Public chooses three N Ireland charities for lottery funding
Howard Lake | 21 May 2019 | Uncategorised
Three Northern Ireland charities have shared £150,000 in the latest Big Lottery Peoples’ Projects.
Adam’s Camp NI, Ards Peninsula First Responders Scheme and Newry Helping the Homeless have won the public over with their plans to make a life changing difference to their local communities.
Five projects campaigned across Northern Ireland from 1-15 April for a share of £150,000. Each had their work featured on UTV, The Daily Mirror and Belfast Live, giving the public a chance to see their fantastic work and then make the choice of where the money should go.
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After being chosen by voters from across Northern Ireland, the three groups have been awarded £50,000 each.
The Adam’s Autism Adventures project by Adam’s Camp NI provides week-long camps including therapies and adventures for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their families. Through intensive therapy the children learn skills such as how to regulate their emotions, improve mental health, develop independence and make friends in a fun camp experience.
The Hand on Heart project by Ards Peninsula First Responders Scheme works with the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service to respond to emergency calls in the rural Ards Peninsula area. Responders live and work in the community so can get to casualties quickly, providing life-saving care until the ambulance arrives.
The third project awarded £50,000 was Newry Helping the Homeless. The group are provides a mobile shower unit for homeless people in Newry and Belfast to have a hot shower in a private space.
The two runners up — H.O.P.E for Communities by Equine Enrichment and MERGE by Drake Music Project NI — will receive £5,000 for smaller projects.
The People’s Projects is a partnership between The National Lottery Community Fund, ITV and The National Lottery. Since 2005 it has given the public a say in how National Lottery money should be put to good use in their local area.
Kate Beggs, The National Lottery Community Fund Northern Ireland Director, said: “The People’s Projects highlights the fantastic things communities are doing across Northern Ireland to enable people to thrive”.
The People’s Projects has awarded around £45 million to over 1,000 good causes across the UK since it started in 2005. This year 57 awards of up to £50,000 are up for grabs across the UK – three awards in each ITV region.
- National Lottery Community Fund doubles grassroots funding (15 November 2023)
- National Lottery Community Fund reopens regular funding programmes (8 December 2020)
- David Knott announced as National Lottery Community Fund CEO (19 October 2021)
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.