That the Parliament recognises and congratulates 12 organisations from across the Clydebank and Milngavie constituency on being awarded a total of £509,191 from the National Lottery Community Fund; understands that Trauma Informed Parenting received an £18,050 grant, which will be used to offer workshops and other support using a trauma lens for parents, carers, teachers and anyone living or working with children with challenging behaviours; notes that Centre81 Steering Group received £15,000 to sustain a very popular after school club for young people of primary school age for a year; recognises that Clyde Shopmobility received a £125,229 grant, which will be used to hire two new staff members in order to increase its opening hours and reduce pressure on volunteers; understands that Clydebank Group Holiday received a £6,150 grant, which will be used to provide subsidised one-week holidays for Clydebank-based families, single parents and older people who are experiencing financial hardship; notes that Faifley Upcycling received a £7,266 grant, which will be used to provide donated clothes and household goods to homes in need; acknowledges that Flourishing Faifley received £93,977 to continue the employment of its Project Officer and to expand delivery of its wellbeing, learning and creative activities; notes that Golden Friendships received a £20,000 grant, which will be used to offer a warm space, free two-course hot meals and unlimited hot drinks every Tuesday from 5.00 pm to 7.00 pm, beginning October 2024 to the end of March 2025; understands that Growing Beardmore received a £2,310 grant, which will fund a composting toilet in the groups community garden; recognises that the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children received a £10,000 grant and will use the funding to engage young people, the police and the council in co-designing a media campaign promoting healthy relationships and behaviours online and offline; notes that OK Stay and Play received a £12,678 grant, which will be used to fund its community playgroup; understands that Stepping Stones Organisation (Mental Health) received a £178,887 grant to augment its existing mental health offer with dedicated neurodiversity support, which is open to everyone aged over 16 across West Dunbartonshire, and that Strathclyde Autistic Society received a £19,644 grant to run its twice-weekly clubs supporting the welfare of children with autism and their siblings in West Dunbartonshire; congratulates all of the staff and volunteers associated with these groups, and thanks them for working tirelessly to make their community a better place.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Annabelle Ewing, Pam Gosal, Emma Harper, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Rona Mackay, Ruth Maguire, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Audrey Nicoll, Emma Roddick, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Annie Wells, Tess White, Elena Whitham