Voluntary & Community Sector Support
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee small grant fund - Closed for applications
16 community organisations applied amounting to £12,816 of funding requested. Grants have been awarded to seven community groups amounting to £5,170.
For further information please contact the Corporate Improvement Officer (Partnerships) on 01423 556067 or
HDSP@Harrogate.gov.uk
The Community Chest Small grants scheme
The Community Chest is now closed for applications.
The full list of 2011 Community Chest grant awards available to view here.
The Council set up a new "Community Chest" in September 2007 to provide small grants to voluntary and community organisations.
The Community Chest grants awarded range from £500 to £3000 and applications are welcomed from voluntary organisations, charities and community groups based in and serving the community of the Harrogate District who have a maximum annual income of £50,000.
For further information please contact the Corporate Improvement Officer (Partnerships) Ann Byrne on 01423 556067 or HDSP@Harrogate.gov.uk
Community Chest grant fund update - previous rounds
The 2010/11 Community Chest Annual Report presents the impact and outcomes that the grants awarded from the previous year(s) have had within the community.
70 applications were received as part of the 2010 allocation with grants amounting to over £132,000. 19 applications were supported. Read the full list and amounts awarded.2009 Community Chest successful applications
Harrogate BOROUGH COUNCIL AND THE VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY SECTOR
Corporate Annual Grants
Harrogate Borough Council provide corporate annual grants to various voluntary and community sector organisations. The full list can be viewed by clicking the link below:
Harrogate Borough Council Voluntary & Community Sector (VCS) Forum
The Voluntary and Community Sector Forum, set up in the late 90s to improve joint working between the council and its partners in the voluntary and community sector, meets on a quarterly basis. The forum is about to review its role and purpose to see if there is a better way within the district to support the role of the Voluntary and Community Sector. The terms of reference for this group can be found by clicking the below link.
Who to contact
The Corporate Improvement Officer (Partnerships) is responsible for providing advice, guidance and support to the voluntary and community sector on working in partnership with the Council.
The Cabinet Member Councillor Don Mackenzie
don.mackenzie@Harrogate.gov.uk is the lead Member for work with the voluntary and community sector, and also a member of the Forum.
The Compact is a government initiative to improve working relationships between the public and voluntary and community sectors (VCS). In November 2006 the council agreed to sign up to the North Yorkshire Compact. The Harrogate District Strategic Partnership has also signed up to the North Yorkshire Compact.
Slide presentation - click here for a short presentation on the voluntary and community sector and the Compact in the Harrogate district.
The North Yorkshire Compact is "owned" by the North Yorkshire Strategic Partnership and managed by the North Yorkshire Compact Steering Group.
For more information on the national Compact visit www.thecompact.org.uk/
In December 2007 the council and the two CVSs in our area (Harrogate and Ripon) received a national Compact commendation award in the area of
Better Funding Relationships, the only award in this category and also the only award in Yorkshire and the NE of England.
For more information on all the commendations visitwww.thecompact.org.uk/annualmeeting/
Interested in volunteering?
VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY SECTOR LINKS
Councils for Voluntary Service (CVS)
There are two CVSs in the district. They provide support, advice and information to local voluntary organisations and community groups, and can provide contact details for these groups. Both CVSs incorporate Volunteer Centres which provide information on a wide range of volunteering opportunities.
Ripon CVS |
Harrogate & Area CVS |
Community House |
Community House |
Sharow View, Allhallowgate |
46 50 East Parade |
Ripon |
Harrogate |
HG4 1LE |
HG1 5RR |
01765 603631 |
01423 504074 |
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Citizen's Advice Bureaux (CABs)
There are two CABs, in Ripon and Harrogate. The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice, and by influencing policymakers. Every Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity reliant on trained volunteers and funds to provide these vital services for local communities.
Harrogate CAB |
Ripon CAB |
Victoria Park House |
5 Duck Hill |
18 Victoria Avenue |
Ripon |
Harrogate |
HG4 1BL |
HG1 5QY |
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01423 503576 |
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Harrogate District Community Transport (HDCT)
Operating as the Little Red Bus, this organisation is an independent voluntary organisation providing accessible transport to anyone in Harrogate district.
Little Red Bus, Harrogate District Community Transport,
Unit 4, Saltergate Business Park
Burley Bank Rd
Killinghall
HARROGATE
HG3 2BX
01423 526655
The Carers' Resource (Harrogate and Craven)
A carer is someone who, without payment, provides help and support to a friend, neighbour or relative who could not manage otherwise because of frailty, illness or disability and Carers' Resource provides support, advice and information to local carers.
11 North Park Rd
Harrogate
HG1 5PD
01423 500555
North Yorkshire Forum for Voluntary Organisations
The voluntary & community sector's sub-regional infrastructure support organisation. Works to ensure the sector is represented, provides information, training and support for people running voluntary and community organisations.
The Hawk Creative Business Park, Hawkhills Estate, Easingwold, York, YO61 3FE
01347 825710
Rural Action Yorkshire
Championing and enabling rural communities in Yorkshire - providing advice, support and training on community buildings, parish plans, rural housing, combatting rural stress and so on
Unit A,
Tower House,
Askham Fields Lane,
Askham Bryan,
York
YO23 3NU