastic job in our communities AUGUST 4 2020 THE full list of organisations in Govan which have benefited from funding to help fight coronavirus has been published. Their names have been revealed after the Covid-19 Temporary Emergency Funding completed its distribution of £200.000 in funding. The money has come from the Scottish Government’s “Supporting Communities Fund” designed to assist communities as they cope with and adapt to the coronavirus pandemic. The Group is made up of Linthouse, Govan and Elderpark Housing Associations and “Govan Thriving Places” along with four elected representatives from the Govan ward on Glasgow City Council. A spokesperson for the Group said the list being published was in line with “its total commitment to transparency” in the distribution of the money. The list of recipients of the money, the amount each received and a brief outline of the work being undertaken is: Organisation Project Award Activity Food for Good £15,000.00 Develop a Covid-19 (Govan Thriving Action Plan for the Govan Places) Thriving Place Food for Good Thematic Group. Recruit Community Chefs who meet Quality Assurance Framework standard. Identify venues, volunteers or staff members who can support food activity in Govan Thriving Place Provide Hot Meals to those who are most vulnerable in the Govan Thriving Place community Demonstrations on how to cook and promotion of Flat Pack Meals Deliver Food Parcels for Elderly and Vulnerable members of the community who are unable to access visits to or online access to the shops Provide 100 lunches at 5 venues across Govan Provide 50 food packs per week to vulnerable families and individuals in Govan Provide over 50 cooked meals (for reheating) Home food deliveries Govan Housing Digital Inclusion £24,200.00 partnership working with Association 10 community based organisations supporting them to operate their own Digital Lending Libraries ensuring the most vulnerable to digital exclusion in the Govan ward are supported to get on line Covid-19 Digital £17,1000.00 to extend the Digital response: Lending Library Devices and programme and support Connectivity an additional five extension community based organisations together with local community councils, ensuring that the most vulnerable to digital exclusion are supported to get online - through the provision of devises and a two month data allocation. Project beneficiaries will receive additional support through Digital Champions. Riverside Hall Hungry Munchers £3,420.00 hotmealdelivery& Old School wellbeing support service to older, isolated members of the East Govan, Ibrox community. 114 meals/week. Hungry Munchers £3,442.50 to increase theirfood 2 delivery service for an additional day (Monday), supporting the delivery of home meals for local pensioners 3 days a week. And open the community garden for a further 4 days a week, through increasing the hours of a sessional garden worker. Police Scotland Smartwater Use £5,000.00 support victims of for Domestic Domestic Abuse, at a Victims time when there are delays on court hearings, meaning that more perpetrators of violence are being released into the community, through implementing smart doorbells which can provide evidence of re- offence and provide personal alarms to identified households within the Govan Ward. Govan Community Covid-19 Digital £3,260.50 digital inclusion and Project Inclusion & wellbeing support for Wellbeing community members Support through increased working hours over a three month period. The project will benefit the diverse communities of Govan, both ‘New’ and ‘Old’ Scots from settled and migrant backgrounds, and diverse age groups. Glasgow Clyde Gift-tech a Digital £3,750.00 addressthedigital College Response to inequalities existing Covid-19 across the Govan community, which have been magnified by Covid- 19, by providing digital resources that will support local people who have recently received computers. The project aims to work with those far from the labour market, including long term unemployed, those on low wages, families experiencing food and fuel poverty, migrants, refugees, and other disadvantage groups experiencing the negative effects of Covid- 19 GalGael Socially £2,445.00 create moveable screens Connected and that will enable the Protected workspace to be utilised while reducing risk, keeping people safe and maximising social connection, enabling the workshop to resume services once social restrictions are relaxed/removed for the benefit all participants of GalGael MoneyMatters EnergyMatters £10,000.00 supportthedeliveryofa targeted Govan Energy Advice Service to address the increasing issue of fuel poverty across the local area, providing direct support and advice to help households with energy issues. Covid Debt £10,000.00 enhance their existing Matters advice service with a targeted resource for Govan residents whose finances have been affected by Covid-19. This will be open to all residents with referral pathways established for those residents who may require a full wraparound money advice service. Govan Youth Family Night £2,000.00 provide family fun night in Information Project “Have a night in packs including a board on us” game across the Govan area. The project aims to encourage and support families to spend time together, socialise and have fun. Govan High Support for £5,000.00 direct support to pupils School young people and families of Govan and their families High School who are from GHS experiencing severe financial challenges due to the impact of Covid-19. This will include: weekly food vouchers; IT equipment and support towards energy costs and household bundles. Arts, Heritage and Stage £1,000.00 Provide writers classes Wellbeing (Govan on poetry, short stories, Thriving Places) film scripts and ideas for comedy scripts for children and adults in Govan. The Glasgow £2,836.00 Provide online singing Barons classes to Govan residents through one to one sessions for 18-50 year olds and groups sessions for over 50's, including those referred by NHS Links workers Gilded Lily £4,960.00 Provide creative activity packs over a 10 week period and a weekly online tutorial to woman in Govan Make Do n Grow £5,400.00 Provide creative activity packs over a 10 week period to vulnerable children and families in Govan Plantation £5,436.15 Provide creative activity Productions packs, online signing classes and children's scavenger hunts to socially distanced families, people experiencing mental health issues and older people in Govan. Sunny Govan £7,595.00 Providea seriesof online Community tutorials aimed at Media Group residents of G51, in areas of music production/beat making, rapping and singing workshops, podcast creation, Djing skills workshops and radio skills workshops. Unlock Employment £5,000.00 Creationof anew Digital Employment & Digital Champion Champions post to work Empowerment CIC with existing and new clients to build confidence and skills online. Post will support digital access to Job Search's and Job Applications at home. Employment £5,000.00 Funding secured would Training Fund support Unlock Employment to create a dedicated Training Allocation for local people, who are currently on a pathway to employment to access accredited training programmes Govan HELPS Govan HELP £10,000.00 To enable Govan HELPS Food Pantry Pilot in partnership with The Project Pearce Institute to continue with the development and delivery of the newly established Pop Up Pantry shop, supporting these organisations to both provide immediate support to address food inequalities and to assess the feasibility of opening a Govan Community Pantry. Govan Youth £6,932.00 Govan Youth Partnership Partnership Group Group (GYPG) aims to deliver a 9 week Detached and Outreach Service in response to COVID19; to reduce increased youth disorder and anti-social behaviour within the Govan area, engaging with young people in targeted hot spots that have been identified by Community Police as areas of concern during lockdown. The project will be delivered as a partnership between GYIP, Aberlour & Glasgow Life. GYIP lead for funding. Moogety Foods Dig In £3,330.00 Support the continued Community increased opening hours Greengrocers for Dig In Community Greengrocers together with volunteer costs for individual food ordering service and admin costs to support this. The extended opening hours ensure that the local community has access to fresh produce and household essentials at a reasonable price, without the need of having to visit multiple shops. Glasgow Life G51 Online £5,110.00 support40newand Learning Initiative existing adult learners in Govan with 4 weeks 1:1 support to receive online learning opportunities. This will include individuals who require literacy support and ESOL referrals. this will be complemented with the purchase of 25 Klick2Learn licences to support digital interactive mobile friendly learning" Govan, Elderpark Developing an £19,275.00 This joint application from and Linthouse Agile, Healthier GEL (Govan, Elderpark Housing and Wealthier and Linthouse Housing Associations Govan Associations) will (GEL) provide: a dedicated community wellbeing support service available 24/7 for all HA customers (4,564 households across Govan); and will implement an electronic feedback system that enables weekly check-ins to determine immediate needs, together with information about health and wellbeing. This