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LintelTrust Archive Introduction These
projects have either received their final element of funding or are in (or reaching) Year Two/Three of funding. Please see below for an overview of achievements to date: MAINSTREAMING EQUALITIES PROGRAMME (MEP) The Year
Three of funding Background The Ark Trust’s main aim was to set up a befriending scheme for refugees and asylum
seekers to support them into accommodation. A pilot scheme was introduced between
The Ark Trust, City of The purpose of LintelTrust’s grant was to: ·
Meet volunteer expenses;
·
Meet administration
costs; ·
Meet staff costs More recently, The Ark Trust sent a representative to LintelTrust’s Annual Launch in October
2005, and provided a short presentation on achievements to date. 11 matches have
been made between clients and volunteers to date, with many volunteers having been involved for some considerable time. 18 volunteers are currently waiting for matches, and 35-40 people have now been trained
as volunteers. The project itself has grown in scope and now covers CAB, education work (English as a
second language) and the potential to provide support services to Eastern European workers in Accessible Housing Solutions (Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living) On-line
database project: Year Two
of funding Background In December 2004, LintelTrust approved funding of £28,000 over three years to develop
an on-line database to match disabled people to suitable available housing. Initially the project is targeting the greater
The purpose of LintelTrust’s grant was to: ·
Help establish an
on-line database; ·
Employ a new staff
member; ·
Allow the targeting
of other areas (Glasgow, Renfrewshire, ·
Complement other funding
secured (£20,000) The
on-line database project is now approaching its pilot stage (March/April 2006) and will initially focus on A dissemination event is planned by the Service in late Summer this year. PAiH Building Links Project Approaching
Year Two of funding Background In March 2005, Lintel Trust approved grant of £10,000 a year for three years towards the
“Building Links Project” which aims to develop the capacity of Black and Minority Ethnic organisations to lobby
effectively with regard to greater involvement and participation from people from BME to assist in devising new solutions
to housing problems and to bring about an increase in the uptake of services at a local level by BME. The Building Links project hosted by PAiH was to build the capacity of RSLs to build closer links with
BME groups in The purpose of LintelTrust’s grant was to: 1) Promote
project to housing associations and BME organisations via leaflet 2) Facilitate
contact between interested BME groups and housing associations 3)Set up
an advisory group 4) Report
Back on Year 1 The plans
for Year 2 are much the same as Year One, together with a plan to organise a networking event aimed at encouraging partnership
working between BME and housing associations, and a formal report on progress to date to be written up. 2. Older People’s Projects Funded by LintelTrust/hact Lochaber Community Care Forum Background Lintel Trust provided funding of £6000 each year for three years (3rd year 2006) to
allow LCCF to: - investigate, report and act on what older people
say they need to live independently and securely in their own homes Age Concern Partnership work has developed well, with a new volunteer visiting service being established in
conjunction with Age Concern, and the Volunteer Highland. This has funded a part-time
post in the first instance. More involved work will be done with local housing associations to ensure they are utilising the
service to its full potential. The purpose of LintelTrust’s grant was to: 2. Older People’s Projects Funded by LintelTrust/hact Background The original purpose of the grant was to allow North and West Sutherland Community Care Forum (part
of the Highland Community Care Forum) to establish a Handyperson scheme covering a remote area of Sutherland. Its main purpose was to allow older people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible by providing,
for example, hand and grab rails and other smaller-scale adaptations. Older people
are also involved in focus groups relevant to the project. The project has cross
organisational support, (including support from Albyn Housing Society) and Highland Council. Funding started in 2004 for a three-year period. This
will be the final year of grant to the project. Funding went towards staff costs,
travel, report publication and other expenses such as room hire. One and a half Handypersons were recruited between August and October 2004, with the main thrust
of the project being the provision of the service, to be followed later by the provision of housing information to older people. The service was officially launched in December 2004 and between January 2005 and
April of that year, over 500 small jobs were carried out. Between April and October
last year (2005) some 518 jobs were completed. The project is to be externally evaluated soon (originated by the project themselves), in order
for the organisation to decide the best way forward, once funding comes to its end (June 2006). The information booklet has been printed, and distributed, all plans kept to the original timetable. Joint working is also operating successfully, with, for example, the Fire Service
working with the Handyperson Scheme to provide and fit smoke alarms.
The project was also invited to take part in the proposed Older People’s Conference (LintelTrust
in conjunction with hact) (planned for early Summer 2006).
