Reflections on our Community Chest small grants

Reflections on our Community Chest small grants  Last year, Hackney Giving distributed £25,000 in small grants via a Community Chest programme. We have recently reflected on this grants programme and the challenges and successes that came with it. The grants

Parent Club’s Hackney Giving funded project

Parent Club’s programme to support families  Fatou Gassama, Hackney Giving’s Community Giving and Partnerships Coordinator, visited Chris Brown from Parent Club to find out more about its project.  Parent Club runs the Kitchen Club, a lunch club with additional activities

Hackney Giving says thanks!

Hackney Givings says thanks! (l to r: Bernadette Bramble, Mayor Woodley & Madam Speaker with Sarah Watson and Fatou Gassama from Hackney Giving) On Wednesday 17 January, the Hackney Giving team at Hackney CVS hosted a thank you lunch in

We publish open grants data 

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End of year message

  End of year message   Dear supporter,   Hackney Giving would like to wish all our colleagues and supporters a well-deserved festive break after another busy year. Thank you to the groups who have been working at a grassroots

£151k funding boost for community groups supporting residen

£151k funding boost for community groups supporting residents with cost of living Hackney Giving has distributed over £151,000 in funding from the Cost of Living grants scheme. In total, 30 Hackney organisations have been allocated just over £5,000 each. This

Black History Season in Hackney

Black History Season Last week, Hackney Giving staff joined a Black History Season Open Afternoon at Hackney CVS.  The event provided a set of participatory activities that acknowledged the significant contributions of Black communities in Hackney.  Lunch was accompanied by

City Bridge Foundation’s support for Hackney Giving

City Bridge Foundation’s support for Hackney Giving  Hackney Giving has a number of funders and one of our longest supporters is City Bridge Foundation, who were formerly known as City Bridge Trust. The new name was chosen to bring together

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Supporting residents over the summer and beyond

Supporting residents over the summer and beyond The increased cost of living is continuing to have an impact on Hackney’s communities and by working in partnership with the Council, we have been able to distribute a further £75,000 to help. This

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Responding to the increased cost of living

Thanks to generous donations from businesses and individuals, Hackney Giving was able to make four grants this winter to help residents to deal with the increased cost of living. Funding from Hackney Giving contributed to the cost of Shepherdfold Ministry’s

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