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The Shetland Charitable Trust supports through funding a number of charitable organisations and projects, where there is a clear benefit to the Shetland community.

Shetland Charitable Trust - Main Grant Scheme 2023/24

 

Organisation 

Grant amount

£

Purpose

Shetland Recreational Trust

3,306,500

The grant is to provide core funding to support the cost of leisure and sports facilities at locations throughout Shetland.

Shetland Islands Council - Rural Care Model

1,986,200

The grant is to provide core funding to add value to the community care provided in Shetland, as the level of service is over and above that which would normally be provided by a local authority

Shetland Amenity Trust

1,230,900

The grant is to provide core funding to support the delivery of their wide range of services in the fields of heritage and culture.

Shetland Arts Development Agency

716,600

The grant is to provide core funding towards the costs of promoting, developing and delivering activities in the fields of dance, drama, theatre, film, literature, music, crafts and visual arts.

COPE Ltd

236,400

The grant is to provide core funding to allow the organisation to provide focused placements, training, support and employment opportunities to adults with learning and/or physical disabilities.

Shetland Islands Citizens Advice Bureau

279,100

The grant is to provide core funding towards delivering a general information and advice service and the provision of a service targeting those hardest to reach. Funding will also go towards a dedicated fuel poverty advice service.

Voluntary Action Shetland – Market House

97,700

The grant is to provide core funding to support the operation of Market House.

Voluntary Action Shetland – Core

90,800

The grant is to provide core funding towards delivering a central point for advice and information to the voluntary sector in Shetland.

Royal Voluntary Service

65,700

The grant is to provide core funding towards supporting a range of community projects for elderly and disabled people in Shetland and to increase their proposed service delivery

Shetland Link Up

57,500

The grant is to provide core funding enabling the organisation to offer an informal meeting place to support people who are affected by mental health problems.

Shetland Befriending Scheme – Children & Young People

55,100

The grant is to provide core funding towards a befriending scheme which offers young people an opportunity to form a trusting relationship with an adult, to promote the young person’s welfare and personal development. This is overseen by Voluntary Action Shetland.

NSPCC

4,000

The grant is to provide funding towards an educational schools programme “Speak out Stay safe”, teaching primary school children about abuse and neglect, and who they can get support from when something is wrong, including Childline.

Ability Shetland

40,000

The grant is to provide project funding to support the post of Disability Sports Development Coordinator, with the aim of growing participation in physical activity and sport for people with disabilities.

Clan Cancer Support

20,300

The grant is to provide funding towards a dedicated Children and Families Service in Shetland. This offers support tailored to help children and teenagers through the cancer journey of parents, siblings and other loved ones, as well as specialist support for children with a cancer diagnosis.

Who Cares? Scotland

34,500

The grant provides funding to continue their work in Shetland supporting children, young people and young adults who have experienced the care system.

Shetland Care Attendant Scheme

53,000

The grant is to provide core funding to support the service. The Scheme provides short breaks for carers in their own home, through employed Care Attendants going into carers' homes to look after the cared person.

Shetland Rape Crisis (aka The Compass Centre)

46,800

The grant is to provide core funding to enhance and expand the services. The areas of activity supported are Core Provision, Prevention and Activism Work, Advocacy Service and Emotional and Therapeutic Support Service.

OPEN Project (VAS)

32,100

 The grant is to provide core funding to maintain and develop its peer education, peer mentoring, Da Café, peer research, and steering group activities. This is overseen by Voluntary Action Shetland.

Alzheimer Scotland

23,000

The grant is to provide funding to help safeguard the wide range of activities the carry out in Shetland to ensure nobody faces dementia alone, via continued support of the Dementia Adviser.

Shetland Community Connections

17,700

The grant is to provide funding towards additional capacity for their work on Self-Directed Support for those transitioning from childhood to adulthood.

Dogs Against Drugs

21,000

The grant is to provide core funding to support their Drugs Education Programme delivered in schools to raise awareness of drugs misuse.

Voluntary Action Shetland (VAS) Shetland Carers

36,100

The grant is to support unpaid carers in Shetland to manage their caring role in order to look after their own health and wellbeing including providing more opportunities for carers to take a break from their caring role. This is overseen by Voluntary Action Shetland.

VAS – Shetland Befriending Scheme 16+

13,300

The grant is to provide core funding towards a befriending scheme for people over the age of 16. The focus is on those who are having difficulty managing their own home and living independently. This is overseen by Voluntary Action Shetland.

Moving On (Moving On Employment Project)

36,800

The grant is to provide a Transition Service to young people who require support to engage with activities, training and work experience that will enable them to meet their employment related goals.

Gaada Project C.I.C.

45,000

The grant is to provide core funding to support their wide range of activities in community art with an emphasis on art for individuals with disabilities.

The Swan Trust SCIO

29,000

The grant is to provide core funding to support the costs associated with maintaining, operating and promoting the Swan sailing vessel.

Shetland Women’s Aid

102,500

The grant is to provide core funding to enhance and expand the services they deliver. They provide a wide range of support and therapy for women, children and young people as well as a safe place to live, when required.

Shetland Charitable Trust - Small Grant Scheme 2023/24

Organisation

Grant Amount

£

Purpose

Brough Lodge Trust

   5,000

The grant is to continue the work of Shetland Peerie Makkers and roll the project out to all Shetland's primary schools.

Shetland Samaritans

    5,000

The grant is to ensure that the service is available to everyone in Shetland and can be delivered by volunteers from all parts of Shetland.

Unst Boating & Swimming Club

  5,000

The grant is to renovate and upgrade the facilities in the clubhouse, particularly toilet, shower and changing facilities to be accessible to all.

MS Society Shetland

    4,665

The grant is to enable exercise classes to be run with MS and Stroke participants jointly, provided by a neuro physiotherapist from Yasp.

Yell Senior Leisure Club

    3,000

The grant is to ensure the club can continue to provide activities which are enjoyable, beneficial and affordable.

Curious Pilgrims

   2,200

The grant is to support the Sound Hub, a series of creative music workshops for young people aged 13-18.

Shetland Canoe Club

   5,000

The grant is to enable the club to continue to offer kayaking to the Shetland community.

Shetland Folk Society

   1,700

The grant is to financially support the annual Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year competition.

Islesburgh 60 plus club

   1,224

The grant is to provide social, recreational and educational activities for people in the sixty plus age group.

Charitable Organisations

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