Council cash giveaway on offer to local good causes - The Worcester Observer

Council cash giveaway on offer to local good causes

Worcester Editorial 20th Oct, 2020   0

COUNCIL bosses have offered grants of up to £3,000 to charities, volunteer groups and community groups who can deliver services to residents suffering from hardship or poor health this winter.

The aim of the new Health and Hardship Grant Fund is to help residents cope with the impact of Covid-19 and to tackle key health issues within the city.

Grants will be made to organisations support people who are struggling to afford food and other essentials because of the pandemic, and also to those that tackle issues that can affect people’s health and wellbeing, such as homelessness, racial discrimination and loneliness.

Coun James Stanley, chair of Worcester City Council’s Communities Committee, said: “The City Council has played an important role in helping our residents and businesses deal with the impact of Covid, through a range of different funding schemes and projects.




“This new Health and Hardship Grant Fund is an essential part of the Community Recovery Strategy for Worcester that we published in the summer. We need to work with partners across our communities to help residents get through this crisis, and this new initiative will give a helping hand to the people who need it most.”

The deadline for applications to the Health and Hardship Grant Fund is November 15 and any funds awarded need to be spent on community projects by March 31, 2021.


Visit www.worcester.gov.uk/coronavirus for more.

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