Winter Wishes Fund
Fund details & criteria
Fund purpose
For most, the Christmas period is a time of celebration, but for some it can be a difficult period with additional financial pressures and deepened feelings of social isolation and loneliness. Our Winter Wishes Fund will support not-for-profit groups and organisations to deliver projects that help our communities and customers over the festive period. We will be awarding grants from £300 up to £1,000 for initiatives and projects that actively support the communities we work in. The fund is to support projects that provide vital support to those most vulnerable in our communities, helping to navigate this time of year. Funding can be used in a variety of ways, from providing the local community with a warm nourishing meal, gifting toys and hampers to families in need and providing shelter to people without a safe place to call home at Christmas. Examples of projects we have funded in the past include: Hot meal distribution for socially isolated older people Christmas hampers to families in need Toy support for children suffering from homelessness or domestic abuse Clothes collection/distribution for the homeless Local Christmas events designed and run by community members To apply for this fund, you must be a local not-for-profit group, community organisation, or registered charity and you must be able to demonstrate how your project will benefit SNG customers. For more information, please visit our website https://www.sng.org.uk/winter-wishes-fund