Support Your Community With Our Funding!
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Published 9 Aug 2021 in Communities
As you know, Midcounties is not like working for any other business, we’re a values-led organisation that prides itself on supporting our local communities in every way we can. With Community Funding opening soon, we want to support colleagues who are making a real difference in their community.
So if you're part of an organisation or community group then we might be able to support you with up to £2,000 of funding through our community grant!
Key Dates to remember: 📅
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Community Fund will open for applications on Monday 23rd August 2021
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Applications close on Friday 17th September 2021
How to apply? 🙋♀️
Please click here to visit our website to complete the online application when the fund opens.
Check out some of the Projects we've supported 👏
Every year we hand out funding to a wide range of applicants to ensure that they can continue to make a positive impact in their local communities.
Here are just some of the recipients of our Community Fund in our last round:
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Safeline, Warwick:
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Funding was donated to support the delivery of employability projects for vulnerable young people, and young people who have been affected by sexual violence or abuse, between the ages of 15-19.
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Brendan’s Bridge, Gloucester:
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Funding donated was used to support their work in mental health support and mentoring for young people who face some of the most challenging issues in our society.
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Bridgnorth Community First Responders, Shropshire:
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This funding will be used to support the purchase of a second Automated External Defibrillator that has ECG capability, which will assist in identifying patients that need to be conveyed to the hospital immediately and prioritise care in the community .
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The Chase Parkinson’s Support Group, Staffordshire:
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This funding has been donated to support their existing current 'remote' Exercise classes and Speech and Therapy sessions, with a view to these returning to normal face to face sessions in the future.
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Elias Mattu Foundation, West Midlands:
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Funding donated will support the continuation of help to families with school-aged children with food parcels, for which there is still an increased demand due to Covid.
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Banburyshire Citizens Project, Oxfordshire:
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Funding donated has been used for running costs, so that the group can continue to support the local community with welfare advice and support.
To celebrate our Values in Action and to highlight to our Members the way our community donations are distributed and how they make a difference locally, please note that all successful applicants may be asked, as part of their acceptance of their grant to provide updates or to attend one of our events to discuss the impact the fund has made.
If you care about it, then so do we!