Edgbaston & Northfield NNS Fund for Younger Adults

Neighbourhood Network Schemes are locality and constituency-based networks funded by Birmingham City Council which enable the engagement with and investment in community assets. The purpose of this fund is to support working age adults (18-49) with long term disabilities.

Organisations will need to be working actively within the wards of Edgbaston or Northfield, as defined by the Parliamentary Constituency boundaries.

All grant funded activity needs to focus on:

“Citizens leading healthier, happier, lives with increased financial capability within their own homes and communities”

There are grants of up to £10,000 are available to help local community groups in Edgbaston and Northfield to deliver projects for vulnerable people aged 18 – 49 with long term disabilities.

The aim of the fund is to:

  • Help to make existing places and activities more accessible to disabled adults
  • Invest in new community activities which disabled adults can access
  • Invest in the development of the skills, knowledge and support available to community-based networks, groups and organisations

Projects must contribute to one of the following outcomes:

  • Increased social participation
  • Healthier lifestyles
  • Maximised income
  • Housing which supports independence
  • Carers feel more supported (as people and as carers)

 

Priorities in Edgbaston

Younger Adults with Additional Needs

  • Transition to Adulthood – Funding and/or promoting projects that:
    • Provide transition support for Young Adults with additional needs
    • Fund and promote activities that build resilience and enable choice and control
  • Finding connection and reducing social isolation to improve outcomes for adults with additional needs:
    • Through befriending, improve the preparedness of loss and grief for young adults with additional needs and their carers
    • Identify, fund and support community activities that build social connection for young adults with additional needs
  • Digital Inclusion – Working with the wider Digital Community to identify, fund and support projects that provide information on how to safely access digital spaces.

 

Priorities in Northfield

Younger Adults with Additional Needs

  • Mental Health
  • Digital inclusion/safety
  • Pathways to adulthood
  • Supporting diverse communities
  • Inclusive communication

Please read the Fund Factsheet for Northfield and for Edgbaston before applying.

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