About the Fund
This programme is designed to support individuals facing economic disadvantage due to their race or ethnicity. Your organisation will be led by the communities you serve, working with people over the long term to help them break free from poverty and achieve their potential. Your organisation will be directly delivering services that help people from racially minoritised communities experiencing significant economic disadvantage.
You must be delivering your services in the following way:
- In-depth services: Your organisation will support people over the long term. It is likely that you deliver a range of services supporting individuals through a structured pathway over a prolonged period. Your services will support people to overcome the initial barriers that stop them from improving their financial position and achieving their ambitions. For example, this could include services to meet immediate needs such as access to food, welfare advice or debt support that leads to longer term support such as CV writing and job interview coaching. Alternatively, you might work with an employer to support people who are under-represented in their sector to build their personal skills and take part in accredited vocational training, work placements or business start-up support.
- Trusted relationships or partnerships. We know that, as a single organisation or service, you can’t be expected to meet all the needs of the people you support directly. However, you should have trusted relationships with providers or agencies which can help people to overcome the challenges they face and meet their basic needs (like benefits, health care, or domestic abuse services).
When you refer someone for support, you maintain your relationship with them and track their progress to ensure their needs are being addressed.
- Person-centred services and personal plans. We will support charities that structure their support around each individual, focusing on their strengths while meeting their needs and helping them to overcome the barriers they are experiencing.
Eligibility
This programme is for small local charities and CICs which are led by and working with people who are experiencing economic inequity because of their race or ethnicity.
Grant Details
Under this programme we will support charities to strengthen their capacity and capabilities and become more resilient through a range of tailored development support offers alongside a three-year unrestricted grant of £75,000.
