The London Community Response Fund now stands at £3.2million, with further funders expected to announce their contributions in the coming days, ahead of applications opening for civil society groups affected by the crisis to apply later in the week. The fund, which will be coordinated by London Funders, will be available to organisations facing immediate financial pressures and uncertainty because of the covid-19 outbreak – with reports of organisations dealing with increased demand for services, sickness affecting staff and volunteers, and lower donations. Details of the funding programme’s first wave of applications will be published on the London Funders website in the coming days, and groups can sign up at https://londonfunders.org.uk/our-blog/new-emergency-support-fund-announced-help-community-and-voluntary-organisations to be kept updated when details are announced
Giving World are providing free of charge clothing, food Items, toiletries, cleaning and household products so the most vulnerable people in our communities can stay safe and well. COVID-19 presents us with one of the greatest challenges we have seen during our lifetimes. However, during this difficult time, at Giving World remain committed to supporting people in crisis by providing our service in the time of their greatest need. They understand the need in our communities will grow. They will continue to service their partners and your beneficiaries’ needs, whilst following all the latest government guidelines for employee and volunteers’ safety. If you are not already registered with Giving World to access free of charge business surplus stock please register here. Browse available products Any queries contact Giving World by email: admin@givingworld.org.uk.
In light of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) emergency, United in Hammersmith & Fulham are offering grants to locally based nonprofit organisations dealing with the effects of this emergency. This includes frontline groups who are working with people who face risk as a result of Coronavirus in Hammersmith & Fulham and those whose vital services are affected by the social distancing and self-isolation measures in place. This has made possible by the recent inpouring of generosity to our public Appeal. The UNITED in Hammersmith & Fulham Coronavirus (Covid-19) Community Fund is now LIVE and grants of £100-£1000 can be applied for online at this link – https://unitedhf.org/grants/apply/covidhf/. If you have any queries, please contact: team@unitedhf.org. For further information click here.
Some 170,000 people have registered to be volunteers with the NHS after a recruitment drive to help the vulnerable amid the coronavirus crisis. The helpers are needed for delivering food and medicines, driving patients to appointments and phoning the isolated. The scheme is one of a number aimed at relieving pressure on the NHS. BBC News link
To help charities at this difficult time, we’re offering additional support by telephone. If you need guidance on any legal issue arising from the crisis, you can call any member of our team for a short conversation, without charge or obligation. You can find contact details for our team here, or call us on +44 (0)20 3826 7510 We’ve also put together a brief note on some of the many issues charities are facing, with links to additional sources of useful information. Click here. Do call us if you think we can help.
The coronavirus outbreak has left many people feeling trapped indoors – but tens of thousands of volunteers have offered to help them out. It was late at night on Thursday 12 March when Aviah Sarah Day realised things were serious. Five days earlier she’d thought nothing of going to a nightclub packed with sweaty revellers. Now, as the latest news about the coronavirus outbreak came in, it began to dawn on her just how difficult life was about to become for the millions of British people who would end up stuck inside their homes. Read on…