Schools, charities, and community organisations seeking to offer breaks for disadvantaged children, young people and their families can apply for support for a residential stay in England and Wales. The Youth Hostel Association’s Breaks Programme offers bursaries to primary schools, secondary schools, special schools, schools offering alternative provision and colleges to help meet the costs of a residential trip. The programme also offers fully or part-funded residential trips to groups of young people and families facing challenges that make travel and adventure difficult to access. They are arranged via application or referral from partner organisations including charities, community groups and home education networks. No application deadline is given. Residential Breaks for Disadvantaged Children, Young People & Families (England & Wales)

The National Lottery Community Fund has provided £3.2 million in funding for the Women’s Urgent Support Fund, which will respond to the cost-of-living crisis faced by women. Round one of the Fund, administered by the Smallwood Trust, will award three-year grants of between £15,000 and £60,000 to enable 20 women’s-led community organisations to respond to the increase in demand for urgent and basic needs from women in England who are most at risk of poverty due to the crisis. The funding can be used to pay for core and frontline staff salaries, running costs/overheads, provision of services and goods to women, and other organisational costs. The deadline for applications is 5pm on the 19th May 2023. New £3.2 Million Fund Launched to Respond to the Cost of Living Crisis Facing Women (UK)

The Big Give has launched a match funding campaign to support charities working to improve the lives of vulnerable, disadvantaged or underrepresented women and girls in the UK. The Women and Girls Match Fund is making up to £10,000 in match funding available to enable charities that are led by and for women and girls to run their own match funding campaign during one week in October. Priority will be given to applications from charities that are led by Black and minoritised women and girls, LGBTQI women and girls, or Disabled women and girls. Charities wanting to participate in the campaign have until the 23rd June 2023 to submit their application. Match Funding Campaign to Support Vulnerable & Underrepresented Women & Girls (UK)

Families, as well as groups of children, schools, organisations, and other registered charities, can apply for financial assistance from the Adamson Trust for the cost of holidays or respite breaks for disabled children with physical, mental, or emotional impairments. To be eligible, the child must be a resident in the UK, between the ages of 3 and 17, and the Trust requires evidence of their disability or illness from a medical or social services professional. Grants from the Trust usually only cover a portion of the holiday expenses. The next closing date for applications is the 30th June 2023. Funding for Respite Breaks for Disabled Children and their Families (UK)

The Hubbub Foundation, in partnership with Startbucks, is making funding available to develop their network of community fridges into food hubs to help local residents learn about sustainable, affordable and healthy living. Up to 50 community fridge groups will benefit from grants of £7,000 to deliver new activities relating to cooking, growing, budgeting and using surplus food that fit into one of four themes: skills; affordable food; community connection; and growing. Activities could include healthy cooking classes, gardening schemes, food growing projects, and meals for the local community. Hubbub will also provide support, guidance, and resources. The Community Fridge Food Hub Fund closes to applications on the 31st May 2023. Grants to Develop Community Food Hubs (UK)