The Mercia Park Community Fund has awarded more than £90,000 to 18 local organisations in north-west Leicestershire in its first round of grants.
Managed by Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation, the fund was set up by developer IM Properties to create a positive social impact in the communities surrounding its Mercia Park scheme.
The grants of up to £5,000 are being awarded to projects which strengthen communities or improve the natural environment. These have included a green gym and an organisation looking to support post-operative cancer patients.
To apply for the second round of grants, to be awarded in the new year, go to www.llrcommunityfoundation.org.uk/apply-for-funds/mercia-park-community-fund-open
Hadley helps feed Bexley youngsters
Hadley Property Group is backing the fundraising campaign Feed Bexley Kids, launched by employee Mabel Ogundayo to provide free school meal vouchers to children in the south-east London borough. Supported by Bexley community activists, the wider public and a donation from Hadley Property Group, the initiative has raised close to £10,000 and provided meal vouchers to 519 children.
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/bexley-feed-a-child-a-meal
Baltic Creative aids job creation in Liverpool
Baltic Creative CIC has partnered with social enterprise Transform Lives Company to create job opportunities for unemployed young people in Liverpool through the government’s Kickstart Scheme. The property management company is working with TLC to build connections with organisations in the creative and digital sector that could offer roles to 16- to 24-year-olds currently receiving universal credit.
Saint-Gobain backs YouthBuild Academy
Saint-Gobain UK and Ireland is supporting Barnardo’s YouthBuild Academy to help young care leavers gain skills and employment through its construction skills course. The programme has seen 57 care leavers graduate since its launch in 2018.
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