COMMUNITY projects in Worcestershire received £38,131 of grants from the Severn Trent Community Fund in the last year.
More than 5,810 people living in Worcestershire are benefitting from grants from the fund, which includes creation or enhancement of three new community spaces.
Supported projects include the Old Needleworks Foundation’s Community Connect Café, a Redditch-based organisation providing support to vulnerable, isolated or disadvantaged people in the community.
Sue Heyes, Severn Trent community fund advisor said: “Over the last year, the Community Fund has provided grants to a really broad range of different projects, like the Community Connect Café and Ledbury Trail, which can have a genuinely positive impact on the wellbeing of people in these communities.
“We are continually on the lookout for projects such as these which offer a genuinely fantastic service to local people but lack the necessary funding to get going.
“We would love to hear from any community-based organisation which feels they have a fantastic project that would benefit from a funding boost.”
The fund launched in 2020 and is aiming to give out more than £10million over the next five years to support community projects across the region.
Over the last year, the Community Fund in total has awarded £1.8million to 99 projects, with £479,000 being awarded in some of the most overlooked communities in the Midlands.
The fund is overseen by an independent panel, made up of Severn Trent customers, who review applications and who decide where the money goes.
Visit stwater.co.uk and search for Community Fund for more.
