Following on from the Northern Rock Foundation’s groundbreaking research into the state of the sector, the December 9th Conference examined the implications of the research findings in the current economic environment.
Trustees approved grants totalling over £1.5 million to help tackle disadvantage in the North East and Cumbria
Over the past five years the Foundation has invested £3.5 million in a multi-agency domestic abuse initiative.
Study into the extent and characteristics of the sex market and sexual exploitation in County Durham and Darlington. These reports are the latest in a series giving findings from research undertaken by Barefoot Research Evaluation
Two major studies chart the strengths and the vulnerabilities of the voluntary sector in the North East and Cumbria and point to the actions organisations will need to consider in order to respond to change whilst facing additional demand and managing an uncertain financial future.
The Northern Rock Foundation is rooted in the North East and Cumbria and has always funded vital work helping those communities most in need to tackle the problems we know they face everyday. In its latest grants round the Foundation has made 23 awards totalling £2 million.
The Northern Rock Foundation announced awards of almost £3 million in its latest round of grant making.
Young and old alike in Barrow-In-Furness, will benefit from grants totalling £235,243 as part of the latest grants awards from the Northern Rock Foundation. Drop Zone Café which works with young people in the town has secured support of £76,500 over three years.
Blackwell Sailing which provides people with learning disabilities from across Cumbria with the opportunity to go sailing on Windermere, has received a grant of £46,000 from the Northern Rock Foundation. Last year the Charity were able to provide176 people with sailing sessions during the season which runs between April and October.
Charities in Darlington, working with homeless and vulnerable people have received a major boost of over £380,000 in the latest round of grants from the Northern Rock Foundation.