Borders
Independent Advocacy Service Year
Three of funding Background BIAS aims to provide an independent advocacy service to individuals in the Scottish Borders including
young people, those with learning difficulties and elderly people.
- LintelTrust provided funding of £9,600 each year
for three years so that BIAS can develop out-reach services to older people, particularly those with dementia. A part-time
worker has been employed since May 2004. BIAS (Borders Independent Advocacy Service) set out to help older people in the Borders area to
maximise their income; to help them address issues of fuel poverty; and to provide information, advice and practical help
to increase safety and security in the home. Its aim was to be a proactive outreach
service for older people; training older volunteers to assist with provision of information to a variety of people in a variety
of situations e.g. own homes, residents of care homes etc. Dementia sufferers
were also to be targeted to benefit from this work.
The purpose of LintelTrust’s grant was to: ·
Fund the part-time
worker’s post; ·
Meet administration
costs; ·
Meet costs of training
volunteers; ·
Meet travel expenses;
·
Meet publicity costs. Initial priorities were to recruit volunteers, promote pension credit, promote safety and security
in the home, promote fuel efficiency, and to raise general awareness of advocacy needs.
The worker started in post in February 2004, with 16 recordable, direct referrals being made from care homes alone. The project has also been invited to take part in the proposed Older People’s Conference
(LintelTrust in conjunction with hact) (Summer 2006).
Abbeyfield Ballachulish Year
One funding – complete Background Abbeyfield Ballachulish was one of three projects promoted by Abbeyfield Following a review of Year One activities, it has been agreed that the three-year programme will
translate into a one-off grant of £5,000 for start-up purposes. This has allowed
Abbeyfield Ballachulish to extend its services in a small way into the community by providing the opportunity to older people
living in their own homes access day care services provided to residents within Abbeyfield Ballachulish. Abbeyfield
Ballachulish has achieved a basic day care service open to residents and non-residents alike, allowing older people in the
Ballachulish area to attend Abbeyfield and take part in activities and events within the centre. Activities include mental stimulation via an art class and afternoon talks, and physical stimulation via
an exercise class and the occasional ceilidh. It is hoped that a fuller programme
may be established in the future. Melville Housing Association's 10th Anniversary Five-a-Side Football Tournament (in association with LintelTrust)
was a great success. The tournament, which was held at Gracemount Leisure Centre in Edinburgh on 24th May 2006 saw twelve
teams battle it out for the Melville Cup, raising around £1500 for LintelTrust supported projects. The hard-fought competition
saw West Lothian (and former employees) face Laidlaw Scott in the final. In an action replay of the recent Scottish Cup Final
between Hearts and Gretna, Laidlaw Scott battled back from 1-0 down to level the match at full time. Tense moments ensued
as the match went to penalties with West Lothian (like Hearts) holding their nerve to lift the Melville Cup. Congratulations
to West Lothian; commiserations to Laidlaw Scott, and many thanks to everyone who took part, and to Melville Housing Association
for sponsoring the event. Roll on next year! (picture is Andrew Noble, Chief Executive of Melville Housing Association presenting the cup to Ian Treger
of West Lothian and former employees on behalf of the team) LintelTrust - LintelTrust recently held its 12th Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Cairneyhill in Fife. Sponsored by Ochil
View Housing Association (Individual trophy and vouchers) and ScottishPower plc (team trophy and vouchers), with a supporting
activities prize of a home PC photo edition printer (donated by IT First Associates), the day went with a real swing! Twenty-one
teams played round the fantastic Forrester Park Golf Course at Cairneyhill in Fife, with plenty of prizes up for grabs. The
victorious team was Link Group Team 1 (Maureen Middleton, John Hay, and Ernie Collumbine) with a fantastic score of 52. The
Individual Trophy went to Phil McGuire of IT First Associates, with Harry Allan of Ochil View Housing Association second with
38 (back 9 - 15). Willie Sutherland of DTZ Pieda Team 2 came a close third with 38 (back 9 - 14), and Jim Hempsey of the Nationwide
Building Society Team followed with 37 points. Ross Thompson of Thomas and Adamson was the scratch prize winner (72), Eileen
Maclean of DTZ Pieda's Team 1 scooped the Ladies Prize with 30 points, Phil McGuire won again with the longest drive, and
finally Danny McMillan of Larkfield Housing Association took the nearest the pin prize. A great day was had by all, and was
rounded off with a three-course meal back in the main clubhouse. Special thanks to Erika O'Brien (Comino plc) for taking on
the task of adding up the final scores, John O'Mahoney (IT First Associates) for being David Bailey for the day, and to Forrester
Park staff for looking after us so well. Special mention to all the teams who took part - without you there would be no event!
