Our Latest Awards - December 2008

Type Organisation Award Reason Award
SGS Action for Sick Children to contribute to the salary of the Project Officer of the Lanarkshire Self Management Project £20687
SGS Advocacy Western Isles towards the salary costs of the Children's and Young People's Advocacy Worker £21000
CBG Arbroath Ahead Charitable Trust towards seven days planning and governance consultancy and on-costs together with Organisational Review costs £3602
SGS Argyll & Bute Citizens Advice Bureau towards the salary of the Volunteer Development Worker, conditional upon written confirmation that the appointment has been made £14000
SGS Banffshire Partnership Ltd to support the salary of the Development Training Co-ordinator £8000
CBG Befrienders Highland Ltd towards 10 days governance, marketing and business planning consultancy and on-costs together with Organisational Review costs £5040
SGS Befrienders Highland Ltd towards the salary of the Senior Co-ordinator £9000
SGS Black Community Development Project towards the salary of the Development Worker, Creche Workers and Creche Room hire costs for the weekly Women's Group £7095
CBG Bobath Scotland towards 10 days governance, resource planning and capital fundraising strategy consultancy and on-costs together with Organisational Review costs £5551
SGS Borders Forest Trust to cover the cost of the Project Co-ordinator for two days per week for one year to deliver the Woodland Volunteering and Youth Training Programme £8611
SGS Braveheart Association towards the salary of the full-time Development Officer for one year only, and completing the appeal in year one £10160
SGS Caithness Deaf Care towards the salary costs of the Co-ordinator £6153
SGS Calton Sheltered Housing Tenants Association towards activities for the elderly including a day-trip, theatre-trip and Christmas party £2500
SGS Care & Learning Alliance towards the extended delivery of the part-time bilingual Polish family support project (Crossing Borders) £2438
SGS Carers Forum Stirling Area towards the rent for one year £8000
SGS Caring Operations Joint Action Council (COJAC) towards the salary of one full-time Childcare and Youth Worker for one year £9000
SGS Circles Around Dundee towards the salary of the Co-ordinator's post £6993
SGS Citizens Advice Scotland to cover the costs of tutor fees for management training for local Bureaux Board and Managers for one year £4774
SGS Commonweal Arts to contribute to the salary of the Programme Co-ordinator for one year £8500
SGS Community Led Action & Support Project towards the full-time Project Manager £18000
SGS Cothrom Ltd towards the salary of the part-time Co-ordinator for the recycling project £7000
SGS Dachaibh Care & Support Scheme towards six additional hours of the part-time Co-ordinator £17319
SGS Depot Arts Co towards the salary of the full-time Project Manager's post £15000
SGS Dingwall Drop-in Kafe towards the salary of the Youth Leader £7000
SGS Donaldson's (Governors of Donaldson Trust) to contribute to the salary of the Basic Skills Officer £10000
SGS Dundee Voluntary Action towards the BME Financial Inclusion Information Day reaching 500 BME People, and to complete the appeal £2780
CBG East Dunbartonshire Initiative for Creative & Social Care towards eight days development planning, financial management consultancy and on-costs together with Organisational Review costs £4305
SGS Eric Liddell Centre towards the salary of the part-time Development Worker £8000
SGS Gallowgate & Calton Children's Project (Possiblities for East End Kids Ltd) towards the salary of the Children's Additional Needs Support Worker (£5,794) and Children's Sessional staff, thus closing the appeal in year one £10000
CBG Gardening Leave Limited towards nine days  governance, financial planning and fundraising consultancy, and on-costs £5199
SGS Glasgow Media Access Centre to contribute to the salary of the 2nd Unit Co-ordinator over one year £7640
SGS Glasgow Women's Library towards the salary of the Outreach/Archive Worker to work specifically with marginalised and socially excluded women, conditional upon written confirmation that the appointment has been made £7000
SGS Heart of Fife Group RDA towards farrier, vet and insurance costs of five horses/ponies, benefitting 30 disabled riders £2251
SGS Highland Ante/Postnatal Illness/Depression Support to provide 80 counselling sessions £2400
SGS HomeAid Caithness & Sutherland to cover the part-time Driver's post for one year £5869
SGS Home-Start Angus towards the salary of the part-time Co-ordinator of the Lone Parent Volunteer Project £8500
SGS Home-Start North East Aberdeenshire towards the salary of the Co-ordinator and to close the appeal £5065
SGS Kaimes Special School Association towards the cost of 24 students with Autism Spectum Disorder to attend week long outdoor education residentials at Calvert and Aberfoyle £4440
SGS KARIBU towards the salary of the full-time Development Assistant and running costs, thus closing the appeal in year one £23892
SGS LGBT Youth Scotland to contribute to the salary of a Communications Officer for the 'Coming Out' Project, conditional upon written confirmation that the appointment has been made £10500
