£130,000-worth of grants for good causes in West Cumbria
20/01/2021
Cumbria Community Foundation is continuing to support community groups in West Cumbria through grants worth almost £130,000.
Twenty-five charitable organisations received a share of the funds at its recent West Cumbria grants committee.
The money came from funds set up by local people and businesses including Lord Egremont, Lamont Pridmore, LLWR and Thomas Graham & Sons Ltd.
With UK unemployment figures at a record high amid the COVID-19 crisis, TEGVirtual CIC, with the support of £16,976 from the Beverley Charitable Trust Fund and Live the Dream Fund, will be offering training to young entrepreneurs affected by the pandemic.
A COMMUNITY interest company has been awarded more than £16,000 from Cumbria Community Foundation to help young people in West Cumbria develop their own business. TEGvirtual, who were awarded Community Interest Company (CIC) status in 2020 is run by a group of Cumbrian based business people and entrepreneurs who are passionate about helping people start and grow their own business. The funding that has been given by Cumbria Community Foundation includes £10,000 from the Beverley Trust Fund and £6,976 from the Live the Dream Fund and will support twenty 16 to 25-year-olds living in the Allerdale and Copeland areas, to access the online training programme and discover how to start their own business.
Funding is available for community health projects and digital poverty in North Cumbria and the North East The NHS Charities Together Covid-19 Community Partnership fund is now open for grants of up to £250,000 to partnership projects across the North East and North Cumbria. The fund has £1.4million available to support partnerships of organisations to tackle health inequality, digital poverty and fund mental health support. During the pandemic more than £140million of charitable funds were donated by the public for great causes. Captain Sir Tom Moore, who was knighted for his efforts, inspired more than £30million alone in donations. Through membership association NHS Charities Together, the fund will address three key themes: health inequalities, support for mental health and wellbeing, and support to overcome digital poverty for vulnerable people disproportionately affected by the pandemic.
Newsquest Cumbria joined forces with Cumbria Community Foundation to help promote its annual fundraising drive. Launched in 2010, the Winter Warmth Appeal has literally saved lives by giving grants to vulnerable older people in the county to keep them warm in the colder months. Having launched its latest appeal last month, the charity has been inundated with donations - almost matching last year’s total of £200,000 with three months still remaining. The charity’s grants and donor services officer, Annalee Holliday, said: “I think older people have been very much in people’s consciousness this year, with many people having to shield at home and hardly leave the house. Their heating bills will be a higher this year as a result, and the lack of social interaction will have had an impact on their mental health.