Where your money goes Since Oasis was formed back in 1989,we have given away more than £1 million in grants to other charities and those working with people living with HIV or undertaking prevention work. You can support Wandsworth Oasis by bringing things in to the shops for us to sell. You can also donate money to us or support us on our various events and challenges. But what do we do with the money? Our Grants scheme Wandsworth Oasis exists to raise money for others, not for ourselves. We encourage organisations involved with the local community and working in HIV prevention or support to apply for a grant so that we can contribute to helping those in most need. We will announce when the new round of applications can be submitted. If you are interested, you can find out more info here. Listed below are projects and organisations who received grants through our last round of funding. Spectra £10,575 Spectra Young People Outreach Working with up to 15 young people from local youth groups such as Tooting Hub, and the Gap Youth Club (for LGBT young people) to create a fashion show using clothing they have selected from Wandsworth Oasis shops. The show will feature a showpiece carnival costume. The costume and outreach team will raise HIV awareness & prevention work in 2019 in a number of venues. Wandsworth LGBTQ Forum £3,000 LGBTQ coffee mornings The 50+ LGBT coffee morning is a weekly service ran by Wandsworth LGBTQ+ Forum in co-production with the Furzedown Project. At present, it is the only weekly service aimed at the older LGBT community in South London. The morning takes place every Thursday morning from 10-12 and welcomes anyone over the age of 50 (who defines as LGBTQ+) from all across London. NAM Publications £6,512 Patient Scheme Providing information for people living with HIV, and their healthcare providers, through print and online platforms. 56 Dean Street £8,000 HIV Events Funding approximately 12 events in the 85 seat venue that has been used for the past 4 years; this venue is popular with and frequented by a loyal group of high-risk people and communities. Each event will address complex themes unique to this high risk group. Salvation Army Wandsworth £5,000 Hardship Fund Mildmay Mission Hospital £7,000 Cardio Coach Equipment The CardioCoach delivers simple and accurate fitness testing based on oxygen consumption. This data can be used as the foundation for customized exercise programs that truly meet the needs of the individual. In Mildmay’s case this means we can better tailor our physiotheraphy programme to the cardiovascular performance of each patient. CliniQ Ltd £6,800 Well-Being Sessions and Counselling Expanding the range of services promoting better overall well-being for transgender people, and to continue to pioneer an effective community-response to HIV infection for UK trans populations. The outcomes would be an increase in knowledge in the wider community increasing understanding of transgender people and reducing prejudice and discrimination. These are some of the wonderful projects and organisations who received grants through our funding in 2017. 56 Dean Street £6,000 Let's Talk About Gay Sex and Drugs A monthly forum for talking about sex and/or drug use in the modern gay male community of London. In association with 56 Dean Street, supported by Wandsworth Oasis. Body and Soul £4,720 Active Minds, Active Souls Part funding of the Active Minds, Active Souls programme, which aims to improve the holistic well-being, health and quality of life for people affected by HIV and their families. Cara Trust £29,891 Technical health and welfare project Support for the most vulnerable people living with HIV - seed funding for a technical health and welfare project for the over-50s. Courtyard Clinic at St Georges £18,000 LGBTQ wellbeing service To establish a once a week LGBTQ wellbeing service at the Courtyard, harnessing individual and community resources to support people living with HIV in an holistic way, whilst attending to the wider health and prevention needs of those who are HIV negative. Courtyard Clinic at St Georges £5,000 Massage Therapy Continuation of massage therapy programme for 70 patients living with HIV. This funding is now in its fourth year. Food Chain £11,705 Packages of Nutrional care and support Packages of nutritional care and support for 69 people living with HIV who are referred in acute nutritional crisis. London Friend £5,000 Creation of Chemsex network Creation of a chemsex and HIV network within London drug treatment services and drug workers. Funds to set up secretariat, promotion and at least two training events. Mildmay Hospital £12,000 Computer support Second Tranche of Funding for Computer Support for rehabilitatation. NAM £10,125 Production of new pamphlet Getting Older with HIV and updating Sideffects Postive East £6,000 Holistic Support Groups Experts by Experience: 6 x monthly holistic support groups for people living with/affected by HIV (2 existing and 4 new groups - women, African mixed gender, young gay men, older gay men, newly diagnosed and serodiscordant couples). Positively UK £7,000 One-to-One support Delivering one-to-one and group peer support for people living with HIV. These services often provide the first opportunity for people living with HIV to meet another person who has received an HIV diagnosis and talk openly about it without fear of discrimination or stigma. Positively UK £3,000 Wellbeing Days To run a rigorous evaluation of piloting a new programme of Peer Wellbeing Days for trans women living with HIV, which we are planning on running in partnership with cliniQ. Salvation Army Wandsworth £5,000 Hardship Fund