The Point, North Poverty Hurts Fund

County Durham only

The rising cost of food, energy and other essential items puts pressure on household budgets. People are having to make difficult decisions about what items they can afford, including going without essential items. Funding from our Poverty Hurts fund is available to groups meeting immediate needs and might include:

• Food-related projects, including ‘holiday hunger’ projects
• Activities that reduce isolation
• Advice on energy consumption and payments
• Benefit eligibility checks or debt advice

Here are some examples of the type of funding you can apply for, but this list is not exhaustive: Room hire/ premises costs, Items for distribution to relieve needs, Staff time allocated to the project, Capital items and equipment (except vehicles or minibuses) or Transport costsThe fund does not cover the following: unspecified contributions to general fund-raising appeals or large projects, public bodies to carry out their statutory obligations, contingency funding or feasibility studies or initial community consultation.

For more information visit: https://pointnorth.org.uk/grants/poverty-hurts/, email: info@pointnorth.org.uk or call: 0191 378 6340