Voluntary & Community Organisations

In 2010-11, South Cambridgeshire District Council funded the following voluntary and community groups through the scheme of grants to voluntary organisations. For further information about these organisations, please contact the Partnerships Officer on 01954 713290.

1 YEAR FUNDING 2010-11

Cambridge and District Volunteer Centre
Support to people in the South Cambridgeshire area wishing to volunteer and to organisations seeking to recruit volunteers.

Cambridge Joint Play Schemes
Play schemes and respite care for children and young people with disabilities.

Cambridge St Raphael Club
Day centre activities and transport for older people and those with disabilities.

CAMREAD
Visiting and reading services for those with visual impairments.

Cam Sight
Rural support groups for those with visual impairments living in rurally isolated parts of the district.

COPE (Cambridgeshire Older People's Enterprise)
A representative self-help group providing an independent local voice for the over 50's.

Cruse Bereavement Care
Bereavement support services through drop-in coffee mornings.

Meadows Children & Family Wing, The
Support and specialist advice for vulnerable families.

Mobile Warden Schemes - support to older residents to live independently in their own homes
Milton Community Care Scheme; Meldreth Mobile Warden Scheme; Cottenham Mobile Warden Scheme; Haslingfield Community Warden Scheme; The Mordens & Litlington Mobile Warden Scheme; Harston and District Mobile Warden Scheme; Teversham Warden Scheme; Linton Warden Scheme; Small Villages Warden Scheme; Histon & Impington Warden Scheme.

Royston & District Volunteer Centre
Support to people in the South Cambridgeshire are wishing to volunteer and to organisations seeking to recruit volunteers.

SexYOUality
Support to young lesbian, gay and bi-sexual people.

STARS Children's Bereavement Support Services
Bereavement support services for children and young people who have lost someone close.

STRADA Cambridgeshire
Support and advice to those suffering from a stroke.

WAY Project, The (Waterbeach and Landbeach Action for Youth)
Recreational youth services for young people in the villages of Waterbeach and Landbeach.

3 YEAR FUNDING 2010-13

Age UK Cambridgeshire
Support and services to older people across South Cambridgeshire.

CABx in Uttlesford, Haverhill, Cambridge and North Herts
Advice and guidance to residents of Cambridgeshire on subjects including employment, housing, debt and finance .

Cambridge and District Community Mediation Service
Mediation services and advice to individuals and organisations experiencing neighbour and workplace disputes, and young people thinking of leaving the family home.

Cambridge Council for Voluntary Services
Infrastructure support to voluntary and community sector organisations and groups across South Cambridgeshire.

Cambridge Dial-a-Ride, Royston & District Community Transport, 3CT
Community transport for those living in South Cambridgeshire who have little or no access to personal or public transport.

Cambridge Family Mediation Service
Mediation in disputes happening in the workplace, between neighbours, and between young people and their families.

Cambridgeshire ACRE
Infrastructure support to agencies and community groups across rural South Cambridgeshire.

Care Network Cambridgeshire
Support to the elderly, isolated and vulnerable through supported projects and Good Neighbour Schemes.

Connections Bus Project, The
Mobile youth activity provision across rural South Cambridgeshire.

Crossroads Care Cambridgeshire
Support to carers, those with care needs, and their families.

Disability Huntingdonshire
Information and support services for individuals with a disability living in some areas of South Cambridgeshire.

Relate Cambridge
Counselling and relationship support in Cambridge and via outreach services in Cambourne.