Funded Projects - Round 1
More than 3,600 carers and young carers are set to benefit from essential short breaks over the next few months. The Scottish Government, through the Short Breaks Fund, is now funding essential short breaks for both adult carers and young carers. In total 60 organisations across Scotland are receiving a share of £979,000.
A range of service developments are being supported including befriending and sitting services, carer holidays, young carer activity breaks and summer programmes for disabled children.
The Short Breaks Fund is managed by the National Carers Organisations on behalf of the Scottish Government with secretariat through Shared Care Scotland.
Further funding will be available to voluntary organisations later in the year, to either develop short break services or to provide direct funding and support to carers to enable them to purchase their own short breaks. Further details and application packs will be available from late April for projects due to start from October 2011.
The following organisations and projects were successful in being awarded funding in April 2011. We will make an announcement about Round 2 funded projects at the beginning of October 2011.
Aberlour Childcare Trust - Moray Options
Awarded £14,370 for a summer club for young people with learning disabilities in Moray. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Aberlour Childcare Trust - Ardfin Road
Awarded £24,000 for pre-school playscheme for children with additional support needs in South Ayrshire. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Achievement Bute - Holiday Shorts
Awarded £19,976 for overnight breaks for families with children with disabilities in Argyll and Bute.
Action for Children - North Lanarkshire Young Cares Project
Awarded £3,500 for short holiday breaks for young carers in North Lanarkshire. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Alzheimer Scotland - Short Breaks for People with Dementia & Their Carers
Awarded £24,010 to support/develop home based respite in Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Grampian, Tayside, Shetland, Highlands, Western Isles, Orkney and Lanarkshire. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Angus Carers Centre - Carefree
Awarded £21,494 for a sitter service for those being cared for in Angus. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Barnardo's Scotland - Breaks Away Service
Awarded £8,000 for respite holiday provision for young people with significant disabilities across Scotland. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Buddies Club Playscheme Glasgow West Ltd. - Adventure Breaks
Awarded £30,000 for adventure breaks for children and young people with disabilites living in East Dunbartonshire and Glasgow. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Capability Scotland - Themed Respite Short Breaks
Awarded £19,782 for activity breaks for cared for children, Scotland wide. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Care for Carers - Stepping Out
Awarded £20,577 for residential breaks for carers in East, Mid and West Lothian. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Carers of East Lothian - East Lothian Short Breaks Development Centre
Awarded £45,589 for carer arranged / self identified breaks for carers in East Lothian. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Carers of West Lothian - Time Out Project
Awarded £8,800 for carer arranged / self identified breaks for carers in West Lothian.
Caring at Craigmillar - Hopscotch Short Break
Awarded £7,103 for residential breaks for cared for people living in Edinburgh. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Children 1st - Midlothian Young Carers Service
Awarded £14,608 for short breaks for young carers living in Midlothian. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Children 1st - Highland Kinship Carers Short Break Project
Awarded £21,563 for holiday breaks for carers living in the Highlands. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Church in the Mount Befriending Service - Carers Project
Awarded £7,982 for befriending services to older people being cared for in their homes in Glasgow.
Corseford School Parent Council - Summer Club
Awarded £16,900 for clubs / day facilities / playscheme services for people in Argyll & Bute, Glasgow, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Crossroads Caring Scotland - Time for Me Highland
Awarded £40,500 for a home based services to carers in the Highlands. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Crossroads Caring Scotland (Largs and District) - Time for Me (Largs and Garnock Valley)
Awarded £11,500 for a home based service to carers in North Ayrshire. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Crossroads Caring Scotland (Dalriada & The Isles) - Children's Holiday Breaks
Awarded £41,040 for a home based service during school holidays to carers in Argyll & Bute and Stirling. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Crossroads Caring Scotland (North Argyll) - Island Caring
Awarded £16,399 for a home based service for carers in Argyll & Bute. Click here for more information about the organisation.
East Lothian Special Needs Playscheme - Hub Base
Awarded £21,640 for a playscheme for children with complex needs in East Lothian. Click here for more information about the organisation.
East Lothian Young Carers - Time for Me
Awarded £23,773 for short breaks for young carers in East Lothian.
Edinburgh Carers Support Project
Awarded £5,978 for holiday breaks for carers of adults with mental health problems in Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Edinburgh Young Carers Project - Residential Breaks
Awarded £14,300 for activity breaks for young carers living in Edinburgh.
Enable Glasgow - Balshagray Emergency Short Stay Initiative
Awarded £8,003 for emergency short stay placements for people with learning disabilities living in Glasgow. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Enable Scotland - Building Expectations
Awarded £28,455 for carer arranged / self identified breaks for older carers across Scotland caring for someone with a learning disability. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Helensburgh and Lomond Carers - Outreach Short Break
Awarded £6,402 for multiple services for people in West Dunbartonshire. Click here for more information about the organisation.
