Projects Funded by Friends
Projects Funded in 2020
The Friends of the Foundation grants panel chose to fund three projects that strive to tackle child poverty across the county.
Rush2TheDen - £5,000
The grant will be used to provide daily activities for babies, children, young people and their parents/carers.
Food and Fun in School Holidays (FISH) - Emmanuel Group of Churches - £5,000
The grant will be used to provide a weekly lunch club with entertainment.
Baby Basics Northampton - £5,000
The grant will be used to create 'starter packs' for new mums.
Peak Empower - £4,000
The grant will be used to provide a school holiday club.
Projects Funded in 2019
Our Friends chose to focus their grant giving on the theme of child poverty, which features prominently as a priority need for the county as identified by our Hidden Needs Report, which will be re-issued very soon.
The Friends of the Foundation grants panel chose the following two projects to fund:
Camrose Toy Library - £4,946.77
The grant will be used to support their 'Nourish and Nurture' Project.
Shudan Community Interest Company (CIC) - £5,000
The grant will be used to support their 'Fit and Fed' Project.