Halifax group secures £100k lottery funding as part of Covid-19 recovery

A Halifax community group has secured nearly £100,000 as part of a National Lottery pandemic-recovery scheme.
Halifax group secures £100k lottery funding as part of Covid-19 recoveryHalifax group secures £100k lottery funding as part of Covid-19 recovery
Halifax group secures £100k lottery funding as part of Covid-19 recovery

Halifax Opportunities Trust, in Hanson Lane, has been awarded £99,228 through the Covid-19 Community-Led Organisations Recovery Scheme (CCLORS).

In total, 45 community organisations across Yorkshire have received a share of £1.6 million of National Lottery, which will be used to help recover from the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The programme is led by independent trust Power to Change in partnership with Locality, The Ubele Initiative and Social Investment Business, and is part of The National Lottery Community Fund’s Coronavirus Community Support Fund, that launched in May this year.

Vidhya Alakeson, CEO of Power to Change, said: “While Covid-19 has had a devastating impact on people right across the country, it has disproportionately affected Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

"By bringing together this strategic partnership, we’ve ensured this much-needed financial support is reaching those communities that need it most.”

Grants of up to £100,000, totalling £9.5million have been awarded to community-led organisations across England that are facing severe financial difficulties as a direct result of the coronavirus lockdown.

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It is helping them to launch health and wellbeing projects, develop digital education workshops and continue providing vital services for their communities.

69% of the grants awarded across England went to BAME-led organisations, whilst 86% went to organisations that were BAME-supporting, demonstrating the fund’s commitment to helping those communities most affected by Covid-19.