The National Lottery Community Fund is investing £500,000 into a major project to identify and develop leaders, to help secure a positive future for the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in Northern Ireland.
Older people across Dorset are using the power of cooking to make new connections in the community and beat social isolation during the Coronavirus crisis.
Families and vulnerable people across Sandwell are being supported with food parcels, home visits, and even ‘check in’ phone calls from ex-Baggies to help tackle loneliness.
More than 50 community organisations across the UK have received a share of more than £2 million in funding to build on and amplify the creativity and compassion seen in communities and across civil society during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Young people will receive support with their mental health, and loneliness will be tackled in older people across all corners of England through HeadStart and Ageing Better - thanks to an additional £14.7 million from The National Lottery Community Fund.
The National Lottery Community Fund is today announcing £2.7 million of grants to over fifty projects in Northern Ireland that are helping tackle the big issues affecting communities, such as supporting victims of domestic violence, mental health support for families living with health conditions and reducing isolation.
New figures out today reveal an astonishing £4.5 million of National Lottery funding has been distributed to nearly 70 Leicester groups since lockdown.
