SOUTHSIDE FAMILY PROJECT 

We'd like to buy food and provide activities for our weekly after-school 'Family Food Hub' groups. These groups provide peer support, advice, creative play activities, and a shared family meal.

To manage hardship grants for vulnerable families and individuals in disadvantaged communities across Bath and North East Somerset for Cost of Living and Warm Home Support.

towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing community-based whole family support and domestic abuse crisis support for disadvantaged communities in Bath and Northeast Somerset.

The funding will be used to train and engage people who have overcome challenges of disadvantage/trauma and who would now like to help other families. The project will enable volunteers to gain new ....more

The funding will be used to train and engage people who have overcome challenges of disadvantage/trauma and who would now like to help other families. The project will enable volunteers to gain new skills and support local families who face complex challenges.

For fuel debt advice and energy efficiency training for Southside Support Workers to help local families in fuel poverty to reduce their energy use, alongside the provision of energy-saving packs.

One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis

We aim to provide Hub Groups in the heart of local communities for families who face challenges to connect, so they can support each other, enjoy play, activities and food together.

For a Crisis Fund to support local families experiencing poverty or domestic abuse with emergency supplies and resources in crisis situations.

Family Support Worker to provide targeted early intervention for the most vulnerable families following the coronavirus crisis.

Provision of Care and Activity Packs for Southside Families

Developing the case management system to improve impact measurement and reporting, using a new Theory of Change Evaluation Framework, and strengthening Southside's IT infrastructure and capacity.

Core Funding

This project will provide therapeutic support to children who have experienced domestic violence and abuse. It will help the children to be more confident, improve their ability to manage their ....more

This project will provide therapeutic support to children who have experienced domestic violence and abuse. It will help the children to be more confident, improve their ability to manage their emotions and improve their relationships with their families.

Community Hub Group Summer Picnics to bring together local families safely for outdoor play, connection, nutritious food and support to reduce isolation and encourage healthy eating and outdoor play.

Individual therapeutic sessions for children/young people affected by trauma during the pandemic, stationery/activity packs for lockdown home schooling, IT equipment and Idva (independent domestic ....more

Individual therapeutic sessions for children/young people affected by trauma during the pandemic, stationery/activity packs for lockdown home schooling, IT equipment and Idva (independent domestic violence advisors) training for five workers.

Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Southside Family Project, awarded under the Foundation's Domestic Abuse funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to support ....more

Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Southside Family Project, awarded under the Foundation's Domestic Abuse funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to support charities to emerge from the pandemic.

We will buy craft materials and healthy food for Community Hub Groups where families come together, support each other and enjoy activities.

Family Support Worker to provide targeted early intervention for the most vulnerable families following the coronavirus crisis.

Organisational planning, development and training as Southside stabilises after five months of delivering online/phone support and additional emergency services to provide the capacity needed for ....more

Organisational planning, development and training as Southside stabilises after five months of delivering online/phone support and additional emergency services to provide the capacity needed for communities post lockdown.

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

COVID19 - This grant will fund additional therapy sessions for children and young people affected by abuse and isolated at home due to Covid-19. Children and young people will be better able to ....more

COVID19 - This grant will fund additional therapy sessions for children and young people affected by abuse and isolated at home due to Covid-19. Children and young people will be better able to manage their feelings.

Grant to Southside Family Project to support the organisation through COVID19

Coronavirus Emergency Fund and Support to help individuals and families to access essential items during self-isolation, shielding or because of loss of work/income or deteriorating mental health ....more

Coronavirus Emergency Fund and Support to help individuals and families to access essential items during self-isolation, shielding or because of loss of work/income or deteriorating mental health through this crisis.

To recruit young people aged 10-14 years to become volunteer Young Advocates, providing training to become peer mentors and support other young people in the community.

To recruit, train and support women with lived experience of domestic abuse as Family Champions.

Southside Family Project

The Family Champions volunteer training will build the womens skills and confidence in peer support and assessing impact through consulting with former beneficiaries to ask what difference we made, ....more

The Family Champions volunteer training will build the womens skills and confidence in peer support and assessing impact through consulting with former beneficiaries to ask what difference we made, how involved they felt and what could be improved. The project will build the womens social networks, connecting them to each other, as a key part of the Southside team and the local community. This project will also be a step towards other volunteering and work opportunities, building aspirations, workplace skills and experience to engage in other employment, volunteering and participation opportunities and helping them to fulfil their potential. Southside has secured funding from St Johns Foundation for 2019/20 to support staff and volunteers to study for and secure youth and family work qualifications. The project will bring women together to use their lived experience to support others in need, contribute to service design, development and evaluation. Volunteering will build strong relationships between women in and across the communities throughout B&NES, connecting Family Champions with each other, service providers, funders, commissioners and policy makers. The volunteers contribution will improve the places and spaces that matter to the local communities in which they live. It will also build resilience amongst women involved, engage them in the wider community, identify gaps and provide valuable information to funders, commissioners and policy makers. The women will see the positive benefits of using their unique lived experience and sharing their story, thereby supporting their ongoing development of confidence and resilience. This year, we have seen the powerful impact of Family Champions sharing their story to support and inspire others. A group of Family Champions are launching a new Stay and Play Group in Foxhill, supported by Southside, to meet an identified gap and use the skills and capacity built through their training and experience this year.

Co-designing changes to a former MOD space to make it more welcoming to young people

Co-designing changes to a former MOD space to make it more welcoming to young people

To recruit, train and support fifteen more women with lived experience of domestic abuse as Family Champions in 2019.

The funding will be used to create an outdoor oven and food project. The project aims to bring together people from the local community to promote a healthy lifestyle.

To fund the salary of the Service Manager to support people in Bath & North East Somerset who are affected by domestic abuse and to help them to remove themselves from harm, bring about change ....more

To fund the salary of the Service Manager to support people in Bath & North East Somerset who are affected by domestic abuse and to help them to remove themselves from harm, bring about change that lasts, and avoid future abuse.

A project enabling young people with "lived experience" to advocate for and support other young people in their community who are experiencing difficulties.

Main Grants award

over two years towards core costs at this family support charity in Twerton, Bath

Third installment for continuation funding of their independent Domestic Violence Advisor service working with families to move away from domestic abuse.

over three years as an additional grant for work with troubled families in disadvantaged areas of Bath and NE Somerset

towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor at a project supporting victims of domestic abuse in Bath and north-east Somerset

over three years towards the running costs of an organisation supporting families affected by domestic abuse and other difficulties in disadvantaged areas of Bath and North East Somerset

Southside Family Project supports families with complex problems. This grant is towards the Manager of the Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy Service which helps families affected by domestic ....more

Southside Family Project supports families with complex problems. This grant is towards the Manager of the Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy Service which helps families affected by domestic violence to be safe.