How were the grants given out last year and who benefited?
A total of 83 projects applied for funding, 80 of which were funded or part funded. 3555 young people benefited from the grants given – 48% of which were female and 52% of which were male.
£48,041.77 was requested and a total of £41,777,98 was funded for projects for young people aged 13-19 (up to 25 with a disability).
32 of the funded projects were from the voluntary sector, 1 from a private organisation and 47 projects from the local authority including autism outreach service, youth service and schools.
How much did projects for young people in each area receive?
All areas were offered equal time slots to allocate the funds fairly but where these weren’t taken up it was opened up to others on the waiting list.
The breakdown of where funds were spent is as follows:
16% projects that benefit young people across the Borough
25% projects within the Brierley Hill township
19% projects within the Dudley Central township
9% projects within the Dudley North township
10% projects within the Halesowen township
21% projects within the Stourbridge township
Which young people benefited from the grants?
7 % of young people who benefited described themselves as having a disability.
4% of projects funded benefited young parents
4% of projects funded benefited young carers
26% of projects funded benefited young people in care
5% of projects funded benefited young people who are refugees or asylum seekers
14% of projects funded benefited young people at risk of offending
4% of projects funded benefited young travellers
8% of projects funded benefited young people at risk of homelessness
Grants for 2012 - 2013
There is £40,000 available again this year to be allocated through the Youth Opportunities Fund for projects and activities designed by and with young people aged 13 - 19 (or up to 25 for those with disabilities) who live in the Dudley Borough.
The panel have decided to hold further road shows for applications of up to £750 in June to allocate some of the funding which would need to spent and the scrap books returned by 28th February 2013.
Booking
In order to book a place to see the panel please contact the main youth service office on 01384 815173.
The next 5 dates which young people can meet with the panel are:
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Wednesday 6th June - Stourbridge Family Centre - for projects that benefit young people in the Stourbridge area.
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Friday 8th June - Nine Locks Youth Centre - for projects that benefit young people in the Brierley Hill area.
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Monday 11th June - Halesowen Youth Centre - for projects that benefit young people in the Halesowen area.
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Friday 15th June - Coseley Youth Centre - for projects that benefit young people in Dudley North and Dudley Central areas
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Wednesday 20th June - Dudley College, The Broadway Campus - for projects that benefit young people in the Dudley Central area and as well as projects that benefit young people across the borough (2 panels will be taking place at this meeting).
In order for the booking process to be as fair as possible, a person can only make one appointment per day. Each application requires one appointment.
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The project idea must be new and developed with young people in order for the project to meet the criteria of the grant giving scheme.
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Please note that the panel would only like to speak to the young people who have developed the project so unless a young person has specific support needs adults are not allowed in the interview room
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There will be at least 2 rounds where grants are given out over the year.
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An application form must be completed (available at bottom of page) and an appointment made to speak to the panel of young people by contacting the main youth service office on 01384 815182.
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The decision about the application will be given on the grant giving day.
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The maximum amount that can be applied for is £750.00
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Only one application can be submitted by the same group of young people in any one round.
Please note that if projects have outstanding scrap books from last year you will not be able to apply for funding in January and February until these are completed and returned.
What are the important things to young people in Dudley?
Following consultation with 1,700 young people (Dudley Youth Survey 2011 - 2013) young people identified the following things as important to them and therefore projects which develop these ideas will be prioritised:
Places to go and things to do:
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When asked why young people do not attend youth provision, the top 3 reasons young people gave were: it did not offer what they wanted (15%), cultural/ religious reasons (14.5%) and parents did not approve (13%).
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Young people would like to see more signing/ dancing/ drama clubs, computing clubs and more sports including fitness, rugby, cricket, gymnastics and baseball.
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The advice young people would like to see more available within youth clubs are looking at drugs, alcohol and giving up smoking. The most common ages that would like to see this advice available are aged between 14-16 years
Making a positive contribution:
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Young people generally felt (79%) they get on with people from different cultures. However, 11% felt they did not get on or get on at all with people from different cultures.
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When asked are young people represented well in the media 49% responded they felt badly or very badly.
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When asked what would stop a young person from voting, 29% felt there was not enough information available
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Of all respondents 46% thought citizenship lessons are useful. Young people would like to see more information and advice and issue based work within the lessons on sex education, drugs, alcohol, future skills/jobs, relationships, money, and politics and importantly these should be interactive and practical lessons.
Education, employment, training and transport:
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The main form of transport used in order to get to activities outside of school, college or other place of education is by car (33%) and walking (30%)
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When looking for a job or careers advice 16% tend to get advice from school, 15% family or parents/carers and 14% via the internet.
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When young people have a personal problem they would turn to another friend for advice at 32% and 16% go to a teacher
Health Services and Education:
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58% are aware that confidentiality for under 16’s is also available when using these services, 21% were not aware of this and 21% were not sure.
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15% of young people considered themselves to be unhealthy or very unhealthy
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When asked if young people knew of these services that were available to them 21% knew about sexual health services, 20% know about drug and alcohol services, 14% services to support their mental health, 21% to support them to stop smoking and 25% knew about their school nurses
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1,518 responses were received about sex & relationship education lessons compared to 1,478 responses to the alcohol & drug education lessons question. A high proportion feel that both lessons are useful at 48% and 51% respectively.
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The most common barriers young people come across when wanting to use health services available to them are age 22%, not enough information 18% and not open when they require them 17%.
Safety:
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19.8% of young people feel unsafe when out and about in their local area and of these respondents, 70.4% feel most unsafe at night and 17.6% during the evening. The main reasons these young people feel unsafe at these times is because of groups of other young people.
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44% said that crime is not an issue in their local area. However, 27% feel there are issues and 29% feel that these crimes are carried out by young people from within the area.
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A small percent 5.5% carry or have carried a weapon and of these respondents who carry or have carried a weapon, the majority do so to protect themselves at 79%
Please note
The survey asks for young people's opinions and perceptions which is what has been gathered through the survey. Their perceptions are not necessarily statistically accurate but the survey does highlight the views and opinions of young people aged 13 - 19 (up to 25 with a disability) in the borough around specific issues.
If you have any questions then please contact:
Siobhan Lloyd
Senior Officer for Youth Empowerment
Dudley Youth Service
Dudley MBC
St James House
Trinity Road
Dudley
DY1 1JJ
Telephone: 01384 81517
Mobile: 07827 836969
