Increasing Community Services

Increase community services by regenerating and refurbishing existing facilities and providing play facilities and environmental improvements.

The strategic objectives of the Social Investment Fund are:

The strategic objectives of the Social Investment Fund are to:

  • Pathways to Employment: Build Pathways to Employment by tackling educational under achievement and barriers to employment; tackling skills deficits and promoting jobs brokerage, widening access to the labour market, promoting business start-up and increasing sustainability through social enterprise.
  • Reducing Deprivation: Tackle the systemic issues linked to deprivation including poor mental and physical health (suicide and self-harm), young mothers, substance abuse, community safety, children and young people at risk and enhancing community capacity, confidence and partnership working to reduce deprivation.
  • Increasing Community Services: Increase community services by regenerating and refurbishing existing facilities and providing play facilities and environmental improvements.
  • Addressing Dereliction: Address dereliction and promoting investment in the physical regeneration of deprived communities.

 

SIF provided funding to 46 capital projects which delivered improvements to 106 premises.  In making improvements to these capital builds, as well as providing a vital community hub to increase the level of community services being delivered, the investment is also contributing towards regenerating areas and tackling dereliction to make neighbourhoods more appealing.  All 46 capital projects (106 premises) with investment of £46.2 million have completed construction and are operational. 

Local people in disadvantaged communities are now directly benefiting from the opportunities being provided from the Fund. Over 377,000 people have availed of the community services on offer in SIF operational capital builds.

The majority of projects contribute to more than one of the above objectives.

There are 46 completed projects whose main focus was to address the Increasing Community Services objective.  Click on the links below to view specific information relating to the completed projects:

Project Name

Zone

Category

Impact Training

Belfast West

Capital

Iontaobhas na Gaelscolaiochta (InaG)

Belfast West

Capital

St Comgall's

Belfast West

Capital

Argyle Business Centre

Belfast West

Capital

Sandy Row Resource Centre

Belfast South

Capital

Surestart Taughmonagh

Belfast South

Capital

Surestart Belvoir & Milltown

Belfast South

Capital

Taughmonagh Healthy Business

Belfast South

Capital

Mornington

Belfast South

Capital

St Simon’s Hall - part of Increasing Community Services cluster project

Belfast South

Capital

Templemore Avenue

Belfast East

Capital

Short Strand Community Centre

Belfast East

Capital

Hanwood Centre- part of Increasing Community Services cluster project

Belfast East

Capital

Oak Partnership Clarawood

Belfast East

Capital

Greenway

Belfast East

Capital

Bryson Street

Belfast East

Capital

Best Of the East

Belfast East

Capital

Walkway - part of Increasing Community Services cluster project

Belfast East

Capital

Childcare & Family Support Ashton

Belfast North

Capital

Crusaders

Belfast North

Capital

St Enda’s

Belfast North

Capital

Joanmount Methodist Church (part of Increasing Community Services cluster project)

Belfast North

Capital

PIPS  - part of Increasing Community Services cluster project

Belfast North

Capital

Arts for All - part of Increasing Community Services cluster project

Belfast North

Capital

Ionad na Fuiseoige – Twinbrook Family Centre

South Eastern

Capital

Laganview Enterprise Centre

South Eastern

Capital

West Lisburn Community Centre

South Eastern

Capital

Cloona House

South Eastern

Capital

Castlewellan

South Eastern

Capital

Community Houses

South Eastern

Capital

Ballyhornan - part of Community Operated Sports project

South Eastern

Capital

New Directions – Kilcluney & Lurgan YMCA

Southern

Capital

Armagh Harps

Southern

Capital

Sustaining the Infrastructure (cluster project)

Southern

Capital

Community Capacity Hubs

Northern

Capital

Causeway Rural And Urban Network  (CRUN)

Northern

Capital

Fermanagh House

Western

Capital

Hall Together Now

Western

Capital

Capital Health and Wellbeing - Youth Sport Omagh

Western

Capital

Community Premises Support

Western

Capital

COTHU – St Canice’s Hall

Western

Capital

COTHU – St Patrick’s Hall

Western

Capital

Capital Health and Wellbeing – St Mary’s GAC, Banagher

Western

Capital

Invest in Play

Derry/Londonderry

Capital

Pitches

Derry/Londonderry

Capital

The Social Investment Fund produced a number of short films on the outcomes achieved by the SIF projects.  To view the film that focuses on the SIF capital projects supported by the Social Investment Fund please access the link below.

 

For more information on all SIF projects please access on the link below:

Social Investment Fund projects

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