Winter Wishes 2025
Fund details & criteria
Fund purpose
Our Winter Wishes Fund provides grants of up to £1,000 to support our communities over the festive period. 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 supports not-for-profit groups and organisations to deliver projects that help our communities and customers over the festive period. Grants from £300 up to £1,000 are awarded to initiatives and projects that actively provide support to those most vulnerable in our communities. This winter we will be focussing out Winter Wishes Fund on the following priorities - • Magic Moments For Children – Projects that create joyful, magical Christmas experiences for children who might otherwise miss out. Funding will ensure every child feels seen, celebrated, and surrounded by love and Christmas spirit. Examples include special gifts, festive outings, warm meals, or unique holiday experiences. • Food Insecurity & Food Poverty – Projects that support those struggling with basic needs during the festive season. Examples include food hampers, warm packs, hot meals, advice and support services. • Mental Health - Projects that promote emotional wellbeing during December. Examples include support groups, creative therapy sessions and drop-in wellbeing services. • Loneliness & Isolation – Projects that connect people who may feel alone or disconnected during the winter period. Examples include Christmas dinners, creative community hubs, intergenerational activities, befriending schemes. • Community Led Action – Community Led initiatives that bring people together by encouraging charitable acts of service to tackle hardship and/or loneliness over the winter period. 🔹 Your project must take place within one of our key operating areas - priority will be given to projects that are able to demonstrate, in their project pitch, how their activities will directly benefit SNG customers and communities ❌ Unfortunately we are unable to fund projects that are not taking place within our SNG communities. For more information about our eligibility criteria, including application guidance and a map of our communities, please see our website - https://www.sng.org.uk/winter-wishes-fund