Northern Rock Foundation

In December 2013, Foundation Trustees approved grants totalling £1,248,760 to help tackle disadvantage in the North East and Cumbria. Across Darlington and Durham, Darlington Credit Union was awarded £150,000 over two years to support a planned expansion of its services across the town. A grant of £60,000 was awarded to Single Homeless Action Initiative Derwentside, [...]

  Northern Rock Foundation and Big Society Capital have announced their intention to create a £11.5m social investment fund for the north east of England to support the development and expansion of voluntary and community organisations and social enterprises. This will be the first regional fund of its kind to be set up with Big [...]