Celebrating Renfrewshire fund

The Celebrating Renfrewshire Fund - by young people, for young people - gives you, as a young person, a voice in your community and lets you decide how to make living as a young person in Renfrewshire better.

Through youth participatory budgeting, young people have come together to set out what the £150,000 fund should be spent on and how it will benefit their fellow young people in Renfrewshire. All you need to do is come up with an idea, fill out an application and your peers will vote on what they believe will make the biggest difference to their area.

What are the rules for applications?

• Age - Anyone aged 12-25 can apply

Maximum grant award - £2,700 from the Villages, Gleniffer and

Erskine, Inchinnan, Bishopton and Langbank and £2,500 from the other Local Partnerships ((Renfrew, Johnstone & Linwood, Paisley North, West & Central and Paisley East)

Applications could be sent to a maximum of 3 Local Partnerships

Individual young people could apply but would need a constituted group to act as their guarantor. Schools in partnership with their Parent Councils could apply - if projects benefit the wider local partnership area and not just the school itself.

Constituted groups and organisations that provide services to young people aged between 12-25 in Renfrewshire could apply.

Applications must match one of the priorities set out by our young people below. Priorities of the fund

Through youth participatory budgeting, young people from Renfrewshire Youth Voice have come together to set out what the £150,000 fund should be spent on and how it will benefit their fellow young people in Renfrewshire. Youth Involvement & Participation • Removes barriers for young people to participate. Sport & Physical Activity • Sport is more accessible and appealing. Promoting positive mental health & wellbeing • Removes stigma and is positive about mental health and wellbeing • Involves young people and their families when dealing with poor mental health • Encourage open discussions regarding young people’s mental health Employability & Youth Development • Develops life skills for employment, budgeting and leading an independent life • Builds confidence, communication and social skills within young people New projects in response to Covid-19 • Helps young people recover from the impact of the pandemic Apply for the fund

You can apply online - https://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/celebratingrenfrewshire. Alternatively, please use the application form on the above page and send it to Youth Services C/O West Primary, Newton Street Paisley, PA1 2RL

Closing date for applications - 8 September 2021

How will I vote?

Voting will take place via the Young Scot website and you will be able to vote for your favourite projects in your area.