Edgbaston & Northfield NNS Fund for Younger Adults

Neighbourhood Network Schemes are locality and constituency-based networks funded by Birmingham City Council which enable the engagement with and investment in community assets. The purpose of this fund is to support working age adults (18-49) with long term disabilities.

Organisations will need to be working actively within the wards of Edgbaston or Northfield, as defined by the Parliamentary Constituency boundaries.

All grant funded activity needs to focus on:

“Citizens leading healthier, happier, lives with increased financial capability within their own homes and communities”

There are grants of up to £10,000 are available to help local community groups in Edgbaston and Northfield to deliver projects for vulnerable people aged 18 – 49 with long term disabilities.

The aim of the fund is to:

  • Help to make existing places and activities more accessible to disabled adults
  • Invest in new community activities which disabled adults can access
  • Invest in the development of the skills, knowledge and support available to community-based networks, groups and organisations

Projects must contribute to one of the following outcomes:

  • Increased social participation
  • Healthier lifestyles
  • Maximised income
  • Housing which supports independence
  • Carers feel more supported (as people and as carers)

 

Priorities in Edgbaston

Younger Adults with Additional Needs

  • Transition to Adulthood: preparing adults with additional needs needs to start as early as possible in order to allow them to develop the skills and knowledge they will need to have choice and control over their lives.

  • Finding connection and reducing social isolation to improve outcomes for adults with additional needs.

  • Digital inclusion: supporting adults with additional needs miss to safely engage with life-enriching experiences that the internet can provide.

Priorities in Northfield

Younger Adults with Additional Needs

  • Pathways to adulthood (employment/ volunteering/ social activities)
  • Carer/Ex-carers
  • Communication for sensory needs
  • Reaching people in social isolation by funding projects that go to where people are – outreach to their homes etc.

 

Please read the Fund Factsheet for Northfield and for Edgbaston before applying.

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