Funding Available to Tackle Abuse, Addiction, & Homelessness in Children & Young People (UK)

Grants of up to £2,500 are available to UK-based charities working with children and young people under 16, focusing on issues like abuse, addiction, young carers, and homelessness. The funding is being made available through the 7Stars Foundation. Additional grants of up to £1,500 are available for charities to purchase items and resources to protect and support the children they serve through the cost-of-living crisis. Direct grants are also offered to individuals affected by abuse, addiction, young carer issues, and homelessness, with applications submitted by supporting professionals or organisations. The deadline for applications is 31st August 2023. Funding Available to Tackle Abuse, Addiction, and Homelessness in Children and Young People (UK)

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Funding to Support Disadvantaged Young People & Offenders (UK)

Grants are available to registered charities and other charitable organisation to support ex-offenders, young offenders, and at-risk youth. The funding is being made available through the Weavers’ Company who are looking specifically to support projects helping offenders find work as well as projects that support marginalised groups. A secondary priority is given to projects aiding disadvantaged young people, including immigrants, in realising their potential and engaging in society. The Weavers’ Company has two funding streams: a Small Grants Programme offering up to £5,000, and a Main Grants Programme with no maximum limit. Funding covers both project and core costs. Applicants must demonstrate efforts to secure other funding and future sustainability. The next application deadline is the 16th November 2023. Funding to Support Disadvantaged Young People and Offenders (UK)

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Community Resilience Grants – Community Action for Partnerships in Health

An exciting new grants programme focused on building partnerships in health is now LIVE for community organisations.

The Community Action for Partnerships in Health is providing microgrants at either £2,000 or £5,000. 

The programme is looking to build stronger community resilience through funding community-led initiatives. These initiatives will scope, develop and/or deliver sustainable and community-led methods of building partnership between communities and health services. Proposals may incorporate the following themes:

    • Hearing and responding to community health priorities
    • Improving community access to health services
    • Developing sustainable methods of building partnership between communities and health services

For further information, prospective applicants may also be interested to attend the upcoming Community Action for Partnerships in Health, a community conversation event. You can see further information below, and click to register via Eventbrite.

Apply now

Applications will close at 5pm on Friday 11th August.

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Grants for Older People on Low Incomes (England & Wales)

Small grants of up to £500 are available to support vulnerable older people living on low incomes in England and Wales. The funding which is being made available through the charity Friends of the Elderly assists individuals and couples who are of or over the state pension age, have savings of less than £5,000, and do not meet the criteria for other funders. The funding aims to assist with various needs such as purchasing a new fridge, paying unexpected bills, obtaining food and clothing, or covering gas and electricity costs. To apply for these grants, individuals must submit their applications through a third-party Referral Agent. Acceptable Referral Agents include charities, local authorities, housing associations, community organisations, Information, Advice and Guidance providers, as well as social services representatives. Applications can be submitted at any time. Grants for Older People on Low Incomes (England & Wales)

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Grants Available for Projects Benefitting Children & Young People (London)

Grants of up to £5,000 are available to schools, charities, community organisations and local authorities for small one-off projects lasting up to one year that promote the life-chances of children and young people through education and family support. The funding is made available through the John Lyon’s Charity’s and projects supported must be located in the boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, City of London. Requests to the Small Grants Fund are considered at least six times a year and there are no deadlines. Grants Available for Projects Benefitting Children and Young People (London)

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Funding to Support the Core Costs of Organisations Working with Children (UK, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands)

Not-for-profit organisations working with children and young people aged 18 or under can apply for grants of up to £40,000 per year for up to three years to support their core costs such as management and administration, HR, monitoring, evaluation and learning, etc. The funding is being made available through BBC Children in Need’s Core Cost programme and will support eligible organisations within the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands. Whilst the programme prioritises smaller, local organisations, exceptions are made for certain cases. Organisations with an annual turnover exceeding £1 million can still apply if they fall into categories such as hospices (including children’s hospices), housing associations, or if their work has a nationwide or UK-wide impact. There is no closing date and applications can be made at any time. Funding to Support the Core Costs of Organisations Working with Children (UK, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands)

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Grants of up to £7,500 Available to Support Older People Maintain their Independence (UK)

Grants of up to £7,000 are available to charities in the U.K to support preventative and early community based intervention programmes that focus on helping older people stay in their own homes and maintain their independence. The funding is being made available through the Charles Hayward Foundation Small Grants programme. There are no deadlines and applications can be submitted at any time. Grants of up to £7,500 Available to Support Older People Maintain their Independence (UK)

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Grants to Support Individuals & Families in Need (UK)

Grants of up to £2,000 are available to charities, housing associations, schools and social services providing support for individuals and families across the UK who are in financial need. The Cosaraf Charitable Foundation’s Hardship Grants will support individuals and families who have exhausted all other sources of funding and are struggling with everyday costs, such as basic living expenses, household items and utilities, work- or education-related expenses, or rent arrears. Priority will be given to the most financially excluded people, families over individuals, those with caring responsibilities, and to items that will make the most difference to the individual/family’s long-term future. Applications can be made at any time and are assessed every six weeks. Grants to Support Individuals & Families in Need (UK)

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Grants to Keep Disadvantaged Young People Away from Anti-Social Behaviour (London & the South East)

Grants are available to charities and nor for profit organisations that work with disadvantaged young people (5-19 years old) to keep them away from anti-social behaviour and criminal activity and to enable them to fulfill their potential. The funding is being made available through the William Wates Memorial Trust.  The Trust will primarily support organisations in London and the South East. Generally, individual grants are around £30,000 over 3 years are available. The Trust will also make 2 -3 Grants which will be in the region of £30,000 – £50,000 p.a. over a 3 year period. The Trust is particularly interested in supporting projects that continue to have an impact once the funding has stopped. The deadline for applications is the 31st July 2023. Grants to Keep Disadvantaged Young People Away from Anti-Social Behaviour (London & the South East)

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Landsec Futures Community Grants

We’ll be offering four funding rounds each year. Our first round of applications for Community Grants have now closed. Round two applications will open on 3rd July 2023. 

Landsec Futures is a £20m fund that aims to deliver around £200m of social value by 2030, supporting at least 30,000 people from underrepresented socio-economic backgrounds towards long-term employment. It will also provide the chance to increase the diversity of talent across the industry and in our business.

The fund reflects our approach to sustainability (Build well, Live well, Act well), and is an important step towards delivering our purpose: delivering sustainable places, connecting communities and realising potential.

Given the vibrant cultures we work with every day across our portfolio, we see that there’s significant opportunity to encourage voices within those communities, empowering them to lead change in the places they know the best. 

Community grants will be available for local charities to increase funding for challenges specific to our local communities. These unrestricted grants of up to £3,000 are designed to support not-for-profit organisations with daily activities. Funding opportunities will be transparent, with a shortlist created by the Charities Aid Foundation, and reviewed by community grants panels built from members local to each of our places. This will provide inside perspectives of what funding will make the greatest impact in each area, empowering the local community to make future-forward decisions.

https://landsec.com/futures Community Grants

 

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