Providing housing for the elderly & grants for work to help people in need
We offer grants to organisations working to prevent or relieve hardship or distress in our Area of Benefit. We welcome enquiries from groups of all sizes. We are particularly interested in working with groups with strong links to the communities they serve.
Latest News
Success in Chess!
June 12, 2013Last week saw a chess tournament for the primary schools supported by Chess in Schools and Communities – including two schools whose support from CSC is funded by us. Canberra and St Mary’s primary schools both enjoyed success. St Mary’s emerged as champions with last year’s victors, Canberra in second place. Individual players from [...]
Read More...12 new grants made
June 7, 2013The grants committee has agreed grants to 12 organisations. Given the time of year, there has been a strong emphasis on childrens summer activities with grants offered for summer programmes in Old Oak and the North East of our AOB and for open access play in White City. We are also enhancing H and F [...]
Read More...Toys Galore
May 31, 2013The Clock Club in White City are enjoying their new toys, funded from a grant from us in January. The club, run by volunteers and available on a drop-in basis to children under 5 and their parents/carers every day now has new bikes, dolls, buggies, an area for babies and a play kitchen. Margaret Cooke [...]
Read More...Events
Summer Festivals – White City
June 7, 201315 September sees the White City Festival. This year including a series of exciting participative community arts events. Look out for more information….
Read More...Summer Festivals – Bush Festival
We are supporting the Bush Festival – a youth led, free music festival on 17 August on Shepherds Bush Green. The pre-event project which encourages young people to get involved and learn about event management starts on 17 June. See the Bush Festival website for details.
Read More...Grants Committee meets 17 October
Our next grants committee meeting is on 17 October 2013. We will need applications by 3 October. We are always keen to talk to potential applicants informally about their projects. Do give us a call.
Read More...Housing
Hammersmith United Charities provides homes for people over 60 within the area of benefit who are living on a low income and who would otherwise find it difficult to fund suitable homes for themselves. A limited number of women over 55 may also qualify.
Grants
Trustees have the power to make grants to groups or individuals in the area of benefit to alleviate deprivation and hardship. As a result of the report commissioned by the Charity from the Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion at the London School of Economics and presented in 2009, the trustees now have access to detailed information about where the most deprived areas are and who needs help most.
My name is Doris, I am 92 years old and I have been living here for 7 years. I am very happy here; it is very peaceful and quiet and I feel very safe and secure. We have a lovely garden to sit in during the summers in the winter my flat is lovely and warm. The warden is very helpful and friendly as are the other residents
Doris — John Betts House resident Read More Testimonials
