the council finally listened and they are correcting the funding allocation for our area. i am so happy we managed to get this fixed for our young people and i appreciate everyone who stuck with me on this. lets keep keeping a close eye on their future decisions to make …
May 6, 2020
LIBERTON, MOREDUN, GILMERTON, GRACEMOUNT & INCH SHOULD NOT be FORGOTTEN by Edinburgh Council
Final supporters
Yesterday funding was announced from the 2020/23 Communities and Families Grants to Third Parties Programme. Despite funding being applied from organisations in the Liberton/Gilmerton area to tackle the ongoing anti social behaviour and territorialism within the Liberton/Gilmerton Ward and a project so support young people across this ward no funding has been allocated. GTNC management committee applied for funding for priority 3 ‘Support the personal and social development of young people through the delivery of effective universal youth work programmes’
Goodtrees Neighbourhood Centre Management Committee & Partners have serious concerns over how funding has been allocated within this priority area. It is our understanding the funding should be distributed proportionately across all four locality areas. What in fact has happened is that funding has been disproportionately been allocated to two specific area, North West and North East localities. Edinburgh Council So % wise the report states that no locality will have more than 30% of the individual priority budgets. This is in no way to discredit the amazing working happening in other localities, our concern is the uneven distribution of funds to different localities. The breakdown is as follows:
North West £700,119 3 organisations (35% of budget when not including city wide funding)
North East £702,495 5 organisations (36% of budget when not including city wide funding)
South West £251,310 2 organisations (13% of budget when not including city wide funding)
South East £287,906 1 organisation (does not cover Liberton/Gilmerton) (15% of budget when not including city wide funding)
Split north and south for priority 3
North - 71%
South - 29%
When taking into account all priority areas fundied by CEC the breakdown is as follows.
NE - 11 Organisations, £1.7 million (34%)
NW - 6 Organisations, £1.46 million (30%)
SW - 4 Organisations, £700,000 (17%)
SE - 3 Organisations - £702,000 (19%)
Split north and south for all priority areas
North - 64%
South - 36%
Our concerns include:
· Liberton/Gilmerton receives no funding Communities and Families Grants to Third Parties Programme despite many areas being in the lowest SMID in Scotland
· Youth crime in this area is at a crisis point with no dedicated youth work services to tackle this
· No consideration has been given to low SMID and high BME populations in South East Edinburgh (and the work GTNC currently offers)
· Awards are not proportionately divided between localities
· The serious impact this will have on children and families in South East
More often than not South Edinburgh is disproportionally funded by CEC. It's time for us to let them know that the people of South Edinburgh wont stand for this anymore. Please sign our petition to show your support.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
March 2, 2020
Reached 100 supporters
February 27, 2020
245 Comments
Liberton/Gilmerton receives no funding from the Communities and Families Grants to Third Parties Programme despite many areas being in the lowest SMID in Scotland Youth crime in this area is at a crisis point with no dedicated youth work services to tackle this
The ongoing issues of territorial and violent youth behaviour (eg. two boys under 17 years old stabbed within metres of our house on gilmerton road in the last year), needs grass roots intervention with dedicated youth support. South edinburgh deserves proportional funding.
My Family have used this center for years and is a life line for them. My wife and 2 daughters have learning difficulties and if it wasn't for Goodtrees they would be lost and isolated in this community
Absolute scandal that Gracemount has no funding. My children grew up here and it was great. They had the mansion. Now that’s fine and the kids are destroying the building. Get the funding to do the repairs and open it back up for the youths
Unbelievable. Goodtrees neighbourhood centre has done more than every single other community centre. The impact goodtrees had on this division between Moredun/Gilmerton has been massive. It is becoming less and less and with that extra money I’m sure that goodtrees can minimise this gang culture.
Support our young people
Equity please. This in our capital city in which our Parliament is based. Can't be right.