SGS Lhanbryde Community Challenge to support the salary of the Centre Development Officer, conditional upon written confirmation that the appointment has been made £16000
SGS Lighthouse Foundation to cover the salary of a new Family Support Worker to work with 20 families to provide a mediation service for recovering addicts and re-establish links with the family unit £38940
SGS Linknet Mentoring Ltd to cover the rent, rates and overheads of the Resource Centre £7535
SGS Marie Curie Cancer Care towards the construction and refit of the Combined Therapy Room within the new build hospice which offers palliative care throughout north and east Glasgow, conditional upon written confirmation of works being instructed £31000
SGS Merkinch Community Centre Association towards the salary of the new part-time Development Worker, conditional upon written confirmation that the appointment has been made £7000
SGS Midlothian Voluntary Action towards the salary of the part-time Project Worker £24000
CBG Motherwell & Wishaw Citizens Advice Bureau towards seven days business planning and fundraising strategy consultancy and on-costs together with Organisational Review costs £3274
SGS National Schizophrenia Fellowship Scotland to cover the cost of refurbishing a rural office which provides support, training and advice to people with severe and enduring mental health problems £2468
SGS No Limits Club to enable 10 young people with disabilities to attend a week-long adventure holiday £5400
CBG North Lanarkshire Carers Together towards 11 days strategic planning and fundraising strategy consultancy and on-costs together with Organisational Review costs £5532
SGS Orkney Disability Forum towards the salary costs of a new part-time Co-ordinator over three years, conditional upon written confirmation that the appointment has been made £18000
SGS Penicuik & District YMCA/ YWCA of Great Britain towards the salary of the Youth Worker for the diversionary project, conditional upon written confirmation that the appointment has been made £24000
SGS Pilton Equalities Project to contribute to the salary of the Literacy Worker £10000
SGS Prostate Cancer Support Scotland towards the running costs of the office including rent, telephone, stationary, newsletter, insurance and accounting for one year only £5000
SGS PUSH (Perth & Kinross) Ltd for the salary of the Project Sessional Worker £10525
SGS Rainbow Care Centre Limited to cover the employment of sessional staff for the Day Care service £3339
CBG Reidvale Adventure Play Association Limited towards 11 days strategic planning, governance, fundraising, financial management consultancy and on-costs together with Organisational Review costs £6016
SGS Riverside Hall Organisation to replace the boiler in the local community hall £3490
CBG Ross & Cromarty Disability Access Group towards 6.5 days business planning and fundraising planning consultancy and on-costs £3887
SGS Royal Society of Edinburgh to provide one Personal Research Fellowship, together with evaluation and dissemination costs to enable the continuation of research into the 'ageing population with the aim of improving the quality of life' £197700
SGS Scottish Association for Mental Health to complete the appeal in year one to redesign and develop an accessible website for individuals who have a mental health problem and additional support needs £15000
SGS Scottish Wheelchair Bowling Association to purchase four sets of tiger bowls, coaching for new members and two sets of ramps £2500
SGS Signpost to contribute to the salaries of the job-share Project Managers for one year £7000
SGS St Marys Community Facility Management Group towards the heating and lighting of the new centre £6000
SGS St Mungo's Old Folks Centre for Wellbeing to cover the salary of one Centre Support Worker £13000
SGS Starter Packs Angus towards the Project Co-ordinator's salary £8000
SGS The Brainwave Centre Limited towards the cost of holding a two week re-assessment clinic in Perth £2500
SGS The Spark Initiative towards the salary of the full-time Befriending Service Manager's post £24000
SGS Tommy's The Baby Charity towards the cost of delivering classes as part of the healthy lifestyle programme for obese pregnant women in the Lothians £10000
SGS Toonspeak Young People's Theatre towards the salary of the full-time Artistic Director £8000
SGS Visual Statement towards the salary of the full-time Production Assistant/Choreographer in order to deliver a pilot project to disadvantaged young people within Greater Easterhouse £8000
SGS Watch Us Grow towards the purchase of a double cab crew van, thus closing the appeal £9700
SGS West Lothian Food & Health Development (WELF&HD) to support the salary of a Volunteer Development Officer, conditional uon written confirmation that the appointment has been made £26000
SGS Women onto Work to support the costs of a Guidance Worker for 1.25 days per week to deliver the after care programme £8329
SGS Woodroad Regeneration Forum Ltd towards the purchase of accessible outdoor play equipment suitable for use by disabled children, conditional upon written confirmation that the order has been placed £8000
Total 75 awards £922,399