Woodhouse Ward Community First
What is Community First?
Community First is an England-wide programme, funded by the Office for Civil Society, on behalf of the Government. It will run for four years, until March 2015. Two funds of money, worth £80m, have been created to help communities come together, become more resilient, and make their local area a better place to live.
Community First Panels: Each of the 600 areas will have their own panel, comprised of local people to represent their community. They will be involved in creating a plan for the local area, raising awareness of the funds, and planning how they will match and spend the money.
What does this mean for you?
Woodhouse Ward has been selected as one of the 600 areas to receive Community First funding.
A Community First panel has been set up in your area, made up of local people. Get in touch to find out more or get involved.
Your local Community First Panel can be contacted at:
woodhousewardcommunityfirst@live.co.uk
Can I apply for funding?
Funding is available for projects that meet priorities agreed in consultation with local people. Agreed priorities for the Woodhouse ward are:
- More things for young people to do
- Improved community facilities
- Improve the environment, making it cleaner and more appealing
- Reduce anti-social behaviour
- Local Health and Wellbeing
Where can I find more information?
You can find more information about the national Community First programme here: www.cdf.org.uk/web/guest/community-first
You can download guidance notes and an application form by clicking the links below. You can apply for the funding online by sending your application to woodhousewardcommunityfirst@live.co.uk or you can post a written version to Handsworth Community Forum, Handsworth Parish Centre, 402b Handsworth Road, Sheffield, S13 9BZ. Please note that the closing date for this round of Applications will be the 27th April.
Community Forundation Guidance Notes
Additional guidance notes for Woodhouse Ward Community First
Application Form for Woodhouse Ward Community First
Community First is funded by the OCS, part of the Cabinet Office, on behalf of the Government and delivered by CDF, in partnership with:
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