Friends of the Foundation Fund
December 2023
Manna House Trust - £5000
To establish a Counselling, Training and Suicide Prevention Service to the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in Northamptonshire.
Northampton Town of Sanctuary - £2320
To empower the young refugees by giving them a tool box and the training
United African Association - £5000
To provide welfare support, vouchers for glasses and toiletries to those in financial need.
RUSH 2The DEN Tots and Adults - £5000
To replace some of their equipments like toys, soft mats and play mats for their drop-in babies, tots and pre-school sessions.
Food For Thought Daventry - £5000
To install computers in all of the larders in order to manage the increased demand to order food on an on line portal and to manage the data of the members and volunteers safely and securely.
December 2022
Community Spaces Northampton - £4,963.75
The grant will be used to offer a warm meal, in a warm space for two hours each week while our community hub runs throughout the winter
Food for Thought Daventry - £4,960.09
The grant will be used for chilled storage capacity at Woodford Halse Community Larder and Foodbank
Home-Start Wellingborough and District - £4,771.54
The grant will be used to continue vital work of home visiting within our community and to continue offering our supported families food vouchers
Northampton Hope Centre - £5,000
The grant will be used to support the ongoing provision of the food clubs
The Shack Food Project - £3,000
The grant will be used to suport the foodbank and to reduce food waste
Victoria Centre - £4,950
The grant will be used to run a food project alongside the Warm Bank by adding a hot meal for everyone, and a food parcel to take away
Weston Favell Centre Foodbank - £5,000
The grant will be used to support the foodbank's services
The NET Tenants and Residents Association - £4,898
The grant will be used for foodbank support
Moulton Community CIO - £3,692
The grant will be used to support their Community Fridge project to bring people together to connect, share surplus food and reduce waste
September 2022
Basketball Northants Association - £2,042.50
The grant will support the basketball club's activity
Wellingborough Amateur Boxing Club CIC - £2,042.50
The grant will support funding for brand new kits at their gym, with the logo for the squad core team to encourage inclusivity and pride
Pravasi Mandal (Asian Elders Group) - £2,042.50
The grant will support the expansion of dedicated fitness activities to continue to promote an active lifestyle and help the community get fit and have fun together
December 2021
Fermynwoods Contemporary Art Ltd - £4964
The grant will be used to provide artist led workshops and experiences to improve their wellbeing and educational attainment
Northampton Hope Centre - £3812
The grant will be used to run classes for those who have lived experience of homelessness or are excluded from mainstream projects due to poverty
Peak Empower - £5000
The grant will be used to run intergenerational activities such as walking football/ walking tennis/ gardening courses/ weighted hula hooping/ art & wellbeing
Silhouette Youth Theatre - £5000
The grant will be used to provide accessible and affordable opportunities and continue training young leaders
December 2019
Peak Empower - £4,000
The grant will be used to run 10 children’s holiday activity days for disadvantaged families.
Rush2theDen - £5,000
The grant will be used to provide daily activities for babies, young children and their parents/carers.
Food and Fun in School Holidays (FISH) Emmanuel Group of Churches - £5,000
The grant will be used to provide a weekly school holiday lunch club with entertainment.
Baby Basics Northampton - £5,000
The grant will be used to create starter packs for new mums and their babies.
July 2019
The Compound Wellingborough CIC - £3,000
The grant will support a calisthenics fitness and wellbeing programme, preparing young people under threat from gangs to win positive life experiences
December 2018
Camrose Toy Library - £4,946.77
The grant will be used to support the 'Nourish and Nurture' Project.
Shudan CIC - £5,000
The grant will be used to support the 'Fit and Fed' Project.
December 2017
Tove Valley Baptist Fellowship - £3,000
The grant will be used to deliver mental wellbeing programmes within the school.
June 2017
Live at Home - £3,000
The funding will enable the group to improve accessibility for members to community events.
African & Caribbean Elders Services (ACES) - £2,610
The funding will be used to replace old and tired dining room tables and chairs at the centre.
December 2016
Desborough Men's Shed - £3,000
The grant will be used to secure an additional meeting and workshop area.
DACT - £2,330
The grant will be used to fund the group's MiDAS minibus training.
June 2016
Northamptonshire Parent Infant Project (NORPIP) - £3,000
The grant will be used to provide a support service for vulnerable women and young girls who have fallen pregnant or have a child under the age of two and are at risk of emotionally rejecting their unborn child.
Deafconnect – £800.00
The grant will be used to purchase a new water heater boiler for the community centre where Deafconnect is based.
Daylight Centre - £3,000
The grant will be used to contribute to the ongoing running costs of the Foodbank at the centre.
Picture the Difference - £14,35.74
The grant will be used to fund a performance project that explores each participant’s view on the chosen theme ‘difference’.