List of groups awarded Community Impact Fund grants

Below is a list of groups who have been awarded grants from the Oxford Community Impact Fund, starting with the most recent rounds of funding at the top of the page.

Small and Medium Round 3 (2022/23)

• AT The Bus - AT The Bus provides in-school art as therapy to support the wellbeing and mental health of children and young people in Oxford, focusing on resilience and transformation. www.atthebus.org.uk/
• Body Politic - To support working with partners and student-led groups to develop, test and share digital consent workshop resources, to accompany a Spring tour and address the rising statistics of sexual harassment in schools. https://bodypoliticdance.com/
• Counselling Carers CIC - To support subsidising counselling sessions for carers who would otherwise not be able to afford to access psychological help in their caring role. https://counsellingcarers.org/
• EMBS Community college Ltd - To support meet the Pre-entry ESOL language/Social Cohesion needs of recently arrived Ukrainians, keen to make fast progress/gain employment/contribute to Oxford life/economy. http://www.embs.ac.uk/
• Katy Owen (Legal name: Katherine Owen) - To support workshops with participants drawn from Oxford’s LGBTQIA+ community, wherein participants will contribute to the development of a play about the history of queer spaces in Oxford.
• Mandala Theatre Company - Mandala will tour Oxford schools, colleges & PRU’s with Q&A’s & creative workshops with a focus on suicide among young people. https://www.mandalatheatre.co.uk/home
• Modern Art Oxford  (Museum of Modern Art Ltd) - To support Boundary Encounters, a summer programme celebrating the transformative impact of shared creative learning and participatory projects, as experienced by the city’s diverse communities. https://www.modernartoxford.org.uk/
• Nigerian Community Oxfordshire - To support running several courses including Nigerian languages courses, revision courses and Nigerian women empowerment activities including keep fit classes.
• Orchestra of St John's - and Littlemore hospital sites specialising in Psychiatric Care, Adult Mental Illness and Learning Disabilities. www.osj.org.uk/
• Oxford Community Churches (Edge Housing) - Funds will support improving access to affordable accommodation for highly marginalised people that are homeless, recently homeless or vulnerably housed, by housing them and supporting to move into private rental homes. https://oxford.occ.org.uk/edge-housing
• Oxford Young Steps - To support hiring of indoor hall where different young people meet for indoor games such as basketball, table tennis which is also an avenue to discuss about issues anyone facing and try to resolve it with each other’s help and work as team. https://www.oxfordyoungsteps.net/
• Oxfordshire Asian Women's Voice - To support weekly meetings to provide the women with opportunity to socialise with other ladies who are not members of their family. https://www.facebook.com/oxfordshireasianwomensvoice/
• Oxfordshire Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre (OSARCC) - To support with volunteer costs and deliver comprehensive training to volunteers to develop understanding of sexual violence and its impacts, the related psychological, physical and emotional issues, law and reporting, listening skills and self-care. https://www.osarcc.org.uk/
• OXSRAD Ltd - Funding will support operational costs for OXSRAD Ltd. https://www.oxsrad.org/
• Parasol Project CIO (Parasol Project) - To run a new project "Northway Stay & Play" for 0-4 year olds and their parents/carers as there is currently not any stay and play or baby and toddler group in the Northway area. https://www.parasolproject.org/ 
• Photography Oxford - Funds will support sharing resources and insights, to help people develop skills and a sense of belonging through the medium of photography. www.photooxford.org/
• Tandem - To support administration costs for Tandem. www.tandembefriending.org.uk
• The Low Carbon Hub CIC - To support in provision of three volunteer energy champions from Low Carbon West Oxford, Rose Hill & Iffley Low Carbon and Low Carbon Oxford North with an energy advice stall starter kit to provide energy advice in their communities. www.lowcarbonhub.org
• The Oxford Playhouse Trust - To support ‘Social Thursdays’ programme which provides opportunity for individuals to engage with the performing arts https://www.oxfordplayhouse.com/
• Wolvercote Young People's Club - To support General Youth Work sessions during winter, to support young people in Wolvercote and Cutteslowe. www.wypc.org.uk/
• Yellow Submarine Holidays (Yellow Submarine) - To support evening social clubs and activity days to build friendships and peer to peer support, to counter feelings of lack of self-worth, loneliness and isolation. www.yellowsubmarine.org.uk/

Small and Medium Round 2 (2022/23)

