Six community projects for Isle of Wight residents are celebrating after receiving a share of just under £26.5k project funding.
Sovereign Housing Association, working with not-for-profit digital fundraising platform The Good Exchange, gave grants between £485 and £5,679 to online community group Advantages of Age, Citizens Advice, The Money Charity, two Pan Together projects, and Aspire Ryde.
Each project focuses on either increasing employment opportunities or helping people grow their skills.
Thomson: Will help 36 pairs of parents
Pan Together will use one of its grant towards its six-week ‘healthy cooking on a budget’ course, where parents and children will work together to learn new skills from experienced tutors.
Rachel Thomson, Pan Together’s Community Centre Manager, said,
“With thanks to the funding from Sovereign, at least 36 pairs of local parents and primary-aged children will have the chance to gain cooking and budgeting skills as well as learning about preparing healthy, affordable and nutritious meals at home.
“We are very excited about this new initiative, which simply wouldn’t be possible without Sovereign’s support.”
Innes: Want to help residents reach their goals and thrive
Jade Innes, Social Impact Officer and Employment and Training Manager at Sovereign, added,
“It’s been a fantastic time to invest in employment and training-focused projects like these.
“We want our residents and communities to be able to use these resources to grow their skills and use the experience to help them reach their goals and thrive.”
May: Delighted
Julian May, Head of Collaborative Funding for The Good Exchange, added,
“We are delighted that Sovereign has been able to use The Good Exchange fundraising platform to quickly and easily identify, shortlist and select the 17 charitable and community organisations that have received employment and skills grants.”
News shared by Caitlin on behalf of Sovereign. Ed
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