Nationwide Foundation makes eight grants totalling £2.3 million
Howard Lake | 23 October 2009 | News
The Nationwide Foundation has approved eight grants totalling £2.3 million to help tackle the issues of housing and financial exclusion. The Foundation says that money will benefit up to 11,000 people who are either survivors of domestic abuse or older people.
The funding marks the start of the Foundation’s new Investor Programme which will support the charities for three years.
The charities are:
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* Age Concern Camden (partnership with Age Concern London)
* Age Concern Wirral
* Centre for Policy on Ageing
* Centre for Sustainable Energy (partnership with both Mendip and Somerset West Care & Repair)
* The Haven
* money advice plus (MAP) (partnership with national Women’s Aid)
* The Runnymede Trust
* Thanet Citizens’ Advice Bureau (partnership with Shelter Kent branch and Canterbury and Shepway Citizens’ Advice Bureaux)
The Foundation’s involvement also includes consultancy support to build the robustness and infrastructures of the charities funded. This could include providing consultants and funding the training needs for staff and trustees.
The Investor Programme has been developed following 10 years of grant-making experience by the Nationwide Foundation and it aims to “leave a long-term legacy of support” to the charities and causes supported.
www.nationwidefoundation.org.uk
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