Club GRANTS 2021 Information session 29 March 2021

Program Welcome Background information Demonstration Q&A panel 2

What is Club. GRANTS? This is a state wide community grants program funded by local clubs and administered by Council. 0. 75% of Club profits to local community services and projects. 3

Participating clubs Blacktown Workers Club City of Blacktown RSL Club Riverstone Schofields Memorial Club Seven Hills Toongabbie RSL Club St Marys Rugby League Club West Tradies. 4

Timeline 29 March information session (online or in person) 5 April applications open on line 30 April applications close 21 May local ranking committee reviews and rates H M or L 7 June each club board reviews / decides 21 July clubs meet together to decide who will fund what projects 18 August announcement event (funds transferred into bank accounts) 5

Committee prorities BCC social profile Go to Council’s website and type in “SOCIAL PROFILE” in search engine Summary of priorities follows: 6

A vibrant and inclusive communit How can we influence better health outcomes for our Aboriginal community? How can we support and welcome our newly arrived residents? How can we better support our large community of people who are carers? How can our community be more inclusive of people who identify as LGBTI? How can we improve the perception of safety for young people in Blacktown City? How can we increase participation in the life of our city through volunteering? What can be done to assist people experiencing homelessness? How can we address family violence through its different life stages? 7

A clean, sustainable and healthy environment How can residents most at risk on high heat days (the elderly, children, people with disability) be identified and supported to use heat refuges? 8

A smart and prosperous economy How can we encourage preschool attendance of 600 hours in the year before school? How can primary school attendance be encouraged in areas with poor attendance rates? How can high school attendance be improved in areas below the state target level (90%)? How can we support primary school mentoring programs in high need areas? 9

A sporting, active and healthy city What incentives can be offered so more of our residents pursue gardening? How can we encourage healthy eating and exercise? What services can we support to help our community manage their mental health? How can we ready our community for the growth in dementia prevalence? How can we reduce the harm of poker machine use? How can we assist in minimising the harm of tobacco and drug use? 10

What has been funded in the past Funded Carers weekend personal development course School children’s breakfast club Breastfeeding pillows Seniors photography classes Refugee soccer program Play equipment for comm based childcare centre Not eligible (or ranked low): Buses/vehicles State Government agencies (including schools) Big NGO’s who send standard applications to every LGA in NSW (that are not tailored to local need) Funding for recurrent workers salaries 11

Hints New ways of dealing with old issues Keep application budgets reasonable eg We have never funded $100 k grant (go multiple smaller grants) Check out who else is doing what you propose doing we are concerned about duplication Have local partners and describe these in your application We don’t fund core activities of a service but additional projects that add value to the service 12

Hints Do not leave until the last day to submit time building partnerships, establishing your case spend 13