• Barton Community Association - To build a permanent free-standing metal and wood art wall on the recreation ground behind Underhill Circus, Barton, for local children and young people of all genders, faiths, abilities and cultural backgrounds to paint on. www.bartoncommunityassociation.com/
• Be Free Young Carers - Planned for respite trips for young carers during the school holidays. www.befreeyc.org.uk/
• Blackbird Leys Adventure Playground (BLAP) - Funding is to cover utility costs incurred while running the after school programme. www.blap.org.uk/
• Bullingdon Community Association - To cover design and set up of new website, and purchase of equipment.
• Cutteslowe Community Association - Grant will cover design and set up of new website, and purchase of equipment.
• Damascus Rose Kitchen (DRK) - To provide essential support to upskill to cooks become experienced kitchen managers through catering courses www.damascusrosekitchen.org/
• Dovecote Voluntary Parent Committee - To secure delivery of stay and play sessions per week for babies and toddlers accompanied by parents. www.dovecoteproject.com/about-us/
• East Timorese - To support holding meetings, events, social activities and wellbeing outings, including team building and football tournament, and social skills activity for children. https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064551232094&eav=Afa1mjh-9PSw36iP6onM_ZeSV7vPxnMHl0O0_sDcp_LuIXSfoO607pDFfKhezE5jqnE&paipv=0&_rdr
• EMBS Community College Ltd - To support running youth club sessions on a weekly basis to 15–19-year-olds, drawn largely from East Oxford. www.embs.ac.uk/
• Euton Daley - The grant will contribute towards audience development and the on-line (zoom) conversations with guests/invited speakers. www.eutondaley.com/
• Fusion Arts Centre in partnership with Green Arts Oxfordshire Network - To support build a website to provide the infrastructure for the first half of the Carbon Literacy Training (CLT) course- which is self-directed learning, staffing, accreditation and certification so that these first 4 sessions can be free. www.fusion-arts.org/
• Headington Community Association - To support making a mural which will reflect the current and historical community and the local environment in celebration of its diversity and biodiversity. www.headingtoncommunitycentre.com/
• Homeless People and the Oxford Churches (Gatehouse) - To support the Lived Experience Advisory Forum (LEAF) designed to embed the voice of lived experience into Oxfordshire’s homelessness sector, to foster the practice of co-production, and to aid personal development of members to help them reach their full potential. www.oxfordgatehouse.org/
• Iranian Community Network - To support running English & Digital courses as well as one2one advisory sessions which started in January 2022. www.icn-uk.org/
• Jacari - To support cover the core costs of running the tuition programme for children who use English as an additional language in the 2022/23 academic year. www.jacari.org/
• Justice in Motion - To support deliver a youth arts festival and residency programme which will be staged at Wolvercote Youth Club. www.justiceinmotion.co.uk/
• Leys Community Development Initiative (Leys CDI) - To support the running costs for the Clockhouse Over 50s Project which is supporting older people in Blackbird Leys and Greater Leys, to pay for activities such as Yoga, Zumba, Tai Chi, singing and crafts as well as a proportion allocated to pay the salary of the Project Worker. www.leyscdi.co.uk/
• Marston Community Gardening - To support distribution of food, gardening equipment to individuals, schools and organisations, and recruit more people as gardeners/ bike couriers to grow/distribute crops to individuals and partner organisations. https://marstoncommunitygardening.wordpress.com/
• MyVision Oxfordshire (Oxfordshire Association for the Blind) - Grant funding will support the information and advice project through providing information through the telephone helpline to support those diagnosed with sight loss. www.myvision.org.uk/
• Northway Together CIC - To support running weekly Community Support Café at Northway Community Centre for residents to access food prepared and served by local volunteers, build community, share skills and experiences, signposting to specialist services and organisations, and drop-in art and wellbeing activities.
• Orchestra of St John's - To support weekly serenading performances for patients and NHS staff at the Warneford and Littlemore hospital sites specialising in Psychiatric Care, Adult Mental Illness and Learning Disabilities. www.osj.org.uk/
• OVADA (Oxfordshire Visual Arts Development Agency) - To support OVADA collaborate with Oxfordshire Great Big Green Week, and programme free/ low - cost creative workshops for communities based in Oxford, to create awareness of the climate crisis, foster a connection with and value for the natural environment, equip participants with a variety of tools that will support more sustainable arts practice and broadly, more sustainable living. www.ovada.org.uk/
• Oxford Community Action (OCA) - To provide a holiday project for 6 weeks for 150 young people, to spend time outside of their homes and meeting new people and engaging with the community and the cultures. www.oxfordcommunityaction.org/
• Oxford Lieder - To support to deliver two SongPath events and associated workshops with three local branches of mental health charity, Oxfordshire Mind. www.oxfordlieder.co.uk/
