Since April 2020, we have distributed more than £2.7 million to not-for-profit groups in Hackney and the City. These grants have supported people throughout the pandemic and in the cost of living crisis.
362
Number of
grants given
£2,705,755
Total value
170
Number of VCS
groups funded
9
In-kind
project matches
For full details of what we have funded, please see our grants made page
Most of our grant-making has been funded by working in partnership with statutory funders. We have worked with London Borough of Hackney to distribute funding supporting residents with the cost of living. Our grants have gone to organisations delivering vital frontline services.
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we responded to an immediate and growing need. Many people wanted to give to the community, while others needed access to food and supplies as they were cut off from their usual support channels.
Our grants during the pandemic funded VCS organisations to support communities with food and supplies, act as a trusted source of information and reduce isolation and loneliness, and we hosted regular grant-holders’ forum meetings where colleagues from both sectors exchanged knowledge: information about the changing rules and rates of infection was provided by Public Health and insight from communities across the borough was shared by community partners.
Thanks are due across the organisations – it’s a phenomenal piece of work and we couldn’t have done it without Hackney Giving and VCH, the Community Champions and the groups.”
Hackney is a vibrant place with diverse communities but where many residents live in poverty, isolation and poor health.
At Hackney Giving, we work to make a positive impact on the borough by channelling funding to community groups who are working to address the inequalities faced by Hackney residents.
Our work with public sector partners continues, building on the foundations laid during the pandemic. We now want to build relationships with businesses and increase the number of residents who choose to support community groups in the area via Hackney Giving.
You have been so patient with us. As a small charity with no paid admin or funding staff; this is the only way we could access funding.
