We have to date awarded £141,958 to charities and community groups across Woking. A full list of the grants awarded in the borough from our Coronavirus Response Fund can be found below.
| Charity | Project Description | Amount Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Total | £141,958 | |
| Byfleet Community Action (Byfleet Care) | Funding toward the salary cost of a Volunteer Coordinator, for a charity in Byfleet, that offers transport to medical appointments and a delivery service of shopping for isolated elderly people. | £2,000 |
| Cancer Testing South | Funding toward PPE for an organisation that provides testing and support for men who may have prostate cancer. | £2,000 |
| Citizens Advice Woking | Funding for IT equipment and increased salary costs for a charity supporting Woking residents with advice during the Coronavirus pandemic | £4,480 |
| Emmaus Transformation Trust - Jigsaw | Funding toward the purchase of supplies for their clients, by a charity, based in Woking, that offers school items to children living in poverty, during the COVID-19 pandemic | £5,000 |
| Friends of the Elderly | Funding toward the purchase of equipment to enable a nationwide organisation, working in Woking, to help keep government recommendations whilst shopping for the isolated and elderly, during the Covid-19 pandemic. | £2,234 |
| Home-Start Runnymede and Woking | A contribution to core costs to a charity supporting disadvantaged families during the Coronavirus pandemic | £5,000 |
| Imago Dei Prison Ministry | Funding to a charity based in Woking that offers support to isolated women incarcerated in prisons, supporting their mental health. | £2,684 |
| Intergenerational Music Making, CIC | IG project to bring connection and joy to isolated older people during the Covid-19 crisis | £1,500 |
| Intergenerational Music Making, CIC | Funding towards online provision for music-based intergenerational work to tackle loneliness, isolation and mental health challenges amid the Coronavirus pandemic | £10,000 |
| LinkAble Woking Ltd | To fund support of children and adults with learning disabilities during the Covid-19 crisis | £5,000 |
| LinkAble Woking Ltd | Essential running costs associated with the resumption of LinkAble's face to face services for children, young people and adults with learning disabilities | £24,400 |
| New Life Church, Woking | Funding toward the purchasing for emergency supplies for a foodbank, based in Woking, during the COVID-19 pandemic | £5,000 |
| New Life Church, Woking | Funding toward the purchase of emergency supplies for a foodbank, based in Woking, serving people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic . | £5,000 |
| Peer Productions | Funding toward online classes to teach young females with learning disabilities about online safety, by an organisation that puts on meaningful productions in schools across Surrey, during the COVID-19 pandemic | £4,770 |
| Prison Advice & Care Trust (Pact) | Funding to provide remote support to the children and families of prisoners who are experiencing increased levels of distress, fear and anxiety due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. | £5,000 |
| SHIFA | Funding to support Asian women via online sessions during the Coronavirus pandemic | £5,000 |
| The Lightbox | Costs to deliver arts-based support to existing elderly, isolated and vulnerable clients during the Coronavirus pandemic | £4,000 |
| Woking Age Concern | Core costs for a charity supporting isolated older people in Woking during the Coronavirus pandemic | £5,000 |
| Woking and Sam Beare Hospices | Funding toward a salary of a temporary member of staff for a hospice, based in Woking, during the COVID-19 pandemic | £5,000 |
| Woking MIND | To fund the purchase of equipment to offer remote support to people suffering from mental ill-health during the Covid-19 outbreak | £5,000 |
| Woking MIND | Funding toward a call programme to help those with mental health issues, by an organisation based in Woking, during the Covid-19 pandemic. | £25,000 |
| Woking Strokeability | Funding toward online exercise classes, by an organisation, based in Woking, that helps rehabilitate people that have suffered from strokes, during the COVID-19 pandemic | £1,300 |
| Woking Strokeability | Funding toward online exercise classes, by an organisation, based in Woking, that helps rehabilitate people that have suffered from strokes, during the COVID-19 pandemic. | £1,300 |
| York Road Project | Funding toward the purchase of equipment and food for a Woking based charity that helps house and feed the homeless, during the COVID-19 pandemic | £4,518 |
| yourSanctuary | Contribution towards salary costs for a charity helping victims of domestic abuse during the Coronavirus pandemic | £3,072 |
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