Funded by The Charity Service, working in partnership with The Booth Centre and a group of people with lived experience of homelessness and experience of accessing homeless services, we are proud to announce the launch of our Participatory Grantmaking Programme.
The programme will provide grant funding, up to a maximum of £5,000, to registered charities and constituted community/voluntary organisations working to deliver activities, support and services aimed at preventing homelessness within the Greater Manchester area. In particular we would encourage applications from organisations that are directly addressing at least one of the following issues:
• Safe Accommodation
• No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF)
• Growing a community of people accessing services – reducing social isolation and empowering people who attend
The programme will be delivered in 2 rounds of funding and applications for round 1 are now open. The closing date is 4.00pm on Friday 23rd May.
All applications will be reviewed by the Grant Coordinator at The Charity Service who will also complete due diligence checks on all organisations applying for grant funding. On completion of these checks applications will be reviewed and decisions made by a Grant Committee which is made up of people with lived experience of homelessness and experience of accessing homeless services.
We will focus our support on organisations that:
• are embedded within the local community;
• encourage community participation and volunteering;
• have been registered or active for a period of at least 3 years;
• have a track record of delivery; and
• have an annual expenditure of no more than £1m.
Please note organisations currently in receipt of grant funding from The Charity Service are not eligible to apply.
For further information and to receive an application form organisations should contact Pete Yarwood – Grant Coordinator at The Charity Service by email at [email protected] or by calling 07936 917679.
