Grenfell Projects Fund - Year Two

Closed 9 Apr 2021

Opened 18 Feb 2021

Contact

07857 696791

kevin.ramsey@rbkc.gov.uk

Feedback updated 3 Jun 2021

We asked

Kensington and Chelsea Council has been working with local residents, grassroot organisations and new collectives to deliver the Grenfell Projects Fund.

With three years of the Grenfell Recovery Programme remaining, we recently launched a consultation to understand people’s views about the Grenfell Projects Fund. The consultation ran from 18 February 2021 - 9 April 2021.  We received 99 survey responses and also held a series of stakeholder engagement sessions between November 2020 and April 2021 to capture feedback about the Grenfell Projects Fund.  This included: 1 stakeholder focus group; feedback from over 20 Grenfell project leads; community conversations with 12 local residents; and the facilitation of one Grenfell Community Assembly dedicated to the Grenfell Projects Fund.

You said

  • Half of those who responded thought the Grenfell Projects Fund (GPF) was a success and 64 per cent would recommend that a friend or neighbour apply to the GPF
  • Almost half of respondents said the six themes should remain the same (Wellbeing for children, young people or adults, educational opportunities to increase skills, knowledge, enterprise and qualifications, social and cultural events that bring communities together and provide information to increase connections across the community including initiatives to reduce isolation for older people, community safety that increases the safety of everyone, activities for young people and food growing/greening and food-based activities that increase communities coming together and enhances the local environment)
  • The majority of respondents favoured a combination of a resident-led steering group and a public vote for the decision-making process
  • Residents would like to receive information about the GPF through the Council’s social media platforms, texts, WhatsApp groups and face-to-face meetings. Many respondents felt that the website was the best place to get information about the Fund. 

We did

What's next

  •  A series of recommendations were discussed by Leadership Team in May
  • Increase the marketing of the Grenfell Projects Fund 1 to engage a wider audience of local residents
  • Advertise and recruit local people to be part of the Resident Led Panel to co-steer operations of the Grenfell Projects Fund 2
  • Ensure the current Grenfell Projects Fund 1 is complete before we embark on Grenfell Projects Fund 2

Results updated 1 Jun 2021

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Overview

We are now two years into the Council’s five-year Grenfell Recovery Strategy and we're keen to build on the excellent work done by local people in North Kensington in developing community resilience. With the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic brings still present, we want to codesign the next year of the programme.

The next round of the Grenfell Projects Fund will be opening in spring 2021. The Grenfell Projects Fund launched for the first time last year and we now want to work with the community to learn the lessons from last year and improve the fund for everyone.

What have we heard from the community so far?

  • Grenfell communities need projects that can be delivered during the Covid-19 pandemic to support their needs now. This means they would like an additional theme which allows for projects to meet needs arising from the impact of the pandemic.
  • Grenfell communities want Round 2 of the Grenfell Projects Fund to be delayed until after the vaccine roll out so that projects can be delivered in person
  • The community-led decision-making process needs to be more inclusive and fairer, and people applying and presenting their projects need more support
  • The impact of successful projects needs to be assessed more effectively

Based on this feedback we have agreed the following principles. The survey questions are an opportunity for residents to provide feedback on these proposals and provide any additional thoughts they may have:

  • Grenfell Projects Fund Round 2 will roll out in spring 2021. There is no certainty that the Covid-19 vaccine roll out will be completed before autumn; residents need funding for projects now.
  • Projects will need to tell us if they can be delivered online, or whether they need to be delivered face-to-face. This will be clarified during the selection process and communicated transparently.

We propose to add a Covid-19 theme to the existing six themes:

  1. Wellbeing for children, young people or adults
  2. Educational opportunities to increase skills, knowledge, enterprise and qualifications
  3. Social and cultural events that bring communities together and provide information to increase connections across the community, including initiatives to reduce isolation for older people
  4. Community safety that increases the safety of everyone
  5. Activities for young people
  6. Food growing/greening and food-based activities that increase communities coming together and enhances the local environment

Your response to this survey will inform the next round of the Grenfell Projects Fund.

This survey will close on Friday 9 April 2021.

Should you need support in another language, would like to request a paper copy of the survey, or would like someone to complete this on your behalf, please call or email: Kevin Ramsey on 07857 696791 or kevin.ramsey@rbkc.gov.uk

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