NORTHAMPTON HOPE CENTRE 

Ongoing wraparound support service to continue the delivery of HSF vouchers.

To support Food Aid Alliacance West Northamptonshire (FAAWN) with supplies for food banks and community larders.

We would like to continue providing access to weekly food parcels. The funds will go towards buying food, staff and volunteer training, branded t-shirts and equipment for the groups.

To support Food Aid Alliacance West Northamptonshire (FAAWN) with supplies for food banks and community larders.

This project will provide the local community with a food club to tackle financial hardships in the area. The funding will offer a space to build relationships and strengthen community connections as ....more

This project will provide the local community with a food club to tackle financial hardships in the area. The funding will offer a space to build relationships and strengthen community connections as well as teach people new skills including budget management sewing and clay modelling.

Delivery of phase 3 of the Household Support vouchers and providing support to beneficiaries

The funding will be used to establish three new food clubs by purchasing storage equipment and covering running and volunteer costs to provide food and welfare support to the community during the ....more

The funding will be used to establish three new food clubs by purchasing storage equipment and covering running and volunteer costs to provide food and welfare support to the community during the cost of living crisis. The project aims to support more communities to access their basic needs and manage their finances.

We wish to provide a FoodClub worker to work alongside members of our community and FoodClub to help alleviate the physical and mental effects of food poverty.

The Hand Up service

This funding will enable us to continue providing balanced and healthy food parcels (non-perishable goods and fresh food) to every family who accesses our Food Club services. We will also ensure a ....more

This funding will enable us to continue providing balanced and healthy food parcels (non-perishable goods and fresh food) to every family who accesses our Food Club services. We will also ensure a ready supply of household items, toiletries and sanitary products.

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Hope Gardening

To run classes for those who have lived experience of homelessness or are excluded from mainstream projects due to poverty.

to help the poorest and most marginalised in the West Northamptonshire area through the provision of food for the hungry.

The funding will be used by the project to develop and continue to provide a key response and support service for people in poverty and those that are homeless. The group will assess work readiness ....more

The funding will be used by the project to develop and continue to provide a key response and support service for people in poverty and those that are homeless. The group will assess work readiness and barriers to employment and volunteering encourage financially viable and sustainable employment options and deliver suitable training such as improving digital skills.

HandUp Service

A partnership of existing and established foodbank providers in Northampton and immediate surroundings (Northampton Foodbank, Favell Foodbank, Hope, St Davids, Shine, Bugbrooke), to source and ....more

A partnership of existing and established foodbank providers in Northampton and immediate surroundings (Northampton Foodbank, Favell Foodbank, Hope, St Davids, Shine, Bugbrooke), to source and provide free food to up to 1500 people a week who are in poverty.

We will grow healthy fruit and vegetables for people in poverty, and teach people about growing food themselves.

We will purchase food which will be used in the food parcels which are distributed each week to individuals and families living in poverty.

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Grant to Northampton Hope Centre meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.

Grant to support older people in Northampton via a tool repair and horticultural project.

The aim of this activity is to provide immediate support for a limited period of time to keep food charities and front-line charities that provide food aid open and supporting those most vulnerable ....more

The aim of this activity is to provide immediate support for a limited period of time to keep food charities and front-line charities that provide food aid open and supporting those most vulnerable due to the economic impacts of Covid-19.

The aim of this activity is to provide immediate support for a limited period of time to keep food charities and front-line charities that provide food aid open and supporting those most vulnerable ....more

The aim of this activity is to provide immediate support for a limited period of time to keep food charities and front-line charities that provide food aid open and supporting those most vulnerable due to the economic impacts of Covid-19.

Organisations supporting homelessness

Change in food provision for dispersed clients

To provide three meals a day to 45 formerly homeless temporary residents of local hotels.

purchase of vehicle for a charity which works with homelessness in Northamptonshire

The funding will be used to a food and horticulture education course for disadvantaged communities. The project aims to build relationships, develop skills and independence.

Hope provides for those living in extreme poverty. We work initially as an emergency provider of support, and access individuals when they are at their lowest. This project works alongside our ....more

Hope provides for those living in extreme poverty. We work initially as an emergency provider of support, and access individuals when they are at their lowest. This project works alongside our existing work to enable us to identify need and provide an individual plan to facilitate a successful transition in to housing. As part of our strategic development, and in line with the Housing First recommendation, Hope will work with private landlords to provide alternative accommodation solutions. This grant will enable us to employ a part time member of staff to build and develop relationships and build the project. It will also enable us to support those with English as a second language who have significant challenges in housing.

The grant will provide communications support

The charity provides support for those homeless and unemployed. The grant will support half of the salary of the Client Engagement Co-Ordinator supporting individuals with positive activities to ....more

The charity provides support for those homeless and unemployed. The grant will support half of the salary of the Client Engagement Co-Ordinator supporting individuals with positive activities to enable them to gain skills, employment and independence

We provide hope to people who want to rebuild their lives, by tackling the causes of their homelessness, and supporting them with training.

The charity provides support for those homeless and unemployed. The grant will support half of the salary of the Client Engagement Co-ordinator supporting individuals with positive activities to ....more

The charity provides support for those homeless and unemployed. The grant will support half of the salary of the Client Engagement Co-ordinator supporting individuals with positive activities to enable them to gain skills, employment and indepndence

This project will use the funding to develop the services it provides to people who are unemployed and may have been previously homeless, may be misusing drug and alcohol, and/or have mental health ....more

This project will use the funding to develop the services it provides to people who are unemployed and may have been previously homeless, may be misusing drug and alcohol, and/or have mental health issues. People will be referred to the project and a range of regular activities such as cookery and gardening, and an individual support plan will be created. A range of opportunities will be available including peer mentoring, work placements with local businesses, vocational qualifications.

This project will consolidate and formalise a volunteering scheme entitled the Volunteer Improvement Programme (VIP) at the Northampton Hope Centre. VIP will provide the opportunity for homeless ....more

This project will consolidate and formalise a volunteering scheme entitled the Volunteer Improvement Programme (VIP) at the Northampton Hope Centre. VIP will provide the opportunity for homeless people and those affected by housing issues, drugs, alcohol, poor mental health and long term unemployment to improve their wellbeing and employability; working to break the cycle of homelessness, unemployment and deprivation. It will do this by providing structured voluntary work opportunities and training.