Final tallies have yet to be made, but look like in excess of £6000 has been raised to help support housing-related
projects sourced, supported and monitored by LintelTrust across Scotland. We'll be holding the Golf event again next year,
so watch this space! LintelTrust’s
Annual Launch and Review 2005-06 St Mungo’s ‘Great
Oaks from Little Acorns Grow’ The theme of LintelTrust’s
Annual Launch this year was ‘Great oaks from little acorns grow’. This
refers to the way in which LintelTrust funding has helped ‘kick start’ many projects across Robert
McDowall, Vice Convener of LintelTrust proved to be an excellent chair for our event this year, firstly thanking
our supporters both old and new, for believing in our work. This included our
partner members: Albyn Housing Society; Bield Housing Association; Eildon Housing Association; Fife Special Housing
Association; Key Housing Association; Kingdom Housing Association, and Link Group.
Robert went on to welcome our latest partner organisation, Wates Living Space.
He also recognised the support given to LintelTrust by our major funders: special thanks to Communities Scotland;
J and J Wilson Trust; SFHA; Dr Robert Mairs’ Charitable Trust, Robert Barr’s Charitable Trust; Comino, Endrick
Trust; Cruden Foundation; and Miss Agnes H Hunter’s Charitable Trust. Robert then went
on to introduce some of the projects we have supported over the last year, and following this by introducing our illustrious
panel who came along to discuss Regeneration, and answer questions from our audience.
Around 80 people attended our event this year, from all walks of life and from a variety of organisations. LintelTrust thanks them all for taking the time out of their busy schedules to come and find out about
our work. Steve McGinty,
Hands On Project Julienne Dickey,
Partners in Advocacy. These
presenters provided information on their particular projects, and represented some of the projects LintelTrust funded on a
smaller scale. (for a copy of their presentations, please contact LintelTrust). Following our
‘smaller’ funded projects, some on the projects to which LintelTrust have supported to a greater level gave their
presentations, explaining what LintelTrust funding had meant to them and to the projects as a whole. Here we heard from: Lilias Dunlop,
on behalf of Care and Repair in East Ayrshire Innocent Jakisa,
Building Links Project, Positive Action in Housing Iain Smith, of We has a very
short ‘comfort break’ following the presentations, to allow for a bit of room re-arranging, then held our ever-popular
‘Housing Question Time’. This year, our theme was Regeneration, and
our panel members were: Michael Lennon,
Alisdair McIntosh, Scottish Executive
Regeneration Unit Gerry Gormal, John Gallacher, Crudens Estates
Ltd Antonia Swinson, Scottish Social
Mark Ewing, T.C. Young, Solicitors Although our time
was tight, a very open discussion prevailed on regeneration, and the input of associations into this initiative. Although not new, regeneration constantly re-invents itself, and is a recurring theme in towns and cities
all over the country. All agreed that regeneration was much more than ‘bricks
and mortar’, and that people were really at the heart of it. The broadest
‘definition’ of regeneration was accepted, with some finding any sort of definition difficult to comprehend, as
regeneration was such a ‘moveable feast’. There was a real belief
that housing associations do play a major part in regeneration, and that this role was more than justified, both from a financial
viability point of view, and their strong community links. Many thanks to
all of the panel members who gave very frank views on what regeneration meant to them, and in their responses to audience
questions. The Annual Launch
finished on a poignant note, with Robert McDowall quoting some Billy Connolly remarks on The St Mungo’s
Museum staff did a fantastic job again in ensuring the event went off without a hitch, and were so good that we have booked
the venue again for next year ( LintelTrust's Annual Launch 2005 LintelTrust
held its Annual Launch at St Mungo’s LintelTrust was privileged to have
Jacqui Watt, in what was her first formal presentation as the new Chief Executive with Scottish Federation of Housing Associations. Jacqui’s theme was change and challenge.