• Oxford Mutual Aid - To strengthen OMA's case-management and signposting capabilities through up-skilling via training (for both volunteers and staff), administrative support (data collection around referrals, setting up and taking meetings with third party organisations, maintaining case-management database) and cultivation / nurturing of relationships with referring organisations. www.oxfordmutualaid.org/
• Oxford People's Theatre - The grant will support skills-based taster workshops, weekly rehearsals and production. www.oxfordpeoplestheatre.com/
• Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - The grant will be allocated to FUNomusica Family Concert, and an in-person Family Concert to raise awareness of environmental sustainability and the climate crisis, alongside music and dance activities for children to enjoy. www.oxfordphil.com/
• Oxford Preservation Trust - Funding will support the costs of organising Oxford Open Doors 2022.  www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk/
• Oxford Pride Group Ltd - Funding will support holding swimming sessions at the Hinksey pool. www.oxford-pride.org.uk/
• Oxfordshire Asian Women's Voice  - To support provision of petrol expenses for members and volunteers to attend sessions to give childcare, lead workshops, escort members to doctor/hospital appointments and deliver food boxes, utilities and office equipment. www.facebook.com/oxfordshireasianwomensvoice/
• Oxfordshire Chinese Community and Advice Centre (OCCAC) - New Year celebration - The grant will support running of Chinese New Year celebration, at Oxford Town Hall in January 2023. www.occac.org.uk/
• Oxfordshire Chinese Community and Advice Centre (OCCAC) - Trilingual Project Co-ordinator/Community Advice Worker - Grant funding will support salary cost for part-time Trilingual Project Co-ordinator/ Community Advice Worker who will provide bilingual information/advice to enable non-English-speaking/vulnerable users access services/welfare benefits and host bilingual talks/workshops to help Chinese access services and promote wellbeing. www.occac.org.uk/
• Oxfordshire Nepalese Society - Funding will support booking meeting room at Rose Hill Community Centre for meetings to support members who lost family members during Covid-19 and those that have health Issues. www.oxfordnepalese.org/
• Oxfordshire Youth - Grant funds will support core funds to support Oxfordshire Youth projects. www.oxfordshireyouth.org/
• Photography Oxford (Photo Oxford) - Funds will support sharing resources and insights, to help people develop skills and a sense of belonging through the medium of photography. www.photooxford.org/
• Populate Cooperative - To support building an independent community and business hub that can connect, and support independent business, freelancers, creative workers, and community groups to deliver workshops, meet ups and creative markets. www.populate.org.uk/
• Pro Dance Oxford - Funds will support a four month pilot scheme, to establish a regular programme of workshops and classes designed for professional dance artists.
• QED Comedy Lab - Will combine the grant funding with other funding to rent a space from the Council in the city centre to create a permanent, inclusive space for comedy events. www.qedcomedylab.co.uk/
• ReadEasy Oxford Group - To train more reading coaches and acquire the additional resources needed to support an additional 14 adults learn to read. www.readeasy.org.uk/groups/oxford/
• SeeSaw - This grant will be used to fund two new Volunteer Support Workers (VSWs) based in Oxford City, providing grief support to bereaved children and young people. www.seesaw.org.uk/
• South Oxford Community Association - Funding will be used to promote, develop and subsidise places for existing and new creative sessions and to provide additional human & material resources for workshops for school holidays & new planned events. www.southoxford.org/
• St Mary's Church Barton - Funds will support utilities during weekly meetings. www.stmarysbarton.com/
• Syrian Community Oxford  - To support Emergency Food Parcel which was established to support the community in helping local residents with food parcel delivery and signposting them to other service providers. www.syrcox.org/
• Syrian Sisters - Fund will support weekly meetings provide a space for people to meet others for creative craft activities and group exercises, exchange experiences, and be signposted to other relevant services.
• The Oxford Playhouse Trust - Grant fund will be used for specific improvements both front house and backstage which will improve access for the less abled. www.oxfordplayhouse.com/
• The Porch - To provide vocational training to enable clients become job ready, provide food, specialist support and advocacy to vulnerable people at risk of eviction and work with housing providers to support rough sleepers who have not been housed. www.theporch.org.uk/
• The South Oxford Adventure Playground (CIO) - The project was to hold summer play scheme- 27 days of fun-filled, child-led, open access, outdoor play and activities in the heart of Oxford for 7-15 year olds. www.soapoxford.org.uk/
• Yellow Submarine Holidays - Funds will support cost for staff to work 1:1 with highly socially isolated 11-25 year olds to help them integrate or re-integrate socially. www.yellowsubmarine.org.uk/

