Item 12 - Empowered DIG report
West Dunbartonshire Council · 22 May 2025
Back to Community Planning West Dunbartonshire Management Board — 22 May 2025 and its agenda
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Management Board Meeting Development and Improvement Groups (DIGs): Highlights and Issues Report FOR INFORMATION ONLY X FOR DECISION Name of DIG Empowered Date of report 25 April 2025 Name and email of lead contact Selina Ross selina@wdcvs.com 1 Highlights of activity and progress since last meeting Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund Diligence check have been completed on the Year 4 awards. The full list of awardees is confirmed as: African Connect – programme of wellbeing sessions £4,500 Benview Centre - activity programme £9,100 Dalmuir Park HA - sheltered housing activity programme £5,675 Healthy Hearts Club - operating costs £6,862 Crafting Together - learning disability activitiy programme £10,000 Double L Centre - centre refresh and promotional activity £8,000 D-Unit - gym places for community justice clients £9,720 Empowering Women - support programme £3,150 Renton Community Development Trust - activity programme £11,000 Sporting Memories - activity programme £2,400 WD Boccia Group - operating costs £10,000 Firecloud - community choir operating costs £5,450 Dumbarton Womens Aid - activity programme £8,890 Bipolar Scotland - peer support network £10,000 Clyde Shopmobility - increased volunteer engagement £10,670 Mentor Scotland - activity programme £10,000 Antonine Sports Centre - activity programme £9,805 Phoenix Centre - activity programme £8,000 Isaro Integration - activity programme £10,000 Equal Futures - learning disability activity support £7,160 Flourishing Faifley - activity programme £9,444 Growing Beardmore - expand activity. £3,800 Outside the Box - staff costs £9,184 Stepping Stones - programme cost. £9,985 Clydebank Men’s Shed - activity and promotion £5,600 Kinship Care West Dunbartonshire - activity programme £8,650 ITEM 12
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Carers of West Dunbartonshire - leisure passes £11,000 WDMHF - operating costs £8,500 Quarriers - activity programme £3,800 Vale of Leven Trust - activity programme £15,064 Skylark IX Trust - activity programme £11,502 Knowetop SCIO – activity programme £6,190 Confirmation has been received from Scottish Government that the Fund will continue into Year 5 and 6, with a continued focus on responding to the ongoing cost of living crisis and on those facing socio-economic disadvantage. 2025 will see the fund receive a multi-year award for the Fund. The opportunity to grant funding across two years has arisen as part of the Scottish Government’s Fairer Funding pilot. The pilot has been set up to provide more certainty and allow for longer-term planning, aiming to improve stability and cost-efficiency for organisations and services. There will be flexibility to award a mix of 1- and 2-year grants to projects, however it is envisaged 60-80% of funding will be reserved for 2-year projects, to ensure the benefits of the pilot are passed on that it can be properly evaluated nationally. The fund will open to application in September 2025. Organisations looking to apply to the fund will be invited to attend an awareness session between June and August, prior to application. Widening Community Development Alliance (CDA) Partnership With the inclusion of the Community Development Alliance within the DIG, partner representation has widened to include a broader range of interests. The potential for joint project delivery and collaboration has also increased, with an early example being a focus on unpaid carer engagement in both the locality Test of Change Project in Alexandria and in broader community-led planning activity ongoing in Dumbarton West. Having been in place for almost a year, a review and refresh of the CDA action plan is planned to take place in May. Self-Management Assembly The first assembly session, supporting local residents living with long term health conditions took place on March 25th in Clydebank Town Hall. 24 national health charities provided a ‘marketplace’ together with 3 themed breakout workshops covering breathing techniques, pain management options and digital self- management options. The assembly evaluated well, with all providers agreeing to participate in an ongoing community of practice to explore how best access to services can be increased in West Dunbartonshire. A second assembly session is now planned for September 2025. 2 Outline of any issues/risks and how these are being managed No current issues or risks to report.
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3 Outline of the main outputs expected before next meeting A progress review of the Community Development Alliance Action Plan will be finalised 4 What are your requirements of partners in the Community Planning Management Board to achieve the outcomes of the DIG? No current requests 5 Please outline any good news story you wish to share