“In his work... he showed an absolute faith and sincerity which was never shaken, and his deep concern for the individual meant that much of this time was spent in visiting or helping people in trouble.”
Dr Kenneth Southall writing about Wilfred Southall
Social Action
This category is divided into four sub-categories. Applications must focus on at least one of the following four themes:
1. Criminal Justice
Within this sub-category we are currently looking to support projects that help people who have offended break free from the cycle of reoffending, so they can rebuild their lives as contributing members of society.
2. Freedom from Addiction and Substance Misuse
Within this sub-category we are currently looking to support projects that help people move beyond addiction and substance misuse into long-term, sustained recovery. We favour community-based and peer-led approaches that support people to rebuild stable, independent lives.
3. Human Rights & Equality
Within this sub-category we are currently looking to support projects that can demonstrate that they are successfully integrating refugees and asylum seekers into established UK communities, giving them the support and connections to rebuild their lives.
4. The Prevention & Relief of Poverty
Applications within this sub-category should be from organisations that are not only tackling the symptoms of financial poverty, but are also recognising and addressing the underlying/root causes. Organisations championing systemic change are viewed most favourably.
Please note that we rarely give grants to organisations that are focussed upon emergency relief (e.g. food banks, fuel banks, refuges and crisis accommodation). Also, we rarely fund charities that provide statutory services (e.g. adult social care, children’s services and general education) and we do not provide replacement funding where statutory support has been withdrawn.
We favour causes that are community-focused, make good use of volunteers, meet a tangible need and are well-connected and well-regarded within their locality.
Some examples of recent grants are listed below:
| SUB-CATEGORY | CHARITY NAME | PROJECT | AMOUNT GRANTED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addicition | Outside Edge Theatre Company | Support for 'Wellbeing Drama Taster Sessions' in London drug and alcohol treatment facilities. | £5,000 |
| Human Rights | Destitution Project | Support for work with asylum seekers and refugees in Bolton. | £1,000 |
| Human Rights | Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum | Support for work with asylum seekers and refugees in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. | £3,000 |
| Human Rights | Hackney Migrant Centre | Support for a weekly drop-in service for refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants in need: offering free legal and welfare advice and longer-term casework. | £1,000 |
| Human Rights | Hope at Home | Support for the recruitment of new 'hosts' and associated costs to free people from slavery and human trafficking. | £4,300 |
| Poverty | Salt of the Earth | Support for a short stay Women's Refuge facility to house and support women in crisis from domestic violence. | £3,000 |
| Poverty | Bonny Downs Community Association | Support to run a weekly face-to-face debt advice service in Newham. | £2,900 |
| Poverty | Fresh Start | Support to set up a community kitchen, garden, shop, community fridge/larder to support individuals and families in an area of multiple deprivation. | £3,000 |
| Poverty | re:work ltd | Support towards running costs, to enable services to continue to run while key staff work to improve the charity's sustainability. | £5,000 |
| Poverty | Peasholme Charity | Support for 'My Money. My Life.' - a financial capability advice and support project, one-to-one coaching and community drop-in activities. | £4,500 |
| Rehab of Offenders | Nehemiah Project | Support for core costs for supporting addicts and/or prison leavers who face homelessness. | £2,000 |
| Rehab of Offenders | Forgiveness Project | Support for the delivery of the RESTORE project at women's prison HMP Eastwood Park, Gloucestershire. | £3,000 |
| Rehab of Offenders | Create (Arts) Limited | Support for the delivery of Inside Stories with 12-16 prisoners at HMP Oakwood in 2019/20, enabling them to write, record and illustrate original stories for the children in their lives. | £4,709 |
| Rehab of Offenders | Alternatives to Violence Project | Support to fund the enrolment of prisoners onto the AVP distance learning course. | £2,000 |
| Rehab of Offenders | West Yorks Community Chaplaincy Project | Support to empower ex-prisoners to break the cycle of re-offending and resettle positively in the community | £5,000 |