The 2021 Community Benefit Fund is Open for Applications!
In line with our social enterprise principles, we have established a Community Benefit Fund to support local groups and organisations who share our vision. Since 2013, we have allocated £140,000 to 54 local community projects. This year we have allocated £20,000 to the Fund and will award grants for a minimum of £200 and a maximum of £3,000.
After a year of life being on hold, we will be offering funding to aid recovery post-COVID. This can include:
- health and wellbeing
- community access
- technology
- advocacy
This year’s Fund will be focused on suitable projects that support adults and young people in transition with social care needs (e.g. people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism, older people etc.) and family carers in the geographical area (i.e. Suffolk, north-west Essex and south-east Norfolk) in which our company operates. Ideally, we are looking for organisations that have not previously benefited from this fund, or if you have, any such application would need to be for a new / different project relevant to the themes identified above. Particular priority will be given to bids which foster a partnership approach.
The fund will award grants to organisations – charities, community groups, voluntary groups. We will not fund individuals or commercial organisations. We will award grants to charities, social enterprises and other not for profit organisations.
The application period runs from 1st March to 16th April 2021.
To apply, please complete the application form and return to: sarah.laflin@leadinglives.org.uk
