Hammersmith United Charities

6 Glenthorne Mews. London W6 0LJ. Tel: 020 8741 4326 Fax: 020 8748 7675

Grants

We offer grants to organisations working to prevent or relieve hardship or distress in our Area of Benefit. We offer small grants (worth up to £7000) for specific time limited activities and main grants for more substantial projects. Our trustees currently have a particular interest in projects working with vulnerable young people or children, including those which tackle unemployment. They are also interested in social enterprise and if your organisation operates in this area or works with people who live in this area, you may be able to apply for a grant.” . We are keen to discuss ideas informally with potential applicants.

Our trustees are pleased to announce that they have introduced a new grants programme. This follows a period of research into the specific needs of our Area of Benefit (the seven Northern wards of the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham). This research culminated in the publication in 2009 of a report which we commissioned from the Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion and the London School of Economics.

We have used the conclusions from the report to inform the strategy for our grants programme. This means that trustees are particularly interested in work which helps vulnerable people, especially young people, to overcome the barriers to finding employment or which helps prevent children from encountering those barriers later in life. Trustees are also interested in supporting social enterprise. These interests are not exclusive and we are also interested in receiving applications from organisations who understand other specific issues of need and hardship in this community. Trustees meet quarterly (March, June, September, December) to consider applications.

We are keen to support potential applicants in understanding how we can best work with them to support them and encourage organisations interested in applying for grants to get in touch with our grants manager, Melanie Lock.

Email: melanie@hamunitedcharities.com

Tel: 0208 741 4326

Approved Grants

Grants Approved March 2012

Organisation Purpose Amount
Resurgo Trust Towards the cost of a centre manager for the Hammersmith centres for the Spear project (employment preparation courses for 16 – 24 year olds) £21,812
Urban Partnership Group For costs of activities associated with consultation and planning in preparation for the Big Local programme in Wormholt and White City with particular emphasis on reaching under represented groups including young men £7,000
St Paul’s Money Advice Centre To fund an operations administrator £23,000

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