Five community groups to help deliver vital work after receiving £115,000
COMMUNITY groups in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot are celebrating after receiving over £115,000 of National Lottery funding in November.
Five community groups in the area have been awarded a total of £115,121 after successfully applying to The National Lottery Community Fund.
Thanks to National Lottery players, the funded projects will deliver vital work across the region including mental health support for children and young people, a clothes bank for low income families, and climate change workshops for schoolchildren.
Hafan Cymru received £83,929 to continue to support children and young people aged 5 to 18 with their mental health and wellbeing in Swansea and Pembrokeshire who are affected by domestic violence and abuse exacerbated by the Covid-19 robert.lloyd01@walesonline.co.uk
pandemic. The project will use a traumainformed approach to provide therapeutic support around healthy relationships, understanding abuse, role of power and control, anger and defiance issues, choices, and consequences.
They will do this by offering one-to-one wellbeing support, arrange and facilitate group activities, develop a wellbeing and resilience toolkit and develop a peer support network.
Verity Hayes, operations manager at Hafan Cymru, said: “We are really pleased that the National Lottery continue to support children and young people in Swansea and Pembrokeshire. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on the lives of children and young people affected by domestic abuse, and our project will continue to help support and build resilience of these vulnerable people.”
Awel Aman Tawe will use their £9,600 grant to engage pupils of primary and secondary school age in climate change and energy reduction learning through a series of innovative workshops. These workshops will include hands-on experiments with an ex-coalminer to discover the history of energy from steam to wind and solar energy, providing the music and power for their own pedal powered disco.
Jennifer James, education officer at Awel Aman Tawe, said: “It is fantastic that the ‘We are Energy Warriors’ project has been recognised by The National Lottery Community Fund. As a result of this grant, we are thrilled to be able to offer pupils the chance to explore the history of energy with TTS
Practical Science and renewable technology with Ynni Da.
“They will also share their message through music with beatboxer, Mr Phormula.
“As a community energy charity, Awel Aman Tawe believes that education is a key enabler to empower young people to take action on climate change in their communities. Our project enables pupils to act on energy use by using real data.
“From being energy analysts, detectives and communicators, pupils will learn, think and develop the skills needed to take action on reducing energy use in their school and community.”
Renew Mind Centre CIC in Swansea will use £9,992 to continue to deliver after school clubs that will support young people with their homework, as well as workshops in music, creative arts, painting and dance.
Debbie Stabenow of Renew Mind Centre CIC said: “Renew Mind Centre After School Club develops a sense of creativity and improves youths’ knowledge to reach their potential and enhance their confidence between community members and create a good environment for understanding and tolerance between different cultures.”
EFGA Elim Church Swansea will expend their baby and toddler clothes bank to support lowincome new families in the city. £10,000 funds shelving, racking and a van to make deliveries.
Reynoldston Village Hall Association were awarded £1,600 to install live streaming facilities in the village hall to enable activities that take place at the hall to be transmitted and/or recorded, as a result of restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic.