A community project in Dover that brings creativity and art to the lives of vulnerable people has received new National Lottery funding to deliver a programme of support for young carers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A charity in Aldershot supporting the vulnerable and most socially isolated members of the local community is using a £10,000 National Lottery grant to ensure those who need help during the COVID-19 pandemic are connected and looked after.
The Brain and Spinal Injury Centre (BASIC), based in Eccles, Salford, stars in a new national TV ad for The National Lottery, thanking players for their continued support during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
Today, The National Lottery Community Fund is announcing awards over £5 million to more than 160 charities and smaller voluntary led community projects across Wales, many of which are helping people to support each other through the COVID-19 crisis.
Jackie, who is Chief Executive of Children in Scotland, will join the non-executive Scotland Committee of the largest community funder in the UK, taking devolved decisions on National Lottery spending and contributing to its funding strategy and programme development for Scotland.
Across the country 141 groups, from charities to smaller voluntary led community projects, are receiving awards from The National Lottery Community Fund for a range of activities, many of which will help people to support each other through the COVID-19 crisis.
The National Lottery Community Fund has today announced more than £2.2 million of funding to 141 community projects from across Northern Ireland. This includes organisations responding to the current Covid-19 crisis, supporting mental health, reducing isolation and helping people build much needed connections in their community.
