# North East solicitors group launches fund to support local community groups

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/02/06/north-east-solicitors-group-launches-fund-to-support-local-community-groups/
- Published: 2020-02-06T08:00:49+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**North East law firm EMG Solicitors has set up its own charitable trust to help
support community groups across the region.**

Based in Durham, [EMG Solicitors](https://www.emgsolicitors.com/) has launched the
EMG Community Fund, through which it plans to support a range of community initiatives,
including groups that offer young people opportunities, aid elderly people and their
carers, and empower women. £34,000 has been put into the fund initially, and the
company also has a long-term plan of giving 5% of its profits on a yearly basis 
to benefit good causes.

The fund is being managed by [County Durham Community Foundation](http://www.cdcf.org.uk),
which will work closely with EMG Solicitors to ensure that the money is used to 
make maximum impact.

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Emma Gaudern, Managing Director of EMG Solicitors, said:

> “It’s been very important to me from day one to be part of the local community
> and to give back in whatever way we can.
> “We are really looking forward to working closely with the Foundation and using
> their expertise in ensuring that the money in the EMG Community Fund goes to where
> it is most needed and makes a real difference.”

Over the years EMG Solicitors has also been a supporter of brain injury charity 
Headway, sponsored events such as [Lumiere](http://www.lumiere-festival.com) and
purchased both a Snowdog and an Elmer elephant from two arts trails raising money
for [St Oswald’s Hospice](http://www.stoswaldsuk.org).

Michelle Cooper, Chief Executive of the Foundation, said:

> “We are delighted that EMG Solicitors has joined County Durham Community Foundation’s
> family and launched a community fund with us. They are a great example of business
> leading the way in social responsibility by supporting grassroots groups within
> their community.
> “These groups know how to bring joy and opportunity to people suffering through
> poverty or poor mental health, and with EMG’s support they can do what they do
> best and make a huge difference.”

Any organisation looking to apply for funding from County Durham Community Foundation
should go to its site and follow the link for the [Community Grants programme](https://www.cdcf.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/grants-for-groups/community-grants-programme/).

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