HIV - AIDS Carers and Family Service Provider Scotland - Respite Service
Awarded £3,450 for holiday breaks for carers of people with HIV/AIDS across Scotland. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Interest Link Borders - Children's Service
Awarded £22,000 for befriending services for people living in the Scottish Borders. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Lothian Autistic Society - October Residential
Awarded £13,892 for an October residential holiday for children and young people with autism and their carers, living in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Click here for more information about the organisation.
MECOPP
Awarded £28,155 for a home based service for Minority Ethnic carers of adults living in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Mid Argyll Young Carers Support Group - Respite and Support
Awarded £7,000 to develop services for young carers in Argyll & Bute. Click here for more information about the organisation.
No Limits - Keilder Holiday 2011
Awarded £6,690 for holiday breaks for children and young peoplew with disabilities living in Edinburgh, Fife, Stirling and West Lothian. Click here for more information about the organisation.
PLUS - Count Me In
Awarded £23,628 for activity breaks for children and young people with disabilities living in Stirling. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Princess Royal Trust Glasgow South East Carers Centre - Young Carers
Awarded £10,000 for carer arranged / self identified breaks for young carers living in Glasgow. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Princess Royal Trust Stirling Carers Centre - Young Carers
Awarded £4,834 for holiday breaks for young carers living in Stirling. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Quarriers
Awarded £15,918 for carer arranged / self identified breaks for carers living in South West Glasgow. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Quarriers Family Support Services - Activities Programme
Awarded £9,250 for befriending services in Glasgow. Click here for more information about the organisation.
RASCALS - Redburn After School Care and Leisure Scheme
Awarded £9,900 for out of school care provision for children with learning disabilities living in North Lanarkshire. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Respite Fife - The Mini Breaks Project
Awarded £7,525 for additional respite services for carers of adults with learning difficulties living in Fife. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Scottish Huntington's Lothian - Retreat Weekend
Awarded £5,420 for a weekend break for people living with Huntington's Disease in Edinburgh and The Lothians. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Scottish Huntington's Association - Summer Youth Camp 2011
Awarded £26,594 for activity breaks for children and young people throughout Scotland who are living with Huntington's Disease. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Silverton Short Breaks - When Saturday Comes
Awarded £23,493 for activity breaks for cared for people living in South Lanarkshire. Click here for more information about the organisation.
SOAR Youth Projects
Awarded £21,098 for holiday clubs for children and young people with disabilities living in the Highlands. Click here for more information about the organisation.
South Lanarkshire Carers Network - Holiday Project
Awarded £19,571 for trips and holiday activities for young carers living in South Lanarkshire. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Speyside Trust - Badaguish Respite Care Centre
Awarded £27,450 for outdoor adventure holidays for people with disabilities living across Scotland. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Star Youth Club - Residential Weekend
Awarded £5,000 for activity breaks for cared for people living in East Lothian. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Support in Mind Scotland - Mental Health Carers Respite Initiative
Awarded £7,613 for short breaks for people carers of adults with mental health problems living in Glasgow. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Tayavalla - The Tayavalla Sessions
Awarded £6,486 for a club for young people with disabilities living in Falkirk. Click here for more information about the organisation.
The Big Group - Care
Awarded £7,264 for short breaks for carers living in Aberdeenshire. Click here for more information about the organisation.
The Broomhouse Centre - Broomhouse Carers Services
Awarded £7,051 for young carers' befriending activities in Edinburgh. Click here for more information about the organisation.
The Challenging Behaviour Foundation - Training Workshops
Awarded £8,798 for training workshops in Dundee City & Perth and Kinross. Click here for more information about the organisation.
The Inclusion Group
Awarded £18,628 for multiple services for people living in Dundee City. Click here for more information about the organisation.
The Roses Charitable Trust - The Roses Project
Awarded £16,500 for activities (outdoor centre) for people living across Scotland. Click here for more information about the organisation.
The Saturday Cafe and Associated Clubs
Awarded £6,915 for a holiday playscheme for children with disabilities living in Glasgow.
The Yard Adventure Centre - The Social Club
Awarded £8,761 for a club for young people with disabilities living in Edinburgh. Click here for more information about the organisation.
VOCAL - Short Breaks
Awarded £22,500 for carer arranged / self identified breaks for carers living in Edinburgh and Midlothian. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Y Sort It - Young Carers Camps
Awarded £13,275 for activity breaks for young carers living in West Dunbartonshire. Click here for more information about the organisation.
Young Carer's Network - East Dunbartonshire Transitions
Awarded £38,437 for a variety of short breaks for young carers living in East Dunbartonshire. Click here for more information about the organisation.
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