| Essex Community Foundation - Grant to RNIB |
| £1,000 |
18/04/2023
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providing information and advice to people who are blind or partially sighted helping them to live as independently as possible
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| Essex Community Foundation - Grant to RNIB |
| £1,000 |
31/01/2022
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providing information and advice to people who are blind or partially sighted helping them to live as independently as possible
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| Essex Community Foundation - Grant to RNIB |
| £1,000 |
16/03/2021
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providing information and advice to people who are blind or partially sighted helping them to live as independently as possible
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| National Lottery Community Fund - Being There When It Matters Most |
| £422,707 |
09/03/2016
36 |
A project to support visually impaired (VI) people, their families, friends, and carers to overcome the challenges of everyday living. The project will include recreational activities, befriending and home visits, and courses such as welfare
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A project to support visually impaired (VI) people, their families, friends, and carers to overcome the challenges of everyday living. The project will include recreational activities, befriending and home visits, and courses such as welfare benefits, housing, and access to local and national services. The scheme will also provide services in community settings such as libraries, medical centres, hospitals, residential homes and centres. The scheme aims to benefit 920 people.
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| National Lottery Community Fund - BIG Skills Pilot |
| £346,659 |
16/12/2015
24 |
This is a new project to pilot building skills to overcome geographical and engagement barriers faced by many people with sight loss which prevent them achieving their potential and moving into paid and unpaid employment. The project will pilot a
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This is a new project to pilot building skills to overcome geographical and engagement barriers faced by many people with sight loss which prevent them achieving their potential and moving into paid and unpaid employment. The project will pilot a new resilience approach with competency based volunteering placements, peer support and assistive technology, aimed at those furthest from employment.
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| National Lottery Community Fund - BME Volunteering and Self-Help Scheme |
| £233,241 |
02/07/2013
36 |
This continuation and development project by Action for Blind People aims to build on a previous pilot project to address eye care health inequalities in the East Midlands region by reducing avoidable sight loss and ensuring those with sight loss
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This continuation and development project by Action for Blind People aims to build on a previous pilot project to address eye care health inequalities in the East Midlands region by reducing avoidable sight loss and ensuring those with sight loss have access to high quality eye care services.
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| National Lottery Community Fund - Living with Sight Loss |
| £276,744 |
17/04/2013
36 |
This new project will provide timely information and support to people who have just been diagnosed with sight loss in Devon. The project will intervene at the crisis point, reducing anxiety by giving people the opportunity to express how they feel
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This new project will provide timely information and support to people who have just been diagnosed with sight loss in Devon. The project will intervene at the crisis point, reducing anxiety by giving people the opportunity to express how they feel and access key information and advice. The project will be based in eye clinics and community hospitals throughout Devon to ensure engagement. Workshops assisted by partner organisations such as Mind, Sense, Age UK and Guide Dogs, will also be available.
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| National Lottery Community Fund - Active Participation for Visually Impaired People Project 2 |
| £298,794 |
19/09/2012
48 |
This project aims to provide opportunities for more than 7,400 visually impaired (VI) people to participate in physical, social and cultural activities in a supportive setting. ABP will offer excursions and activities for guests in its specially
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This project aims to provide opportunities for more than 7,400 visually impaired (VI) people to participate in physical, social and cultural activities in a supportive setting. ABP will offer excursions and activities for guests in its specially adapted hotels in Cumbria, Devon, Somerset and West Sussex. A range of physical activities will be offered including high level walking, pony trekking, tandem cycling and sailing, as well as social and cultural activities such as theatre and shopping trips.
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| National Lottery Community Fund - Independent Living for People with a Visual Impairment in Cheshire |
| £299,616 |
13/06/2012
36 |
The Cheshire Visual Impairment Consortium (CVIC) is a partnership of four organisations who have come together to deliver a project which combines new and existing elements of each partner's work. A mixture of volunteer and staff-led services will
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The Cheshire Visual Impairment Consortium (CVIC) is a partnership of four organisations who have come together to deliver a project which combines new and existing elements of each partner's work. A mixture of volunteer and staff-led services will provide visually impaired (VI) people in Cheshire with general information and advice on VI aids and equipment, services and recreational activities.
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| National Lottery Community Fund - 'Action Packed' Residentials for Visually Impaired Young People |
| £163,358 |
17/05/2012
36 |
This new project builds on a recent pilot project aiming to support visually impaired young people aged 14-25 across England to develop their independence and life skills. This is done through the provision of residential weekends in the Lake
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This new project builds on a recent pilot project aiming to support visually impaired young people aged 14-25 across England to develop their independence and life skills. This is done through the provision of residential weekends in the Lake District and on the Devon, Somerset and Sussex coasts, offering individual or team activities, presentations by professionals and support agencies and practical workshops. _x000B_
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| National Lottery Community Fund - Right to Work |
| £404,504 |
10/03/2010
36 |
This expansion of an existing project will provide a range of services to people who are blind or partially sighted, a targeted response to the growing number of unemployed blind and partially sighted people in the North East of England.
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This expansion of an existing project will provide a range of services to people who are blind or partially sighted, a targeted response to the growing number of unemployed blind and partially sighted people in the North East of England. Beneficiaries will receive training activities such as business planning, sales and marketing, presentation skills and CV writing, providing a developmental pathway for 300 visually impaired people to become entrepreneurs and economically active.
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| National Lottery Community Fund - Independent Living Co-ordination in Wessex |
| £117,735 |
12/01/2010
35 |
This expansion of an existing project will enable visually-impaired people to access the benefits and services to which they are entitled and the grants they need, helping to minimise poverty and lead more active and independent lives. The project
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This expansion of an existing project will enable visually-impaired people to access the benefits and services to which they are entitled and the grants they need, helping to minimise poverty and lead more active and independent lives. The project covers Wiltshire and Hampshire, and will expand into Dorset, including Bournemouth, Poole, Southampton and Portsmouth. It will provide a 'one-stop-shop' giving free and impartial support and information to individuals and referrals to other relevant organisations.
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| National Lottery Community Fund - Active Participation for Visually Impaired People Project |
| £176,607 |
12/01/2010
11 |
This development of an existing project will provide activities and excursions for visually impaired people and their families through four specially-adapted hotels in the Lake District, Somerset, Devon and West Sussex. The project aims to provide
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This development of an existing project will provide activities and excursions for visually impaired people and their families through four specially-adapted hotels in the Lake District, Somerset, Devon and West Sussex. The project aims to provide physical, social and cultural activities to reduce isolation and improve well-being. Activities will include walking, canoeing, sailing and fishing. Opportunities will also be provided for local volunteers to become involved in the project as sighted guides.
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