Community grant recipients - Isle of Wight
These are the organisations that have received grants so far.
Approved community grants
The projects awarded under the winter Household Support Grant are listed below.
| Organisation | Area | Approved grant value | Offer of support | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carers IW | All Island | £10,000 | Supporting unpaid carers known to them with food vouchers, and an air-fryer, microwave or slow cooker to help them reduce utility costs. | 01983 533173 Carers IW |
| Community Action Isle of Wight | All Island | £17,200 | A weekly social club for people with learning disabilities, providing a hot meal a weekly hamper and a social gathering. Launches Friday 13 January. | 01983 524058 Community Action Isle of Wight |
| You Trust | All Island | £5,000 | Supporting victims of domestic and sexual violence and abuse, the organisation has been awarded Community Pantry vouchers to help those they support with the rising cost of food. | 0800 234 6266 You Trust |
| Footprint Trust | All Island | £40,128 | Assisting fuel-poor households by providing a cookery session to demonstrate the use of air-fryers, microwaves and pressure cookers in addition to providing a hamper of food. | 01983 822282 Footprint Trust |
The projects awarded under the summer Household Support Grant are listed below.
| Organisation | Area | Approved grant value | Offer of support | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council | Newport | £12,500 | Aiding families in the Newport area with food and pharmacy deliveries. Supporting households in need with financial aid and food provision, with a focus on families who are not eligible for support via other means. | clerk@newportwight.org.uk 01983 559119 |
| Victim Support | All Island | £1,500 | Supporting families assisting households with food poverty. People we support will be able to receive a Supermarket voucher. | 0808 178 1641 Victim Care |
| East Cowes Town Council | East Cowes | £15,000 | Purchasing food vouchers and providing financial grants to offset the cost of utility bills. Households identified by local schools and community groups. | East Cowes Town Council 01983 299082 |
| You Trust | All Island | £5,500 | We support families across the island with school uniform and hampers such as food, moving in hampers and resettlement hampers. | 01329 825930 A family, creatively empowering people to thrive in their communities (theyoutrust.org.uk) |
| Ventnor Foodbank | Ventnor | £5,000 | Offering assistance via food without referral to anyone in need. | 01983 857848 ventnorcommunityfoodbank@gmail.com or search Ventnor Community Foodbank on Facebook |
| Vectis Housing | All Island | £3,000 | We are offering support to our tenants in need by way of online food shops, assistance with utility costs, school uniforms and food hampers. | 01983 525985 Vectis Housing - Isle of Wight |
| Carers IW | Newport | £6,500 | Offering an air fryer and cooking sessions with pantry Bags to our network of carers | 01983 533173 Carers IW |
| Pan Together | Newport | £6,450 | Offering food e-vouchers for supermarkets and foodbank vouchers for those in need that live in Pan. | 01983 248170 Pan Together |
| Wroxall Parish Council | Ventnor | £5,000 | We are reaching out to the parents and children who attend both Wroxall Primary School and the island Free School to assist those who are experiencing financial hardship in these challenging times. Assist with school uniform purchase, help with travel to school. | 01983 840127 wroxallparishcouncil@gmail.com |
| Brading Town Council | Sandown | £5,000 | We have opened a food and essentials bank facility providing everyday essentials and personal hygiene items for local residents. Also entering into a partnership with the local supermarket which will enable local people to obtain vouchers from the Town Council, which can be used to purchase fresh food items in the shop. | 01983 401770 Brading Town Council |
| Broadlea Primary School | Sandown | £23,000 | We would like to support children with warm winter clothing and essential everyday protective outdoor clothing. | 01983 402403 |
| Shafleet CE Primary School | Newport | £2021 | We would like to support some our most vulnerable families through the increasing costs of living. We also like to support In making sure they have nutritious food, are warm and able to afford electricity for essentials within the family home. | Financemanager@fosay.co.uk 01983 760269 |
| Yarmouth CE Primary School | Yarmouth | £3,421 | We would like to support some our most vulnerable families through the increasing costs of living. We also like to support In making sure they have nutritious food, are warm and able to afford electricity for essentials within the family home. | Financemanager@fosay.co.uk 01983 760345 |
