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Grants made to the Forgotten Irish 2008 - 2009
A full list of grants The IFGB awarded in 2008, and for a brief description of what the grant was awarded for will be made available soon.
Largest Ever Grant Round
Over £500,000 (Sterling) has been awarded to community organisations across the UK that seek to address the needs of The ‘forgotten Irish.’This is the largest grant round The IFGB has ever distributed to date, with over 47 organisations being supported in cities like Leeds, London, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, Nottingham, and Newcastle.
Typical grants have been awarded for
- Outreach projects that encourage vulnerable Irish men and women to access existing services
- Projects that tackle loneliness & isolation among the elderly Irish community, such as Day Centres and Lunch Clubs
- Retraining opportunities, with particular focus on Irish males who worked on building sites, forced to retire early due to ill health or permanent disability
- Cultural activities for the elderly Irish
Previous grants awarded have been typically in the region of £5,000- £10,000; however, as a result of the fantastic support The Forgotten Irish Campaign has received, The IFGB has been able to award capital funding to projects.
A few examples are below
The Luton Irish Forum
has been awarded an initial grant of £64,300 to help expand their drop-in centre which attracts over 1,500 users a month.The Centre provides essential advice on benefits and welfare, lunch clubs, home visits and also assists with funeral arrangements. A second grant of £11,708 has also been disbursed for an outreach project which aims to enable vulnerable and disadvantaged Irish adults experiencing ill health, to participate more fully in society.
The Irish Support and Advice Service
has been awarded £24,575 to fund and train a culturally sensitive outreach worker to carry out crucial services in the Ealing and Hammersmith areas of London.
Leeds Irish Health and Homes
has been awarded two grants, the first £24,000 is for the Failte mo Cairde project, providing a ‘one-stop’ facility where twice a week, Irish people can come together to socialise, get welfare advice and take part in cultural & educational activities, such as IT classes and practical demonstrations for healthy eating and cooking.A further £25,000 was disbursed to enable LIH&H to commission a feasibility study for the provision of a specialist care home for the elderly Irish in Leeds.The study will identify how many elderly Irish in Leeds would require specialist care, what type of care and facilities would be needed, how many people would require the services and whether this could be rolled out across the UK.
Cricklewood Homeless Concern, the Aisling Return to Ireland project, the London Irish Centre, and Cara Irish Day Centre have all been awarded funding totalling over £100,000 for various services for the Forgotten Irish community. |
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