- Target:
- Northamptonshire County Council
- Region:
- United Kingdom
- Website:
- www.abcnorthants.org
On 23rd July 2010 The Alliance for Black Children received the devastating news that the local authority will be terminating their contract with ABC to provide support services, effective 31st October 2010. The termination of our funding from Children’s fund will have an adverse impact on a number of children and families within the county and we are writing to ask for your careful reconsideration of this decision.
ABC has been providing valuable support services to children and families within the Northamptonshire community for seven consecutive years. The organisation’s main goal is to enhance and improve the well being of children and families of black and dual heritage backgrounds. However as we have grown these services have expanded to become more inclusive. We presently employ 3 full time staff, 5 part time staff and 2 sessional play-workers and they along with 5 volunteers deliver services within the broad areas of study support in schools, family support, holiday activity programmes and community outreach work.
The funding from Children’s Fund covers the core costs enabling us to then apply for funding to develop projects such as:
(1) Adult Learning Project
(2) WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan)
(3) On Point for young males and females
(4) Art Club
(5) Fishing Club
(6) Anti Guns and Knives Project
(7) Anti Bullying Campaign
(8) Taking part in local carnivals
(9) School of Life – Phones to Knitting Project.
The signatures below are from the Board of Directors, staff, members, parents, children and well wishers within Northamptonshire who feel strongly that the decision to terminate the funding for ABC should be reconsidered.
Letters of support are also attached which confirm the value with which our organisation and services are regarded.
We are all appealing for the leadership of NCC to repeal this decision and allow ABC to continue to deliver valuable service to our communities.
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The Stop the axing of the Alliance for Black Children petition to Northamptonshire County Council was written by Anjona Roy and is in the category Children's Rights at GoPetition.