VOLUNTARY groups and charities helping communities recover from Covid have been boosted with grants through a partnership between Wessex Water and Wiltshire Community Foundation. The Wessex Water Recovery Fund is part of the Wessex Water Foundation, a multi-million pound initiative launched last June. Grants have been targeted at people struggling with money, schemes to strengthen communities, green recovery initiatives and projects to enhance nature and wildlife. Among the recipients of the £43,000 awarded through Wiltshire Community Foundation, is Help Counselling Services in Trowbridge. The Trowbridge group has received £2,500 to provide more low-cost counselling to people struggling with the lockdowns. The grant will help reduce the time people have to wait to see a counsellor, which can be up to ten weeks.
Alzheimer’s Support has received funding from Wessex Water through Wiltshire Community Foundation for its Movement for the Mind classes in Devizes VOLUNTARY groups and charities helping communities recover from Covid have been boosted with grants through a partnership between Wessex Water and Wiltshire Community Foundation. The Wessex Water Recovery Fund is part of the Wessex Water Foundation, a multi-million pound initiative launched last June. Grants have been targeted at people struggling with money, schemes to strengthen communities, green recovery initiatives and projects to enhance nature and wildlife. Among the recipients of the £43,000 awarded through Wiltshire Community Foundation is Alzheimer’s Support. The group, which works all over north and west Wiltshire, received £1,800 to cover the running costs of its Movement for the Mind classes in Devizes. The group’s fundraising has been badly hit over the last year and needs help with running costs.