Small grants awarded to deliver community projects this Winter

Thousands of residents who are struggling with the cost of living will be able to access support over Christmas and the winter months thanks to funding for community groups across Wirral.

£867,000 has been awarded to 66 local groups, who will each receive up to £18,500 to help them provide food and essential welfare support to residents who are struggling in their areas.

Cllr Paul Stuart, Leader of Wirral Council, said:

The Small Grants Programme is part of a £3.049m package of support funded by the Government’s Household Support Fund (HSF), for six months from September 2024.

The current phase (Round 6) of HSF funding is the latest from the Department for Work and Pensions, which has awarded £21,345,415.63 million to Wirral since December 2020.

Information about this and other support available is posted on the Council website at www.wirral.gov.uk/costofliving or by calling the helpline on 0151 606 2005 if you are unable to go online. 

Information about food and other support available to residents this Winter is also posted on the Wirral Infobank website at www.wirralinfobank.co.uk. 

The 66 organisations awarded funding to provide food and welfare support through the Small Grants Programme are: 

• St. Barnabas, Bromborough - £17,600.00
• Shaftesbury Youth Club - £16,768.40
• Charlotte’s Brightside CLC - £14,805.12
• Gautby Road – Play, Youth & Community Centre - £18,295.20
• Next Chapter NW CIC - £12,365.89
• HYPE MERSEYSIDE - £17,600.00
• Our Happy Hub - £18,480.00
• Tomorrow’s Women - £13,860.00
• Prenton Tenants and Residents Association - £9,240.00
• CAP Wirral - £2,310.00
• North Birkenhead Development Trust - £17,351.84
• The Can-Do Food Club - £7,299.60
• St Vincent’s Centre Wirral - £18,480.00
• The Little Centre Beechwood - £18,480.00
• Make It Happen - £16,808.00
• Ferries Family Groups - £17,600.00
• Seacombe Community Association - £18,018.00
• D Hub 67 C.I.C. - £18,369.12
• Wirral Youth Zone (trading at The Hive) - £10,208.00
• The Oak Community Project at Christ the King Church - £16,720.00
• Tranmere Rovers in the Community (TRIC) - £18,480.00
• Ganneys Meadow Pantry - £4,620.00
• Inspire Community Cafe  - £7,429.91
• Involve Northwest - £17,463.60
• Koala North West - £6,468.00
• Life Church Wirral - £2,640.00
• Woodchurch Together - £4,620.00
• Egremont Community Centre - £13,074.60
• The Positivitree - £18,480.00
• Rek41 CIC - £17,996.00
• Rock Ferry Salvation Army Community Church - £5,579.20
• Core Project Birkenhead CIC - £18,305.76
• Eastham/Delamere Community Centre - £18,480.00
• Carrbridge Centre Ltd - £14,784.00
• One Wirral CIC - £9,240.00
• Byrne Avenue Trust - £18,449.20
• Wirral Change Limited - £18,480.00
• St Mary's Church Upton - £4,400.00
• Jubilee Church Wirral - £6,893.04
• Develop thru Sport CIC now RISE WIRRAL CIC - £12,320.00
• WEB Merseyside - £13,860.00
• MEN TOO - £6,283.20
• Equilibrium North West CIC - £17,600.00
• The Quirky Community Hub C.I.C. - £15,708.00
• Bridging the Wallasey Gap - £18,480.00
• Church @the Cross Birkenhead - £8,870.40
• The Crown Community Hub - £18,480.00
• Wirral Islamic Cultural Centre and Shahjalal Mosque - £17,600.00
• The Meeting Place Wirral - £8,510.04
• Wirral Chinese Association - £17,600.00
• Claremount Church Hub social supermarket - £7,392.00
• Christ the King RC Church - £1,787.94
• Bee Wirral CIC - £12,104.40
• Wirral Multicultural Organisation - £5,322.24
• Coats4Kids - £17,600.00
• Vale House Community Centre - £17,556.00
• Nightingales Recovery Café CIC - £17,160.00
• Break the Mould - £18,480.00
• Sandbrook social supermarket - £9,240.00
• Number Seven - £18,480.00
• Neo Community - £15,400.00
• Heart 4 Refugees CIC - £18,480.00
• Spider Project Wirral CIC - £2,310.00
• supporting the peeps wirral C.i.C - £2,200.00
• AUGB Liverpool - £4,620.00
• Caritas Diocese of Shrewsbury - £17,221.60