Natwest launches £2.8m grant fund to help local charities attract volunteers 5

Finance | Vibeka Mair | 1 Aug 2011

Natwest has launched CommunityForce, a £2.8m grant fund to help local charities raise the publicity of their work and attract volunteers.

158 CommunityForce areas have been set up, and each will be offering three local projects the chance to win an award of £6,000 each.

An online public vote on Natwest's website will decide which three organisations should receive the awards.

Organisations and charities can apply for a CommunityForce award here between 25th July and 4th September 2011.

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Ian Fallon
support worker
Keyhouse Project
4 Aug 2011

Keyhouse works with people who have experienced homelessness and who have been excluded from soceity due to various problems mainly stemming from addictions to drugs and alcohol.

We run a 6 plot allotment project which relies on volunteers to keep it running and producing food which is then distrubuted to our hostel and to other clients that we work with.

Keyhouse would like to apply for a community force award.

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Jackie Foley
Fundraiser
STAR
2 Aug 2011

Somerset Trust for Arts and Recreation (STAR) is a registered charity aiming to provide opportunites for disadvantaged young people in Somerset.
They may be in the care of the Local Authority or may be classed as "in need".

STAR assists young people up to the age of 25 to access opporuntities. STAR would like to be considered for the Community Force award.

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Des Workman
manager
Home from Hospital
2 Aug 2011

Home from Hospital Care helps older people being discharged from Hospital who receive no support from Adults and Communities (social services)by befriending, shopping and low level support. We assit in stopping delayed discharges and returning older people with support to their own home and community.
We would like to apply for a community force award.

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S. Corrigan
2 Aug 2011
Response to [Des Workman]

You'll have to go to the Community Force website to apply:

http://communityforce.natwest.com/?extcam=furl-communityforce

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Jackie Foley
Fundraiser
Somerset Trust for Arts and Recreation
1 Aug 2011

STAR would like to be considered for a Community Force award.

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