Charitable groups and community projects in the Furness area are being encouraged to apply for funding. Cumbria Community Foundation manages over a hundred grant making funds and awards on average £2 million a year to community organisations. Last month, four community projects received a share of £45,000 from the Furness Grants Committee. The money came from funds set up by local people and businesses including the Barrow Community Trust Fund, Brian and Ann Clark Fund and Cumbria Young People s Fund. The Cumbria Victims Charitable Trust Fund also made a grant of £350 to an individual affected by domestic violence. Drop Zone Youth Projects received £18,500 from the Cumbria Fund and the Cumbria Young People s Fund to renovate the orchard area of Dalton Train Station.
Grants available for good causes in Furness
Charitable groups and community projects in and around the Furness area are being encouraged to apply for funding.
Cumbria Community Foundation manages more than a hundred grant-making funds and awards £2 million a year on average to community organisations. Funding for projects in the Furness area are considered four times a year through the Furness Grants Committee.
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Last month, four community projects received a share of £45,000 from the Furness Grants Committee. The money came from funds set up by local people and businesses including the Barrow Community Trust Fund, Brian and Ann Clark Fund and Cumbria Young People’s Fund.
A GENEROUS donation has kickstarted a fund with the aim of helping young people from challenging backgrounds in the county. Last week the Cumbria Community Foundation announced the launch of the fund, after a gift of over £100,000 from an anonymous donor. The foundation is managing the money which is looking to support the development of young people during the Coronavirus pandemic. The donor said: “In the best of times, many young people in our communities need inspiration to realise their full potential. The Covid-19 crisis has only added urgency to this, and the Young Persons Opportunity Fund seeks to help ensure that we do not lose the talents and energies of our young people”.
Fund set up to inspire and support young people in Cumbria
An anonymous donor has set up a new fund to support and inspire young people in Cumbria.
The Young Persons Opportunity Fund, managed by Cumbria Community Foundation, is open to charitable groups that work to support the development of young people, in particular those from challenging backgrounds.
The generous donor said: “In the best of times, many young people in our communities need inspiration to realise their full potential.
“The COVID-19 crisis has only added urgency to this, and the Young Persons Opportunity Fund seeks to help ensure that we do not lose the talents and energies of our young people.”