Entries by Carita Magnani

Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation Grant (UK)

UK registered charities, or those affiliated with a registered charity working to help those at disadvantage in society can apply to the Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation for support. Grants of between £250 – £1,000 are available to cover the costs involved in directly supporting those in need including those with disabilities, affected by homelessness, […]

Funding to Support Disadvantaged Young People & Offenders (UK)

Small registered charities can apply for grants of up to £15,000 for projects working with young offenders; prisoners and ex-prisoners as well as young disadvantaged people at risk of criminal involvement. To be eligible for funding, local organisations such as those working in a village, estate or small town should normally have an income of […]

Mind Launches New Strategy

Mind have launched a new organisational strategy, focusing on becoming an anti-racist organisation, supporting young people, and fighting for people in poverty. Check out their strategy here.

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Mental Health Awareness Week

Now more than ever, mental health awareness is important. This week (10-16 May) is #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, the UK’s national week to raise awareness of mental health. The week, now in its 21st year, is hosted by the Mental Health Foundation. Find out more here.

Gift Aid Eligible on Unclaimed Refunds & Loan Repayments

Civil Society have reported that charities will be able to claim Gift Aid on waived refunds or loan payments, under amended rules announced this week. Temporary concessions allowing charities to claim Gift Aid when supporters waived repayments for cancelled events were introduced at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis. Read the article here.

Funding to Support the Creative Development of Individual Cultural & Creative Practitioners (England)

Arts Council England have reopened their Developing Your Creative Practice Fund to help individual cultural and creative practitioners explore new ways of working and to better respond to the changing environment as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Grants of between £2,000 and £10,000 are available to help individuals with their own creative development which […]

Shop & Donate

From the food donations we receive, we create food parcels which we send on to local elderly and vulnerable residents, NHS staff and other food banks who support thousands of people in need. Shop and Donate is also an online shop, where we sell a variety of fresh fruit and vegetables. The proceeds from this […]