Support from community organisations, HSF
First of the community grants have been funded
We are thrilled to announce that the first of our community grants have been funded!
Our initial application window for organisations to apply for funding opened in mid-November 2024. We have successfully started providing funding as of late December 2024.
Community organisations who can help
Organisations who are funded by us and offering support.
Organisations offering support Island wide
Aspire Ryde
Aspire Ryde have been awarded a total of £29,230.95 funding to provide a number of different forms of support, most of which will be held at their Dover Street premises in Ryde, but are available to struggling households from across the Island.
Food hampers – Fresh food hampers to the value of £50 each were provided to 100 Island families in need over the Christmas period. Each hamper contains fresh vegetables and proteins, along with other essential items to help families enjoy a nutritious festive meal together.
Community lunch – Aspire’s community hub in Ryde offers a hot meal, to those in need, 4-days per week. Funding has been provided so the provision can be extended to assist an additional 10 meals each day.
Family cookery – Aspire will be running slow cooker and air fryer cookery sessions for 6 different families over a 12-week period. Families will be able to develop their cookery skills and be provided with the appliance they are taught to cook with.
Bags of warmth – Offering 200 bags of warmth, Aspire will be offering energy-efficient heating solutions such as wearable blankets, hats and gloves, hot water bottles and thermos flasks and mugs along with electric blankets and heated throws, all helping to reduce energy costs.
Wootton community lunch – Aspire have recently established a warm hub in Wootton and will be offering a weekly coffee morning providing advice, and information to residents in need, as well as hot drinks and snacks. They will also be holding a community lunch provision, working with a local provider to supply a hot meal once per week.
To contact Aspire about any of these schemes call 01983 716020
Daisy Chains
Daisy Chains have successfully applied for £11,819.50 to support families of a child with a long-term health problem or life-limiting condition or disability, as well as the parents of premature babies that have been transferred to a mainland hospital. The funding has been awarded to assist these families (not eligible for free NHS travel) with ferry costs when they are visiting the hospital, as well as heated blankets and a food hamper.
To contact Daisy Chains, please call 07801 424 645 or email: info@daisychainsiw.co.uk
Isle of Wight Council Homeless Prevention team
The Homeless Prevention team at the Isle of Wight Council applied for £350 to purchase warm clothing for Island residents sleeping rough, or those placed at Howard House in Newport. The gifts have been provided as a small Christmas present to these residents.
To contact the Homeless Prevention team please call 01983 823040
Organisations offering support in Cowes
Apex Church
The Apex Church have been awarded £1,470 to support residents living in Cowes and Northwood that attend their warm space. The application was agreed to fund heated blankets and wheat bags that will help to keep warm whilst reducing their energy costs.
To contact the Apex Church please call 01983 221222 or email hello@theapexchurch.org
Organisations offering support in Shanklin
YMCA
The YMCA have been awarded £5,507 to provide weekly cookery lessons to residents staying at Winchester House. These residents will also be provided with the means to shop independently for the relevant ingredients. Residents moving into properties where they will live independently will be provided with an air fryer so they are able to continue cooking the meals they have learnt, whilst keeping their energy costs lower.
To contact YMCA please call 01983 862441 or email info@ymca-fg.org
Organisations offering support in The Bay, Newport & South Wight
Community Rail Partnership
Community Rail Partnership successfully applied for £20,000 to extend the provision of their Food on the Move project, which sees weekly food hampers of essential cupboard staples, provided to those in need living in Sandown, Shanklin, Brading, Newport & Ventnor.
To contact Community Rail Partnership please call 07583 897693 or email manager@iowcommunityrailpartnershipcic.co.uk
For details of other organisations that have received funding from us in previous grant rounds, check out our ‘HSF projects - work so far’ page. They might still be able to help you.
This is just the beginning, and we are excited to see the positive impact these grants will have on our community!