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We Love MCR Charity re-launches Stronger Communities Fund

4 Mar 2021 - 15:25 by michelle.foster

we love mcr charityWe Love MCR Charity have re-launched their longest-standing grant programme. The Stronger Communities Fund is being revitalised to help Manchester in its post-Covid recovery work, and We Love MCR Charity want local communities to tell them what they need.

The Stronger Communities Fund is calling on community groups and charities in Manchester to apply for funding for initiatives which celebrate and invest in Manchester’s vibrant multicultural neighbourhoods and youthful energy. Now the Covid-19 vaccination programme is underway many community groups are preparing to emerge from a period of hibernation and isolation, assessing the holes left in their operations and finances. We Love MCR Charity are asking Manchester residents directly if they know of any groups in their communities that could benefit from a cash grant from their Fund.

As well as focusing on assisting in the recovery from the pandemic, the Fund’s relaunch includes 2 great new developments:

  • The maximum grant value is increasing from £2,000 to £5,000
  • The 2-year time limit after a successful grant application is being scrapped. The We Love MCR Charity believe in funding great ideas whenever a community is ready to get started on their project – groups are now able to re-apply to the Stronger Communities Fund just 12 months after a successful award.

We Love MCR Charity are also pledging a healthy £215,000 to the Fund in the year starting 1 April 2021, reinforcing our commitment to Manchester’s people and communities.

The Stronger Communities Fund is We Love MCR Charity’s oldest grant programme, operating for 10 years and already supporting community groups and charities in every corner of the city. It welcomes applications across 4 broad themes:

  • Helping in the Early Years
  • Combating Loneliness and Social Exclusion
  • Protecting and Improving our Open Spaces
  • Offering Positive Youth Activities

The Trustees meet monthly to consider applications and to award grants. Next deadline: 2 April 2021.

For more information and to apply click here

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