Applications now open for Spoke and Activity Funding in Sandwell in 2025

by Stuart Ashmore

Sandwell launched the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme in July 2023 (www.sandwellfamilyhubs.com).  Through the programme it aims to ensure parents and carers feel supported and empowered in caring for and nurturing their babies and children, ensuring they receive the best start in life. This in turn will improve health and education outcomes for babies and children and enable them to thrive in later life.

Following the recent success of Family Hub Spokes we now have a new round of Grant Funding available for the delivery of Family Hub Spokes to families across Sandwell. We are looking for grant applications from organisations that already provide services and support to families but want to grow and strengthen their offer by joining the family hub model and become a Spoke.

We already have some Spokes across Sandwell that are making an amazing contribution to Family Hub delivery. We have now identified new areas in the map attached where Spokes are still needed. Please ensure that you are able to deliver your spoke within the areas identified, services outside of these areas will automatically be disqualified from the process.

We are specifically looking at organisations in the following areas plus areas outside a mile radius of the Family hubs and already existing spokes:

  • Oldbury (Oldbury is an underserved area so any organisation in the Oldbury area would be considered)
  • Tipton (Tipton Green Ward)
  • West Bromwich (Great Barr & Yew Tree and West Bromwich Central Wards)

We are also looking for Spokes who could engage Black and Black Heritage communities, these could be based in any town as long as they are willing to support families from any area in Sandwell.

The grant funding is provided to include the delivery of additional activity to support parent and infant wellbeing and infant feeding support.   The grants of £15,000 per organisation will be offered to voluntary and community sector (not for profit) organisations and schools who can engage families and support them to engage in services.

There will be 3 drop in opportunities to ask questions about the grant process as below:-

Or please contact us if you would like an informal discussion.

Maxine_Burrows@sandwell.gov.uk

Kimberley_maynard@sandwell.gov.uk

Closing date for applications is 5pm on 31st July 2025

Applications received after this date will not be processed.

Click on link for Application form and Spoke Presentation  here