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the council finally listened and they are correcting the funding allocation for our area. i am so happy we managed to get this fixed for our young people and i appreciate everyone who stuck with me on this. lets keep keeping a close eye on their future decisions to make …
May 6, 2020
LIBERTON, MOREDUN, GILMERTON, GRACEMOUNT & INCH SHOULD NOT be FORGOTTEN by Edinburgh Council
Final supporters
Yesterday funding was announced from the 2020/23 Communities and Families Grants to Third Parties Programme. Despite funding being applied from organisations in the Liberton/Gilmerton area to tackle the ongoing anti social behaviour and territorialism within the Liberton/Gilmerton Ward and a project so support young people across this ward no funding has been allocated. GTNC management committee applied for funding for priority 3 ‘Support the personal and social development of young people through the delivery of effective universal youth work programmes’
Goodtrees Neighbourhood Centre Management Committee & Partners have serious concerns over how funding has been allocated within this priority area. It is our understanding the funding should be distributed proportionately across all four locality areas. What in fact has happened is that funding has been disproportionately been allocated to two specific area, North West and North East localities. Edinburgh Council So % wise the report states that no locality will have more than 30% of the individual priority budgets. This is in no way to discredit the amazing working happening in other localities, our concern is the uneven distribution of funds to different localities. The breakdown is as follows:
North West £700,119 3 organisations (35% of budget when not including city wide funding)
North East £702,495 5 organisations (36% of budget when not including city wide funding)
South West £251,310 2 organisations (13% of budget when not including city wide funding)
South East £287,906 1 organisation (does not cover Liberton/Gilmerton) (15% of budget when not including city wide funding)
Split north and south for priority 3
North - 71%
South - 29%
When taking into account all priority areas fundied by CEC the breakdown is as follows.
NE - 11 Organisations, £1.7 million (34%)
NW - 6 Organisations, £1.46 million (30%)
SW - 4 Organisations, £700,000 (17%)
SE - 3 Organisations - £702,000 (19%)
Split north and south for all priority areas
North - 64%
South - 36%
Our concerns include:
· Liberton/Gilmerton receives no funding Communities and Families Grants to Third Parties Programme despite many areas being in the lowest SMID in Scotland
· Youth crime in this area is at a crisis point with no dedicated youth work services to tackle this
· No consideration has been given to low SMID and high BME populations in South East Edinburgh (and the work GTNC currently offers)
· Awards are not proportionately divided between localities
· The serious impact this will have on children and families in South East
More often than not South Edinburgh is disproportionally funded by CEC. It's time for us to let them know that the people of South Edinburgh wont stand for this anymore. Please sign our petition to show your support.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
March 2, 2020
Reached 100 supporters
February 27, 2020
245 Comments
I live and work in the south of edinburgh and in a local school. I know how important these community projects are and how much of an impact the goodtrees has on the local area and its residence. Please give them the funding they need and deserve.
Liberton/Gilmerton receives no funding from the Communities and Families Grants to Third Parties Programme despite many areas being in the lowest SMID in Scotland Youth crime in this area is at a crisis point with no dedicated youth work services to tackle this
The ongoing issues of territorial and violent youth behaviour (eg. two boys under 17 years old stabbed within metres of our house on gilmerton road in the last year), needs grass roots intervention with dedicated youth support. South edinburgh deserves proportional funding.
My Family have used this center for years and is a life line for them. My wife and 2 daughters have learning difficulties and if it wasn't for Goodtrees they would be lost and isolated in this community
Absolute scandal that Gracemount has no funding. My children grew up here and it was great. They had the mansion. Now that’s fine and the kids are destroying the building. Get the funding to do the repairs and open it back up for the youths
Unbelievable. Goodtrees neighbourhood centre has done more than every single other community centre. The impact goodtrees had on this division between Moredun/Gilmerton has been massive. It is becoming less and less and with that extra money I’m sure that goodtrees can minimise this gang culture.
Support our young people
Equity please. This in our capital city in which our Parliament is based. Can't be right.
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I live and work in the south of edinburgh and in a local school. I know how important these community projects are and how much of an impact the goodtrees has on the local area and its residence. Please give them the funding they need and deserve.