POSITIVE NETWORK COMMUNITY PROJECT

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Windrush 75TH Anniversary
£9,800	14/07/2023	The funding will be used to deliver a festival during Black History Month to celebrate the contribution and legacy of the Windrush generation. The project aims to bring people together develop better understanding and celebrate cultural diversity.
Greater London Authority - The Black contribution to Merton Heritage
£5,560	04/11/2022	Community workshops to design a new mural celebrating black Londoners in Merton.
National Lottery Community Fund - Positive Network Community Project
£10,000	22/12/2021	The funding will be used to initially hold a month-long timetabled well-being festival comprising of movie nights professional advice as well as other activities this will then feed into a weekly drop in community café.The project aims to raise ....more The funding will be used to initially hold a month-long timetabled well-being festival comprising of movie nights professional advice as well as other activities this will then feed into a weekly drop in community café.The project aims to raise awareness of mental health issues in the BAME community and enhance the lives of vulnerable individuals.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,404	25/09/2020	"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 ....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."
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Covid-19 London Community Response Grant - Wave 3
£8,695	13/08/2020 6	To support the mental wellbeing of our members, by arranging for members to be partnered with their friends to spend time together for a few hours per week. Volunteers will also be on hand to provide advice, information and liaise with relevant ....more To support the mental wellbeing of our members, by arranging for members to be partnered with their friends to spend time together for a few hours per week. Volunteers will also be on hand to provide advice, information and liaise with relevant charities and government departments. This support service will be run alongside the regular on-going food delivery service to the members.
Walcot Foundation - COVID19 - Connecting Communities
£4,445	06/07/2020 12	This project will provide a temporary call centre and outreach provision to meet the immediate needs of isolated Lambeth low income elderly and vulnerable residents; providing regular contact and delivery of hot meals, medication and other supplies. ....more This project will provide a temporary call centre and outreach provision to meet the immediate needs of isolated Lambeth low income elderly and vulnerable residents; providing regular contact and delivery of hot meals, medication and other supplies. The hot meals service compliments the food bank service that Positive Network already facilitates. Tablets (4 across the whole project) will be used for monitoring purposes and will also be loaned to sheltered scheme staff to enable them to support elderly residents to keep in touch with family/friends through social video conferencing (residents have contact with a single staff member to facilitate this). In addition, Positive Network will host a memorial event in three months' time, in response to the many lives lost within their community and residents' inability to attend funerals. The event will be hosted and held in a manner appropriate to restrictions and guidance as they are in place at that time.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Positive Network Community Project
£5,000	30/06/2020	Provide temporary call centre/outreach provision would help us to meet the immediate needs of the predominantly BAME elders regarding food, medication, supplies and arrange for it with our outreach service. We will deliver food, medication and ....more Provide temporary call centre/outreach provision would help us to meet the immediate needs of the predominantly BAME elders regarding food, medication, supplies and arrange for it with our outreach service. We will deliver food, medication and supplies to the elderly and vulnerable. Tablets to assist members to keep in touch with family/friends through social video conferencing. Memorial event.

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Trustees (3)

Legal constitution

• Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/01/2004, number: 1101803
• Registered at Companies House on 19/07/2012, number: 08149526

Gift Aid

• NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Filing Record

Main office

UNITY CENTRE OF SOUTH LONDON
2-4 RAVENSTONE STREET
LONDON
SW12 9SS

Objectives

(A) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. (B) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SURREY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH FOR PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SURREY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA