Published: 21 March 2024
From: Community
Fourteen not-for-profit organisations have been awarded new strategic grants totalling more than £255,000 from ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council.
A range of community grants have been awarded for new and existing activity that will benefit ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ residents and visitors.
These grants include:
- £50,000 for ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Open House’s Resource Centre and resettlement support
- £32,000 for Broadfield Youth and Community Centre
- £26,250 for Age UK West Sussex outreach activity
- £21,305 for Ten Little Toes Baby Bank
- £21,000 for ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Community Transport
- £19,426 for Relate West Sussex
- £17,195 for Home-Start ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾, Horsham and Mid Sussex (CHAMS)
- £15,750 for ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Community Youth Service
- £12,600 for the Springboard Project’s short break and respite sessions
- £10,500 for ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ LGBT towards ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Pride
- £10,000 for ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Festival towards BACKstage! and High Street Live events
- £8,400 for The Posh Club
- £5,775 for the Forget-Me-Not Club
- £5,000 for Carers Support West Sussex’s bilingual memory navigator service
The total funding for all 14 grants awarded for 2024 to 2025 is £255,201. ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council proudly provides more annual funding and support for the community and voluntary sector than any other borough and district council in West Sussex.
We are honoured to have received funding this year from ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council. Their support enables us to continue helping the most vulnerable families in our community, providing hope in a difficult time, and directly improving their lives through the provision of essentials.
Amanda Lusted
Fundraising Coordinator
Ten Little Toes
Distributing grants of more than £250,000 shows our significant level of commitment to the town’s community and voluntary sector. I’m extremely proud that we can do this to support the incredible work that benefits our communities.
Councillor Sue Mullins
Cabinet member for Community Engagement and Culture
ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council
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