Better Mental Health: £388,672 awarded

In September 2022, Hackney Giving awarded funding of £388,672.12 to nine local not-for-profit organisations supporting people living with complex mental health needs.

Pandemic programme evaluation findings

Hackney Giving distributed funding throughout the pandemic on behalf of the City and Hackney Public Health team: the Covid-19 Information Grants and Covid-19 Information Small Grants were a large part of our grant-making in 2020 and 2021.

Healthy meals on a budget

Hackney Young People’s University received a grant of £4,996 to run healthy eating sessions with young people.

Fundraising appeal: cost of living

The increased cost of living in the UK is making headlines.

Reducing the digital divide

Hackney Chinese Community Services (HCCS) was founded in 1985 and continues to serve the local East and South East Asian communities in the borough.

Supporting vulnerable people

MRS Independent Living helps people from communities that have been marginalised and excluded, take action and find solutions to challenges they are facing.

Providing food and supplies

Hackney Giving funded Turkish Cypriot Community Association (TCCA) through its coronavirus response round.

Puppetry for young people

Activiteens was set up in 2004 to relieve the needs of disadvantaged young people by providing out-of-school clubs, mentoring services, day and overnight trips and vocational training courses.

Garden therapy group

Hackney City Farm was funded to deliver a six week therapeutic gardening group in collaboration with Gaia Therapy offering weekly activities that brought together a group of people struggling with acute mental health difficulties.