Oldham

Aims/priorities: The funding supports projects that address deprivation or disadvantage in Persimmon communities, especially among young people. These include social mobility and youth development, such as learning and training.

There are two rounds of funding, with a total of £200,000 available for distribution each year, in the form of four £50,000 donations.

The second round is accepting applications from registered charities for UK-based projects that focus on:

Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support projects that establish trees outside of woodlands to create or enhance green spaces, using a range of tree types and planting methods, to support the Government’s Environmental Improvement Plan goal to increase England’s overall tree canopy from 14.5% to 16.5% of total land area by 2050. 

Who can apply? The following can apply:

Aims/priorities: The Strategic Legal Fund (SLF) for migrant groups in the UK is a fund to support legal work in the UK that goes beyond securing justice for an individual and makes a significant contribution to law, practice and procedures to uphold and promote the rights of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants more generally.

The SLF aims to tackle injustices and inconsistencies in law and practice that disadvantage or discriminate against asylum seekers, refugees and migrants as a result of their migration status.

Aims/priorities: The Local Community Fund supports projects in its members’ communities that provide access to opportunities and resources to help people thrive. For the latest round, Co-op Members will decide how to invest £3.5m through the Local Community Fund. 

You can apply if your project helps people to thrive in one of the following ways:

Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support community tree-planting projects that are well-planned, sustainable, and will directly benefit people and communities.  

Who can apply? The following can apply:

• Local authorities.
• Charities & other NGOs.
• Community groups.
• Education institutions.
• Individual landowners.

Proposed projects must: 

Aims/priorities: The funding is intended for voluntary organisations who are working to improve the health and wellbeing of people in their community.

The Foundation is taking a broad approach in the areas of work it supports because  the causes of poor health, loneliness and social exclusion are complicated. This means the type of projects that improve health and wellbeing outcomes are quite varied.

The funding is for work that address the following project themes:

Aims/priorities: The funding aims to support the modernisation and improvement of village halls, so that they are fit for purpose and can provide activities which seek to achieve one or more of the following outcomes for their communities:

Aims/priorities: The funding is for charitable organisations in the UK working with families with young children and children up to 11 years of age, to support core costs in the following areas:  

Aims/priorities: BBC Children in Need Emergency Essentials Programme supports children and young people who are facing exceptionally difficult circumstances. This Fund is administered by Family Fund Business Services.

This programme provides items for the most basic needs of vulnerable children and young people who may be: