The Yorkshire Building Society’s Charitable Foundation has launched a Coronavirus Response Fund to support registered charities that ate helping local communities affected by the coronavirus. Funding will support groups and activities that help vulnerable people who are self-isolating, co-ordinate community response, provide emergency support such as food banks, help with loss of income and ensure health and wellbeing is maintained. The £100,000 fund will make donations of between £250 and £2,000 to help with costs such as running costs, staff and travel costs, and volunteer expenses. Applications can be made at any time and will be reviewed on a fortnightly basis. Click here
The Childhood Trust is launching its £2.5m Champions for Children fund to support vulnerable children and young people across London affected by Coronavirus. Charities can now sign up for this match-funding campaign to raise unrestricted funds. Charities recruit pledgers from their own network, and then raise funds during an online campaign taking place between 23 and 30 June. Their pledgers and The Childhood Trust will then match what’s raised; so if a charity raises £30,000, they will receive a further £30,000 (£15,000 from their pledgers; £15,000 from The Childhood Trust) at the end of campaign. For further details on how the campaign will work and to sign up, click here.
