Community groups’ last chance for funding
Community groups are being reminded the deadline is approaching to apply for a County Durham funding programme.
Food banks, sports clubs, schools and charities are being urged to apply for the last batch of grants from believe housing’s community funding programme before the end of the financial year.
The funding, tailored to help communities during the coronavirus pandemic, has already distributed more than £150,000 during the year.
Four £1,000 grants remain unallocated from the Coronavirus Crisis Fund programme directed at community groups in most of County Durham, and some surrounding areas.
Among those who could benefit are groups who keep vulnerable people connected and provide help with food while people are seeing new financial difficulties.
Angela Stobbart, community investment team leader at believe housing, said: “We’ve had hundreds of funding applications this year, and we’ve been able to help the vast majority of groups who we’ve spoken to. But there’s still a last chance for groups to apply for support before the financial year is over.
“Whether you’ve worked with us before or have never thought about funding from believe housing, we’d really like to hear from you if you’ve got a relevant community project that needs support.”
Projects that have already received support include food banks, initiatives that help vulnerable people with shopping and schemes that assist families with food when free school meals are not available.
Details of the Coronavirus Crisis Fund are available on the believe housing website, or by calling the Community Investment Team on 0300 1311 999.