Youth Provision - Activities                  

Activities for young people are diverse and include many holiday and after school playschemes, specialist activities for marginalized groups of young people, equipment and facilities for uniformed groups and support for talented young sportsmen and women.  Examples of grants in 2010 are:- Renew Leeds - The Beck Project, Al-Haqq Supplementary School, BARCA Leeds, Kidz Klub Leeds, Interplay, The Leeds Skatepark Co, City of Leeds Sea Cadet Corp, Hawksworth Wood YMCA, Leeds Parish Church Choir, South Leeds Youth Theatre, Wildfire, Central Yorkshire County Scout Council, Leeds Autism, Behaviour & Communication Group, Northern Ballet Theatre, Sports Aid Yorkshire & Humber, Friends of Woodlands, St Richard's Church Holiday Club, Happy Days Children's Charity, Involve/LCCT, St Lukes Cares and REEMAP

Youth Provision - Holidays

Residential trips for young people are regularly supported. This enables young people to travel away from their own day to day environment and experience different cultures, different landscapes or to undertake activities not usually available to them. Examples of grants in 2010 are:- Leeds Children’s Charity, Seacroft Chance Project, Friends of PHAB, 10th Leeds Girls Brigade and Girl Guiding Leeds.

Other Holidays                                        

To enable families in desperate need through social or economic deprivation or through poor health or mental health issues to take a holiday together. Examples of grants in 2010 are:- Leeds Holiday Fund.

Elderly Provision - Holidays

Grants are sometimes made towards the costs of residential holidays for older people. This can be to help subsidise the trip or to help towards volunteer costs.  Examples of grants in 2010 are:- Armley Helping Hands.

Elderly Provision - Activities                

Many projects operating within the Neighbourhood Network providing services for older people have been supported in recent years. Activities supported include the running of specific interest groups, provision of newsletters and most commonly, support towards in-house entertainment or day trips out. Examples of grants in 2010 are:- Age Concern Leeds, Stanningley & Swinnow Live at Home Scheme, STEP, Cross Gates & District Good Neighbours Scheme, Leeds Jewish Housing Association, Contact The Elderly, OPAL, Caring together in Woodhouse & Little London, For Disability Mobility and Potterdale Day Centre

Homelessness/Substance Abuse

Grants have been made to provide improved services for homeless people and to provide recreational activities and opportunities for those working towards improving their lifestyle and potential. Examples of grants in 2010 are:- The Salvation Army, New Hope Leeds and Multiple Choice

Community Facilities & Activities       

Many grants are given to improve community facilities enabling more people to participate in local activities and take more pride in their local community and to fund particular activities for community participation. Examples of grants in 2010 are:- Arts to Share, Northcall, Healthy Living Network Leeds, Friends of Middleton Park, Cookridge Methodist Church, , Yorkshire Archaeological Society, Supporting the Local Community at St Aidan's, St Vincent's Support Centre, City Church Leeds, Radio Poplar and The Hunslet Club

Mental Health Groups

Grants have been made to support organisations working with people with mental health issues to improve their quality of life and help give them equality of access to recreational activities. Examples of grants in 2010 are:- Leeds Mencap, Caring For Life, Live Music Now and Connect in the North

Environment                                            

Grants have been given towards landscaping and maintenance of open space within the city.  Examples of grants in 2010 are:-  Trees For Cities, Rosebank Millenium Green Trust and BTCV Hollybush