The funding will be used to deliver support and address the disproportionate social educational and wellbeing impacts of COVID-19 on Black and Minoritized groups in pockets of high deprivation and hidden poverty in both Tendring and Colchester. AFiUK are small BAME user lead charity that works within target areas where the organisation can develop and enhance social capital and pre-existing assets of communities to address inequalities enhance community cohesion strengthen family bonds and act as intermediary between Black and Minoritized communities and other services. Services include parenting support and education youth clubs tuition for young people independence workshops citizenship activities advocacy case work safe space facilitated peer groups for women female lead research and community conferences and migrant support.