Aim

The aim of the fund is to support voluntary and community organisations providing services to vulnerable Runnymede residents (eg older people, people with special needs, carers, children, minority groups). Organisations must not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religious or philosophical conviction or any other grounds. The amount of grant approved is likely to be in the region of £500 - £2,000, for one-off funding only.

Principles

Priority will be given to schemes that deliver demonstrable benefit to the community in Runnymede. deliver time limited rescue packages to pick up essential services from a voluntary organisation that is ceasing/ceased to operate to allow the services to transfer to a different charitable organisation.

Schemes should:

• be pilot projects that meet local needs and have on-going funding available from other sources to continue after the pilot period
• build community strengths and meet unmet needs

Runnymede Sustainable Community Strategy and Corporate Plan criteria

• promote and improve access to existing health, social care and social support facilities
• support vulnerable people by improving their quality of life, independence and safety
• reduce homelessness
• encourage provision of after school schemes for vulnerable people
• support locally focused events
• encourage and reinforce community identity and engagement
• promote healthy lifestyles; tackling obesity, sexual health, smoking, teenage pregnancy and alcohol misuse

Small Grants Application form