East Wards Make It Happen Fund Launch
Following successful roll-outs in Dundee’s Lochee & Strathmartine Wards that has seen over £47,000 of funding allocated to local community projects, a new round of the Make it Happen Fund from What Matters to You has launched, this time in the city’s North East and East End wards.
The Make it Happen Fund is a community-led initiative to bring positive changes to communities in Dundee and is run by local communities for local people and enables families and community groups to set the fund’s priorities and design the funding proposal process for their area.
Groups of parents from the area have united to develop the funding initiative for projects in the North East and East End ward and is calling for parents, families and community groups with an idea to come forward. Projects that benefit the community directly will be considered and could range from a one-off event to a series of ongoing activities, with support available for costs like materials, catering, room hire, equipment, transportation, utilities and volunteer support.
With a total of £30,000 available in each of the wards, the Make it Happen Fund aims to support and encourage local groups by supporting projects and initiatives that create positive change within the wards, which includes communities such as Craigie, Douglas, Linlathen, Mill O Mains, Fintry and Whitfield while furthering What Matters to You’s goal of reimagining public services by learning from communities and aligning services to better fit their needs.
What Matters to You is supported through an investment from The Hunter Foundation and BBC Children In Need. The Make It Happen Fund is a vital part of the What Matters to You approach and has secured additional funding from The Northwood Charitable Trust, The Robertson Trust, NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation and William Grant Foundation