Small and Medium Round 1 (2022/23)

• Action For Carers Oxfordshire - Work with unpaid carers, who traditionally lack equity of access and agency within Oxford's Cultural Sector, to become Creative Carer Ambassadors and take a leadership role in making local creative activity more accessible for carers across the city. www.carersoxfordshire.org.uk/
• AT The Bus - AT The Bus provides in-school art as therapy to support the wellbeing and mental health of children and young people in Oxford, focusing on resilience and transformation. www.atthebus.org.uk/
• Barton Community Association - Will build a permanent free-standing metal and wood art wall on the recreation ground behind Underhill Circus, Barton, for local children and young people of all genders, faiths, abilities and cultural backgrounds to paint on. www.bartoncommunityassociation.com/
• Court Place Farm Allotments - The farm will provide improved access for targeted (5-15 years and 65+ years) communities to grow vegetables, fruits and flowers sustainably. https://cpfallotments.wordpress.com/
• Diana Bell, artist member of Oxford Bonn Link - The project is an art and poetry exhibition with artists from Bonn and Oxford.
• Dovecote Voluntary Parent Committee - The project aims to deliver engaging, safe, good quality, afterschool club, stay and play sessions, holiday schemes breaking down barriers to enable vulnerable children to access opportunities and experiences that encourage and support their development of social skills, confidence, self-esteem, communication, sense of belonging and much more. www.dovecoteproject.com/about-us/
• Fabula Arts - To use the creative arts to allow primary school-aged children from Oxford to explore the natural world, using The Lost Words as a stimulus and Wytham Woods as a venue. www.fabulaarts.co.uk/
• Folk Arts Oxford - To encourage participation in the folk arts, bring enjoyable and accessible cultural events to the town, engage passers-by, and provide paid work for musicians and technical staff, opportunities for musicians to develop their performance practice, and volunteering opportunities for interested members of the public. www.folk-arts-oxford.co.uk/
• Grandpont Nursery School Association - To provide stay and play sessions for families to promote family wellbeing through being outdoors in fresh air and in a safe, green space. www.grandpontnurseryschool.co.uk/website
• Headington Action - To hold a festival themed ‘Connected Communities’ aimed at reducing social isolation. www.headingtonaction.org/
• Low Carbon Oxford North (Communities for Zero Carbon Oxford) - To hold green open home expos, eco-renovation fairs and talks to demonstrate how to cut energy costs. https://lcon.org.uk/
• Nicola Ashton (Duende!) - To hold workshops with girls with English as second language to empower the girls and encourage them to celebrate who they are, how they fit both within their cultural community and the wider community, and to build their confidence in order to move towards a positive future.
• Oxford Diocesan Council for Social Work (PACT) - The programme runs a domestic abuse recovery programme using therapeutic techniques to support vulnerable parents and children (5-11 years) who are experiencing trauma due to being victims of domestic abuse.
• Oxford Hindu Temple and Community Centre Project - To organise gatherings to promote cultural respect & helps towards changing perspectives by Celebrating Diversity through Unity in Oxfordshire and is totally inclusive. www.oxfordhindutemple.org/
• Oxford Mutual Aid - The project will fund the services of an e-trike driver from Pedal and Post for two days per week for 25 weeks in order to carry out food parcel deliveries, food surplus collections and food (re)distribution to local community groups, larders, fridges etc. https://oxfordmutualaid.org/
• Oxfordshire Asian Women's Voice - To hold weekly meetings to provide the women with opportunity to socialise with other ladies who are not members of their family. https://www.facebook.com/oxfordshireasianwomensvoice/
• Oxfordshire Play Association (OPA) - Organises series of Play and Activity days at multiple venues across Oxfordshire in line with the ethos of National Playday, the celebration of the Childs Right to Play. www.oxonplay.org.uk/
• Rose Hill Youth Football Club - To promote cultural activities between Bonn and Oxford children to allow local community children to benefit from collaborations such as school exchanges, artistic projects, sports tournaments, and social get-togethers. www.rosehillyouthfc.com/
• Syrian Sisters - To work in partnership with the Asian Women’s Group, The North African Community Group and Flo’s the Place in the Park to build stronger connections and relationships in the community during Ramadan. https://www.facebook.com/SyrianSisters
• The Dot Collective - To bring professional theatre productions to the care centres and people caring for/living with dementia at no cost, to reduce isolation and loneliness of older people and those living with dementia. www.thedotcollective.com/
• The Oxford Jewish Congregation (OJC) - To hold interfaith meetings including a wide range of cultural and educational activities www.ojc-online.org/
• Windrush Commonwealth Service Oxford - To promote the contributions of the Windrush Generation and the citizens of the Windrush era through events, theatrical plays and filmed documentaries and health care, wellbeing sessions for the affected communities. www.windrushcommonwealthservice-oxford.co.uk/
• Wolvercote Young People's Club - To provide an inclusive and nurturing space where high-quality youth work sessions targeting young women to increase self-esteem by looking at topics such as body confidence, social media, mental health, relationships, drugs and alcohol, and sexual health. www.wypc.org.uk/
• Wood Farm Parent & Toddler Group - Hold sessions with parents and children.