MY COMMUNITY
Pots of cash for Community community projects Want to improve your local area, got an idea to spruce it up? Well, you can apply for cash to do just that. There are many grants available to bring your idea to life and benefit people living in your neighbourhood. Love Where You Live
Edward Harvist Trust Fund
Together Towards Zero
With grants of up to £1,000 available for residents, community groups and schools to develop one-off projects to improve the environment, tackle social isolation or help to build better community relations in Brent. In the past 12 months, over £19,500 has been awarded to 30 local community groups. The Sunah’s Crisis Team project were successful in receiving funding to provide over 200 hundred hot meals, both at the Lewinson centre in Willesden, and directly to homes where people were shielding or incapacitated as a direct result of COVID 19. Email lovewhereyoulive@brent.gov.uk to find out more.
Up to £5,000 is available for local registered organisations, for projects that work to improve the quality of life and opportunities for residents. A total of £62,000 was awarded to 14 projects to improve local areas from April to December last year. Brent Centre for Young People – installed a new outdoor lift to improve disabled access. Springboard Youth Academy started a new club for young asylum seekers and refugee young people to provide holistic learning over February and October half terms. A young person who attended Springboard said, “In my opinion, Springboard is a great place to enjoy free time, make new friends,learn cool stuff, do activities and learn about other religions.” Friends of Barham Library – hired a cleaner for a year as a response to COVID 19 to enable safe reopening of services. For more information email edwardharvist@brent.gov.uk
Grant applications are open for one-off environmental projects or initiatives that contribute to the climate emergency in Brent. You can apply for up to £1,000 to support your community. Councillor Promise Knight, Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Engagement said, “These community grants have added tremendous value in supporting local groups, residents and organisations in delivering various local community based projects. “These grants provide a great opportunity for individuals to improve where they live and to make a difference. Please step up and apply for a grant.” For more information email ecogrants@ brent.gov.uk Deadline: 31 March 2022.
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