Cuts Watch #178: Voluntary groups

05 Aug 2010, by Nicola Smith in Cuts Watch

NCVO have been asking voluntary organisations to provide them with information on how they are being affected by funding cuts – over 700 have replied and the details of the cuts they are experiencing can be seen here in a comprehensive and growing spreadsheet. Organisations that have reported significant budget cuts include:

• The Forest Bus: a community development charity that provides after school groups and youth work for children and young people living in ‘hard to reach’ rural and urban communities.
• Learning Through Action: a charity that provides interactive learning workshops to children and young people.
• Aspire Sheffield: a social enterprise that provides employment opportunities for homeless and other vulnerable people.
• South Leeds Community Radio: an independent charity that involves local people in making their own radio programmes.
• Central Mediation Services: a small charity that provides mediation services in community disputes.

NCVO are still collecting information, and have also produced a range of resources to support charities as the cuts begin to bite.