WEST END WARD - ANNUAL UPDATE BUILDING STONGER COMMUNITIES 23 July 2015

LOCAL COMMUNITY PLANNING PARTNERSHIP Partner commitment remains consistent Viewed as a community engagement route by partners Identifying and championing local issues Community groups reporting back

DUNDEE PARTNERSHIP £10,000 ALLOCATION  Local Community Planning Partnership agreed spend priorities −Deprivation −Substance Misuse −Health/Mental Health/Loneliness −Early Intervention  Delivery routes identified and applications developed, with support  Entire £10,000 allocation made by Autumn of last financial year

PROJECTS FUNDED 2014/2015  AddAction – Recovery Champion  Active Schools – Holiday Provision  Food Train – Befriending Project  Labour Train – Gardening Project  City Church – Lunch Club  Caledonia Housing Association – Extended patio and reminiscence resources  Community Spirit – Notice Board  Solar Cities – Logie Insulation Pilot  Fire and Rescue – Deaf Alarms

Continued Funding Confirmed for 2015/2016  Seen a new energy  Encouraged better networking/sharing of priorities  Only scratches the surface  Applications received and funding approved this year  Some work to be done to encourage new applicants

COMMUNITY CAPACITY - LONG TERM SUPPORT  West End Community Council - CC elections this year  Community Spirit Action Group - alternate venues a success  Friends of Riverside Nature Park - unique skills and knowledge  Friends of Magdalen Green – community led fundraising

SHORT TERM SUPPORT  Festival Group – WestFest, bigger than ever, more support next year  Christmas Fortnight – plans developing  Faith Based Groups – as and when  Time 2 Give West End Timebank – ongoing, at arms length

MAIN ISSUES AND CHALLENGES  Sustaining involvement of local community reps in the LCPP process – needs to be relevant  Voluntary sector representation on LCPP  Lack of young person involvement in LCPP  Ensuring continued allocation of Dundee Partnership Funds and allocating to worthwhile causes  Maintaining support to existing community structures  Encouraging wider community to become involved in community matters