Twenty-three local community organisations have received a share of almost £70,000 from the Woodsmith Foundation through their Community Grants funding round.
The grants will fund community projects in the boroughs of Redcar and Cleveland, Scarborough, and the North York Moors National Park.
One organisation who benefitted was Feeding and Sling Support Whitby, who will use their grant to offer volunteers more training and development in order to increase their offering to local mums.
Director Ilayda Gil said:.
“This grant has given us the amazing opportunity to involve our community within the development of our organisation by running an Infant Feeding Peer Supporter course for eight volunteers training with us from our community,”
“We have also been able to train one of our community members as a Babywearing Peer Supporter. This will hugely benefit the families who come along to the social group. Our peer supporters will be there to chat to families and offer evidence-based information and support. We can now provide support to even more families.”
Rebecca Wagner, Grants & Programmes Officer at the Woodsmith Foundation, said:
“We love reading through all the fantastic applications we receive from local community organisations and then seeing the tangible impact this funding has on local people.
“We’re now accepting applications again and look forward to supporting many more community projects.”
The Foundation was set up to bring wider community benefits in addition to the positive economic impact of the Woodsmith Project.
Anglo American pledged a four-year, £4m funding package when it acquired the Woodsmith Project in March 2020. The Foundation distributed over £1.7million in grants in 2022.
The Community Grants funding round remains open for applications until 10am on Monday 13 November. For more information visit https://woodsmithfoundation.org.uk/current-funding/community-grants/
Full list of beneficiaries:
- Filey Childcare
- Tees Valley Womens Centre Ltd
- Redcar & Cleveland District Under 13s team
- Whitby Jets - Basketball team
- Kidz Konnect
- Hinderwell Tennis & Multi-sports club
- Leos
- Guisborough Cheerleading Club
- Woods and Waves Forest and Beach School
- Sleights Football Club
- Whitby Squash Club
- Independent Domestic Abuse Services
- Scarborough Ladies Under 12s Reds
- Feeding and Sling Support Whitby CIC
- Whitby Cricket Club
- St Hilda's Old School
- First Scarborough Scouts
- Whitby Seals ASC
- Teesside Athletic FC Ltd
- Scalby FC Juniors
- South Gare Litter Pickers
- Redcar Town Football Club
- Pimm’s and Needles CIC
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