Thanks to donations from the public and an ongoing partnership with Hackney Council, we’ve granted another £165,000 to not-for-profit organisations.
It’s well known that the high cost of living is continuing to affect people. We’ve just awarded a further 33 grants, of approximately £5,000 each, to help people in the winter months. Community groups and charities have been funded to provide groceries, help with bill payments, offer food in community spaces and work preventively, to try to stop issues becoming worse.
We visited many of the projects funded earlier in the year and saw first-hand the impact they’re having. Whether it was beds at Hackney Night Shelter, lunch clubs where older people get together, share food and have a laugh or summer holiday clubs for children, each of them was clearly making a positive difference to people’s lives.
Funding for these grants was provided by the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP’s) Household Support Fund via London Borough of Hackney and also by generous donations from members of the public.
Our cost of living campaign remains open and you can donate here. Thank you!
Hackney Giving recently led a walking tour of four community projects to show some of the great work that local voluntary and community sector organisations are doing.
Hackney Giving has awarded another £165,000 to not-for-profit groups helping people deal with the cost of living.
Homerton’s beloved Chesham Arms raised funds for Hackney Giving with its pumpkin carving competition.
