Young people at risk of ‘lockdown loneliness’ and social isolation in South Hams are to be supported by a ‘Digital Youth Work’ project set up by local charity Youth Genesis Trust, thanks to a new National Lottery grant.
Micro Rainbow CIC, an organisation dedicated to supporting LGBTI* asylum seekers and refugees in the UK, has been awarded £10,000 in National Lottery funding for its new Social Inclusion programme, helping them cope with the effects of the coronavirus lockdown.
Mum Bub Hub which aims to bridge the gap in before and after birth care for vulnerable and at-risk women, particularly in BME communities, has been awarded National Lottery funding as their service is needed more than ever during the COVID-19 crisis.
Almost 1,500 community groups across England - many of them helping to tackle social isolation and loneliness caused by the COVID-19 crisis – are in for a share of around £30 million in National Lottery funding awarded this month.
Southall Black Sisters, a women’s organisation that focuses on challenging domestic and gender-related violence across London, has been awarded nearly £90,000 of National Lottery funding.
Ballantrae Trust today (Saturday 13 June) receives £262,493 from the Scottish Land Fund to purchase, refurbish, develop and manage the Kings Arms Hotel as a community resource. It is one of 16 groups sharing in £3,669,762 from the Scottish Land Fund.
Dunnet Forestry Trust has received £45,950 from the Scottish Land Fund with which to purchase 260 acres of forest, which it currently manages on behalf of Scottish Natural Heritage. It is one of 16 groups in Scotland today (SATURDAY 13 JUNE) sharing in £3,669,762.
A total of £367,915 been awarded to two separate projects on Orkney in the latest round of grants from the Scottish Land Fund. The groups are amongst 16 in Scotland sharing £3,669,762.
