Cowbridge charities can apply for grants of up to £10,000 to tackle isolation and loneliness

By Jack Wynn

31st Mar 2022 | Local News

Western Power Distribution will award Cowbridge charities grants of up to £10K to tackle loneliness and isolation. (Image credit: Chetan Menaria/Unsplash)
Western Power Distribution will award Cowbridge charities grants of up to £10K to tackle loneliness and isolation. (Image credit: Chetan Menaria/Unsplash)

Western Power Distribution (WPD) is calling on Cowbridge charities and community groups to apply for grants of up to £10,000 from its annual Community Matters Fund.

Charities, councils, and community groups can apply for grants to spend on projects that aim to stamp out loneliness and isolation, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This is the latest round of grants from WPD's annual £1 million Community Matters Fund, which has already supported more than 100 grassroots companies with crucial fuel poverty grants.

WPD is looking to partner with community groups and organisations in Cowbridge to achieve positive change and is welcoming applications from a diverse range of community groups and charities.

Alison Sleightholm, Resources & External Affairs Director at WPD, said: "COVID-19 has had a significant impact on people's mental health over the past two years, and lockdowns and social distancing measures have undoubtedly led to feelings of loneliness and isolation.

"We are committed to taking the lead on this emerging issue, helping provide crucial interventions and preventing further increases in mental health issues."

She continued: "WPD is looking to support and partner with community groups and organisations to achieve positive change. With loneliness and tackling social exclusion as the core topic, we open the doors to funding applications from all generational and diverse community groups and organisations."

To help guide applications, examples of the types of projects the Community Matters Fund will consider supporting are:

  1. Digital skills and inclusion projects
  2. Social inclusion and connectedness projects
  3. Mental health interventions
  4. Employability skills
  5. Projects increasing community access to outside space
  6. Inter-generational support projects
  7. Befriending services
  8. Innovative solutions to combating loneliness.
Applications must be made by April 24. All applications will receive a response by May 4 and the funding must be spent on proposed projects by December 31. Click here for more information and to apply. You can also follow the fund on social media via #WPDCommunityFund

     

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