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Decision Maker: Executive Councillor for Communities.
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
To offer Kings Hedges Family Support Group a grant of £20,000.
CAMBRIDGE CITY
COUNCIL
Record of Executive Decision
KINGS HEDGES
FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP |
Decision of: |
Councillor
Smith, Executive Councillor for Communities |
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Reference: |
20/URGENCY/E&C/5 |
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Date of
decision: |
06/03/20 |
Recorded on: |
26/03/20 |
Decision Type: |
Non
Key Decision |
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Matter for Decision: |
To offer Kings Hedges Family Support Group a 2019-20 grant of £20,000 |
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Why the decision had to be made
(and any alternative options):
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The Kings Hedges Family Support Group 5 year lottery funding comes to an end at the end of March 2020 and they are considering a range of options as they do not have funding to carry on with the current level of activity that the lottery funding as enabled them to develop. They currently run 5 separate groups in Abbey, Arbury and East Chesterton and compliment the work undertaken by the meadows Children & family Project. They work in high need areas and support families with complex needs. Officers have undertaken an in-depth financial assessment and liaised with Kings Hedges Family Support Group. The proposal is to offer them a grant of £20k this year so that they do not need to start redundancy planning and can focus on fundraising for 2020-21. This £20k gives them security to undertake projects in the new financial year and will give prospective funders assurances they have a viable organisation. Officers to support Kings Hedges Family Support Group to look at what their longer-term planning needs to consider. |
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The Executive Councillor’s decision(s): |
The Executive Councillor for Communities agreed to offer Kings Hedges Family Support Group a 2019-20 grant of £20,000. |
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Reasons for the decision: |
The Kings Hedges Family Support Group raised concerns in their £2020-21 grant application about the viability of the organisation going forward without a reduction in the much needed services they currently offer.
The funding will enable the Group to better plan services into 2020-21 without cutting immediately in April (not caused through poor management). It will also help them lever in alternative funding with Council monies being offered as match funding. |
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Scrutiny consideration: |
The Chair and Spokesperson of Environment and Community Scrutiny Committee were consulted prior to the action being authorised. |
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Report: |
Not applicable. |
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Conflicts of interest: |
None known. |
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Comments: |
Not applicable. |
Publication date: 27/03/2020
Date of decision: 06/03/2020