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11 January 2001

Lottery brings happy New Year to London charities

Close on �5m worth of grants from Charities Board

Over �195 million awarded in London since October 1995

The London Region of the National Lottery Charities Board announced today (11 January 2001) 34 grants awarded to London voluntary and community organisations. The awards - worth �4,708,569 million - are part of a range of grants across the London region.

Some 21 organisations received awards totalling �3,025,570 under the Board's tenth round of Poverty and Disadvantage grants. These included grants to set up mentoring projects, expand family support services, create more nursery places and after school clubs for disadvantaged families and provide community transport for the elderly and disabled. In addition, organisations delivering education and training for homeless people and refugees received funding.

Another 13 organisations were awarded grants through the Charities Board ongoing Community Involvement programme. Totalling �1,682,999, these grants allow organisations to recruit and train both employees and volunteers to strengthen their capacity and enable their clients, including young people, disabled women and homeless people, to receive advice, information and counselling from their peers. The programme also pays for the refurbishment of youth centres and community halls.

Anne Page, Chair of the London Region of the National Lottery Charities Board commented: "The Charities Board is delighted to kick off 2001 with close on �5m worth of awards to support voluntary organisations providing vital services across the Capital. Their projects will make a real difference to the lives of many of our most disadvantaged and vulnerable residents." She added: "It is the first of many awards that we will be announcing this year and to make the application process easier, the Charities Board is introducing a simplified application form and grants programme from April 2001."

A number of publications explaining the application process and a video, Apply yourself, offering a fly on the wall look at several groups applying for grants, are available from the regional office. The video features Charities Board staff offering advice and some valuable 'do's and dont's'.

The Charities Board also runs monthly seminars in its Vauxhall office, where potential applicants can learn more about how to get a grant, and local workshops where voluntary groups have the opportunity to ask questions and share ideas.

For more information about publications, video, seminars and workshops please call 0207 587 6600.

If your local voluntary organisation is interested in a National Lottery Charities Board grants form please call 0845 7919191.

Notes to Editors:

• The London Region of the National Lottery Charities Board distributes a share of funds raised by the National Lottery to charitable, benevolent and philanthropic organisations in London. Our aim is to meet the needs of those at greatest disadvantage in society and to improve the quality of life in the community.
• The Board receives 4.7p of every pound spent on National Lottery tickets.
• For further information or to arrange an interview contact Alison at Neil Stewart Associates, on 020 7698 3010

13 July 2000

London's voluntary sector celebrates summer with �6.8m Lottery pay out

Over �177 million awarded in London since October 1995

The London Region of the National Lottery Charities Board announced its July pay out to London voluntary organisations today (July 13). The 52 grants total �6,811,014 awarded to organisations across 27 London boroughs, and one Colchester-based charity which serves the Capital.

Barking & Dagenham - �458,432
Barnet - �256,926
Bexley - �155,722
Bromley - �200,144
Camden - �84,374
City of London - �329,470
Croydon - �178,215
Ealing - �278,090
Greenwich - �515,664
Hackney - �549,999
Hammersmith & Fulham - �101,015
Haringey - �198,130
Harrow - �226,668
Havering - �66,829
Hounslow - �352,606
Islington - �83,300
Kensington & Chelsea - �216,459
Lambeth - �288,154
Lewisham - �514,292
Merton - �369,984
Newham - �134,954
Richmond - �6,000
Southwark - �23,123
Sutton - �219,131
Tower Hamlets - �180,665
Waltham Forest - �161,634
Westminster - �486,714

Some 25 organisations received awards totalling �3,363,558 under the Board's seventh round of Poverty and Disadvantage grants. These included grants to help young people access the internet and gain IT skills, to provide training for people with learning difficulties, to support families, carers, and elderly people. In addition, organisations providing advocacy, counselling and practical advice on debt, housing and benefits received funding.

Another 27 organisation were awarded grants through the Charities Board ongoing Community Involvement programme. Totalling �3,447,456, these grants enable organisations to recruit and train both employees and volunteers, to strengthen the capacity of the voluntary sector and to establish forums which give a voice to excluded sections of society.

Anne Page, Chair of the London Region of the National Lottery Charities Board commented: "Our 52 awards today, which total �6.8 million, will enable disadvantaged people, to gain the training, skills and advice they require in order to widen their opportunities. The grants will also help to strengthen the capacity of the voluntary sector whose work across London is helping people that face poverty, disadvantage and exclusion."

"The Charities Board is committed to making sure Lottery money goes where it is most needed, and that every area gets its fair share. But we know certain places are missing out, such as Barking and Dagenham. However, we are delighted to have been able to make three grants in the borough on this occasion."

A number of publications explaining the application process and a video, Apply yourself, offering a fly on the wall look at several groups applying for grants, are available from the regional office. The video features Charities Board staff offering advice and some valuable 'do's and dont's'.

The Charities Board also runs monthly seminars in its Vauxhall office, where potential applicants can learn more about how to get a grant, and local workshops where voluntary groups have the opportunity to ask questions and share ideas.

For more information about publications, video, seminars and workshops please call 0207 587 6600 - or visit www.nlcb.org.uk.

If your local voluntary organisation is interested in a National Lottery Charities Board grants form please call 0845 7919191.

13 July 2000

English charities celebrate bumper �41.6 million awards

Groups tackling some of the most challenging social issues are among 324 groups benefiting from �41,618,815 million awarded by the National Lottery Charities Board across England today.

• Find award details on the Database of Awards
• View press release

29 June 2000

Charities Board Grants Open New Doors for 71 Voluntary Groups

Grant awards totalling more than �6.5 million today brought midsummer cheer and opened up new opportunities to alleviate social need for 71 voluntary and community groups across Northern Ireland.

• Find award details on the Database of Awards
• View press release

27 June 2000

Joint initiative to clarify funding available from the New Opportunities Fund and the National Lottery Charities Board

13 June 2000

Lottery grants bring summer sunshine for charity groups

The summer turned brighter today for no fewer than 75 small groups of Northern Ireland community and charity volunteers when they learned that their efforts have earned them a share of more than a quarter of a million pounds of National Lottery support funding.

In the latest round of Small Grants Scheme awards from the National Lottery Charities Board, 60 groups received a total of �239,743, and a further 15 groups received �53,342 under the Millennium Small Grants Scheme.

• Find award details on the Database of Awards
• View press release

6 June 2000

Charities Board gives support to new-born babies

The parents and families of new-born babies in intensive care will be offered one-to-one support as a result of a grant of �151,863 announced today by the UK Committee of the National Lottery Charities Board. Vulnerable babies were among a range of beneficiaries of the latest round of nationwide awards. People with high blood pressure, deaf children, people working from home and those living with mental illness will also benefit, and the public will now be able to seek advice and support on dental problems following a grant to set up a national dental helpline. The awards, totalling over �4 million to 15 major national charities for projects to be delivered in all four countries of the UK, were made under the Charities Board's Community involvement and Poverty and disadvantage programmes, which seek to help those at greatest disadvantage and improve the quality of life in the community:

• Find award details on the Database of Awards
• View press release