Today it was announced that The National Lottery Community Fund has awarded almost £100 million to 1,355 community organisations involving young people across England over the last year.
London-based charity Kids Against Racism has received National Lottery funding to connect young people from diverse communities through a pen pal scheme to combat loneliness and prejudice.
Slowing down and looking after our mental health has been a necessary part of the last year, and for Ealing based charity, MindFood, reconnecting people with nature as a form of self-care has been crucial.
Hopscotch Asian Women’s Centre, a women’s charity that focuses on providing domestic abuse and welfare support to vulnerable women and children from BAME communities in and around Camden, has been awarded nearly £80,000 of National Lottery funding.
Bipolar UK, the only national charity that focuses on empowering people and families affected by bipolar disorder, has been awarded nearly £100,000 of National Lottery funding to cope with the effect lockdown has had on mental health.
Micro Rainbow CIC, an organisation dedicated to supporting LGBTI* asylum seekers and refugees in the UK, has been awarded £10,000 in National Lottery funding for its new Social Inclusion programme, helping them cope with the effects of the coronavirus lockdown.
Mum Bub Hub which aims to bridge the gap in before and after birth care for vulnerable and at-risk women, particularly in BME communities, has been awarded National Lottery funding as their service is needed more than ever during the COVID-19 crisis.