She spoke of the growth of the voluntary housing sector and the increasingly important role for housing associations
as social entrepreneurs with a key role in regeneration. The challenge of change is change itself, she said, and it is vital not to lose the strengths of
associations and their community links. Within SFHA, governance has been a big issue
and following the AGM at the end of October, SFHA will be a leaner, meaner body. As the voice of associations it will be better
able to achieve the objectives of housing Jacqui stressed her messages are all about “joined up working” and collaboration
with local authorities and many other agencies. She stressed SFHA’s ongoing
support for LintelTrust, with the assurance of a continuing,
strong working relationship between the Trust and SFHA, which was welcomed by the Trustees and new Director of LintelTrust, A range of projects supported by the Trust were well represented across LintelTrust’s three main programmes: mainstreaming equalities (MEP); older people’s;
and small grants programmes respectively. Under MEP, Shirley Morris explained how LintelTrust
funds Ark Trust’s project where housing support is provided to asylum seekers and refugees in MILAN Senior Welfare Council was well-represented at the event. North and West Sutherland Community Care Forum’s Christian Goskirk talked about their Handyperson
scheme, and the successes this project has had in the provision of services to older people in Sutherland. Reference was made to the assistance given by the project to allow older people recently discharged from
hospital live more independently at home. Last but not least, John McBride of Linthouse Housing Association talked about Linthouse Community
Trust’s proposed initiative to provide cultural and sporting facilities for young people in Govan. LintelTrust’s Small Grants Programme
helped provide some initial funding to produce a feasibility study which allowed this idea to be more fully explored and (hopefully)
implemented. Other projects funded by LintelTrust
were also represented: Hillhead Initiative for Tenants based in Kirkintilloch; Dunoon and Cowal Elderly Forum; and Positive
Action in Housing (PAiH). LintelTrust Annual Review 2004-05 LintelTrust Annual Review 2005-06 pdf Annual Launch Housing Question Time - Anti-Social
Behaviour The lively panel discussion covered a multitude of anti-social behaviour- related issues, and the
panel were certainly kept on their toes with some hard-hitting questions from the floor. Much discussion seemed to focus on
the need for better relationships between local authorities and other organisations (including housing associations) on the
issue of trying to find workable solutions to the growing problem of anti-social behaviour.
The panel discussion was ably chaired by Andrew Robertson, Convener of LintelTrust, and panel members included Wendy
Hayhurst from DTZ Pieda Consulting; Jacqui Watt, of SFHA; Andrew Cowan of TC Young Solicitors and Frances Paterson from Loreburn
Housing Association. Much of what came from attendees on the day will be taken on board by LintelTrust staff and Trustees, and direction for future funding will be influenced by these views and suggestions. It does pay to attend LintelTrust events
– who knows, your ideas could influence the future!!
LINTEL TRUST – NEW DIRECTOR Pauline Barbour began work in October 2005 as the new Director of LintelTrust. Most recently, Pauline was Policy and Practice Officer with
Scottish Federation of Housing Associations. Previously, she was National Development Officer with the Disabled Persons
Housing Service (Lothian), and has had experience of working for the Chartered Institute of Housing, with a Tenants' Association
and of working in a housing-co-operative. Pauline is delighted at the prospect of continuing her work with asociations, and of the new challenges
LintelTrust will bring. Pauline 'hit the ground running'
with the Annual Launch in her first week with LintelTrust,
and is getting to grips with how the Trust operates. Pauline is also very pleased at the support already evident for
the work of the Trust, and realises that future challenges will include building on that support, and encouraging other organisations
to support LintelTrust in the same way. Pauline will be contacting associations and other commercial organisations in
the New Year to discuss the 'Housing Heroes' initiative, where
a designated person (staff or committee member) within an organisation will act as a contact, highlighting
local initiatives that may benefit from funding, and organising fundraising events for LintelTrust. Pauline looks forward to working with as many organisations as possible
to allow LintelTrust to continue and increase its funding
programme, in order to help local projects provide transferable, good practice initiatives to tackle housing inequality in
Scotland. PREVIOUS PROJECTS FUNDED BY LINTELTRUST SENSE SCOTLAND Sense The seedcorn funding from LintelTrust has enabled the
project to get off the ground, demonstrate its success and Sense have now secured funding to train a further 16 senior support
workers and for some of the participants to travel to Norway on placements. MOVE ON Move On specialises in preventative work with young people coming out of care, who might
otherwise be at risk of homelessness. Move On provides support, training, advice and peer group education. Move On Project (based in LintelTrust
money was used to recruit a fourth group (12) of volunteers they have since completed their training. In addition, Move On has delivered 32 workshops on housing and homelessness issues in a variety of settings in
The seed funding from LintelTrust has
played a crucial part in enabling Move On to maintain and develop their services for homeless people and looked after
young people. Move On have indicated to LintelTrust
the important part the grant played in securing the project for the longer term. MILAN (Senior Welfare Council)
We have listed below some of the projects that the LintelTrust has previously funded to give
you a flavour of our work: | ||||||||||||||||
