Help for small and local charities

Lloyds Bank Foundation have launched a new fund as part of their support for recovery.

The COVID Recovery Fund is offering two-year unrestricted grants of £50,000 to independent frontline charities that help people facing complex social issues and have an annual income between £25,000 and £1 million.

More than half of the charity’s work will need to be addressing one of the following
‘Complex Social Issues’:

• Domestic abuse
• Sexual abuse and exploitation
• Mental health
• Homelessness / vulnerably housed
• Offending, prison or community service
• Care leavers
• Learning disability
• Addiction and dependency on alcohol, drugs, substances and / or gambling
• Trafficking and modern slavery
• Young parents
• Asylum seekers and refugees
• Racial Equity

The closing date for applications is 11 September.

Find out more here.