compact for race equality in south tyneside
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Compact for Race Equality in South Tyneside (CREST) is a user-led charity working to promote racial equality, and social justice by improving the social and economic position of BME communities and individuals to increase civil participation and sense of belonging within South Tyneside and beyond. We are proud of our ground breaking achievements in community development..
Our top activities
Our organisation has run 778 separate activities in the last year that have worked with 970 people to date. These are our most popular activities, and by clicking on them you can see data on each.
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Grant funding
BAME Boys Youth Group
Awarded By
the national lottery community fund
Awarded
14/04/22
Amount
£9,132
The funding will be used to develop a trial Boys Youth Group for disadvantaged BAME and refugee families who have experienced trauma or domestic violence. It will support 20 boys access leadership skills team building activities cultural awareness and the opportunity to make new friends with the aim of reducing isolation bringing communities together and improve future prospects.
Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
Awarded By
garfield weston foundation
Awarded
28/01/22
Amount
£15,000
Stronger Together
Grant to Crest
Awarded By
the tudor trust
Awarded
08/07/20
Amount
£105,000
over three years as core funding for a BAME-led community charity in South Tyneside
Main Grants award
Awarded By
garfield weston foundation
Awarded
14/05/20
Amount
£15,000
CREST: Delivering community work supporting disadvantaged BMEs, refugees and asylum seekers.
Look good, feel great! BME women's wellbeing project
Awarded By
community foundation serving tyne & wear and northumberland
Awarded
28/09/17
Amount
£3,550
Look good, feel great! BME women's wellbeing project
Reaching out, Tackling Poverty in BME Communities
Awarded By
community foundation serving tyne & wear and northumberland
Awarded
01/08/17
Amount
£14,459
Reaching out, Tackling Poverty in BME Communities
Compact for Race Equality in South Tyneside Ltd
Awarded By
the coalfields regeneration trust
Awarded
25/07/17
Amount
£9,992
The project is to employ an Information Advice and Guidance (IAG) Worker to support unemployed and economically inactive BAME (Black and Minority Ethnic people) with pathways into employment. The IAG Worker will help with job searches, applications, CV development and interview skills, and work with other agencies to promote pathways into training, volunteering and employment, as well as referring clients onto specialist providers to help them overcome specific barriers. The IAG worker will additionally deliver an outreach programme of advice sessions and awareness raising events at community venues for BAME communities and engage with BAME jobseekers furthest away from the labour market. Two volunteers will also be trained in IAG level 2/3 in order to assist with community engagement activities.
Grant to Compact for Race Equality in South Tyneside
Awarded By
the national lottery heritage fund
Awarded
24/03/17
Amount
£39,700
Forgotten, Folklore, Fairy Tales and Proverbs-Building Bridges through storytelling from local BAME's Heritage
Grant to CREST
Awarded By
the henry smith charity
Awarded
08/12/16
Amount
£61,400
towards two years' running costs of a project providing advice and employability training for BAME communities and refugees in South Tyneside and Sunderland
The Big Cooking Pot Celebration
Awarded By
the national lottery community fund
Awarded
13/10/16
Amount
£9,987
The project will deliver four 10th anniversary events sharing cooking, crafts and traditions from different cultures and communities in the South Shields and Sunderland areas. This will bring together people from different age groups and backgrounds to celebrate the multicultural and diverse community.
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Our funders and supporters
garfield weston foundation
the coalfields regeneration trust
the tudor trust
the henry smith charity
community foundation serving tyne & wear and northumberland
county durham community foundation
the earl of northampton's charity
lloyds bank foundation for england and wales
Source: 360Giving licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. © Copyright 2026 360Giving.