This project enables vulnerable young women in the Leeds area to build up confidence and develop new skills. It also offers them to take part in inter-generational projects and training within the wider community and peer education. They help support over 450 young women per year. The £12,350 will provide Media and Photography equipment.
Fishing is a big part of life in NI and in the past there has been many accidents due to the fishermen not having the proper health and safety equipment. They have now got funding to provide 710 fishermen with proper flotation devices but they were short of £7,100 this is what the Asda Foundation money will pay for.
This is a local football club which is available to all. It not only offers football classes but also has a job club on site to help get people back in to work these people are referred from the local job centre. They have over 160 users per week. They also offer an outreach service to the local elderly and include children to their football club that have been excluded from others.
They have a portal cabin on the grounds of their pitch but have no security around the facilities and the local youths are going in with quad bikes and this is costing the club each time to repair pitch damage etc. The £9,498 will pay for secure fencing around the grounds and hopefully they can invest the savings to reach more people.
This is a project which will eventually house 75 homeless people in the local area. They will not only house them they also offer advice and help them set up with the basics needed. The donation of £1,976.25 will pay for the bedding for all 75 residents.
This is a local church hall (Ebenezer Church) which is opening its doors after 5 years to work with the local Police, Probation services and dept of work and pensions amongst others. They aim to offer computer services to help get people back into work.
As the hall has been closed for 5 years it is in desperate need of repair and also to provide equipment the overall cost is £9,549.98 they have managed to raise some of the funds so the Asda Foundation will pay for the shortfall with £4,549.98.
