Deadline: 15-Mar-22
The Help the Homeless is seeking applications for its Grant Program to charitable organisations with the aim of helping homeless people return to the community and enabling them to rebuild their lives.
Help the Homeless was founded in 1975 and shortly thereafter launched its first National Appeal chaired by Sir Robert Mark (the then Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police) which raised a substantial initial capital sum. Together with further donations and legacies since then, this capital has been carefully managed and invested to produce income which is distributed in the form of grants to charities and voluntary organisations throughout the UK.
Typically, such organisations may operate small or medium-sized residential or training facilities to assist homeless people in rebuilding their lives and finding their way successfully back into society.
Funding Information
Help the Homeless fund capital costs with grants of up to £5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organisation must be a registered UK charity with the Charity Commission in England, Wales or Northern Ireland or a registered Scottish Charity.
- The program is able to help only small and medium-sized charities with an annual turnover of under £1m and with ‘unrestricted reserves’ of fewer than six months annual running costs based on their latest published annual accounts.
- The program can only accept applications towards the funding of ‘capital’ projects. It is unable to accept applications towards running/core costs. Note: The program is unable to consider requests for computers and IT equipment.
- All applications must relate to projects that assist individuals in their return to mainstream society, rather than simply offering shelter or other forms of sustenance.
- There should be a minimum period of two years between the receipt of a decision or receiving a grant from them and making a further application.
For more information, visit https://www.help-the-homeless.org.uk/applying-for-funding/