organisation
Hastings and Rother Mediation Service
What it does
Mediation
What its grants paid for
£5k from Sussex Community Foundation
Funding was provided to enable them to continue to run their neighbourhood and intergenerational mediation projects. Funding was provided towards core costs, primarily towards the salaries of the two project Co-ordinators, their Data and Admin Assistant, and for volunteers expenses.
£100k from The National Lottery Community Fund: Community Mediation
Hasting Mediation Service (HMS) are requesting 100k over 5 years (20k per annum) to help with continued running costs of £401000 for core services. Funding would stabilise the service along with secured match funds from a range of referral partners. 5 years core support will enable HMS to develop and support 15+ more volunteer mediators enabling them to scale their free confidential and impartial mediation service to residents within the Hastings & Rother area and meet the rise in need.Established as a charity 1995 in response to residents requests for mediation support HMS delivers the service via a team of trained and well supported volunteer community mediators who cover a range of issues including neighbour disputes community safety and anti-social issues and conflict within families.
£5k from Sussex Community Foundation
Funding was provided towards staff costs of a Time 2 Talk Project Co-ordinator and Case Worker, as well as a proportion of running costs for this project.
£3k from Sussex Community Foundation
HRMS works with vulnerable members of the local community delivering mediation services to those who need it. They offer mediation between neighbours (Neighbourhood Mediation) and within families (Intergenerational Mediation). They also offer Family Mediation to help parents who are separated to make arrangements for their children. Funding request for adapting service to online: 6 laptops and zoom subscriptions.
£7k from The National Lottery Community Fund: Time 2 Talk
This organisation will use the funding to continue to provide a mediation service to young people and their families in crisis. The project aims to resolve conflict so young people can remain in the family home where appropriate and avoid homelessness and exploitation.
£5k from Sussex Community Foundation
Funding was provided for a dedicated case worker to work with an increasing number of referrals from young people.