| Leaving Care | All Island | £8,100 | To support care leavers to access a community project that supports them to eat well to support their health and well being and provide life skills. Supporting young people to effectively manage the current cost of living crisis. | |
| Footprint Trust | Newport | £39,215 | We would like to support with boiler repairs for home owners. We will also be providing thermal blinds or thick curtains to lock in the heat. We will assist with energy top ups of up to £125. | ray@footprint-trust.co.uk 01983 822282 |
| Footprint Trust | Newport | £11,280 | We wish to support households by supplying those in need energy sufficient Air-fryers, slow cookers and microwave ovens to help cut down on cooking costs. |
ray@footprint-trust.co.uk |
| West Wight Timebank | West Wight | £1,360 | Through referrals received from local schools and community groups we will be assisting 10 families with weekly food parcels through to December. | info@wwtb.org |
| Ventnor Town Council | Ventnor | £379 | A community washing machine will be made available for free use in the Green Room at Salisbury Gardens. | townclerk@ventnortowncouncil.org.uk |
| Breakfast in the Bay | Sandown, Shanklin and Ventnor | £3,000 | Providing breakfast cereals to The Bay, Broadlea, Gatten & Lake, St Blasius and St Francis primary schools, in addition to food parcels to families in financial difficulties. | Breakfastinthebayiow@gmail.com 01983 472923 |
| Aspire | Ryde | £20,000 | Providing hampers consisting of food, toiletries, and sanitary products along with precooked frozen meals to vulnerable individuals. Aspire Ryde will also supply bags of blankets and winter clothes and whilst also holding a community lunch 4 days per week from 10am – 2pm, where free hot drinks and snacks will also be available. Cookery classes will also be provided, preparing meals for staff and also to take home. An information point will be available, where there will be funding available for those without energy, and assistance with the purchase of white goods for families in crisis. |
Aspire Ryde 01983 716020 |
| Sensory Space | All Island | £6,560 | Providing sensory sessions for disabled children, alongside support to families and caregivers. Sensory Space will also supply these groups with hygiene packages and food vouchers. | https://www.facebook.com/sensoryspacecic |
| Community Spirited | East Cowes | £5,500 | Community Spirited provide various means of support to lonely and isolated individuals in East Cowes. Support funded through this grant comes in the form of winter food and clothing parcels, and warm clothes and food preparation appliances such as slow cookers. | communityspirited@hotmail.co.uk 01983 296592 |
| Isle of Wight Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus | All Island | £15,000 | Supports individuals with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus including families and carers. The charity provides targeted support to aid with essential items such as food, water and heating | Ksmith@actioniw.org.uk 01983 524058 |
| Sandown Town Council | Sandown | £7,500 | Providing families in need within the Sandown area with food hampers, warm spot drop-ins where you can have soup and a roll, and air fryer lessons with a pantry bag. | clerks@sandowntowncouncil.gov.uk 01983 408287 |
| South Wight Area Youth (SWAY) | South Wight | £2,889 | Holding a series of 7 zoom cooking sessions for young people aged 11-18 and their families. Main ingredients provided by SWAY and delivered to the family home. The scheme has been extended to include families in Ventnor for families with 14-18 year olds. | Swayoffice1@gmail.com 07880 951243 |
| Northwood Parish Council | Northwood | £1,000 | Providing emergency food vouchers via gift cards to residents experiencing hardship. | clerk@northwoodparishcouncil.org |
| Freshwater Parish Council | Freshwater and Totland | £15,000 | Working with community groups and schools to support those in need with food vouchers, winter household items such as thick curtains and draught excluders, boiler servicing and kitchen appliances such as slow cookers and air fryers to help reduce energy usage. | clerk@freshwater-parish.org.uk 01983 752000 |
| The Isle of Wight Learning Zone | All Island | £10,000 | Supporting the most vulnerable families home educating their children with a warm space for them to socialise, learn cooking and budgeting skills as well as the provision of food vouchers, food parcels and access to a clothing drop and swap. | The Isle of Wight Learning Zone |
| Community Rail Partnership | Sandown, Ryde, Shanklin and Ventnor | £42,800 | Providing food and care packages to those in need along the rail corridor between Ryde and Shanklin (including Ventnor) Also providing cooking classes with free take home hot meals. A community café for isolated individuals is also available. | Isle of Wight Community Rail Partnership solentcrpbobby@gmail.com 07583 897693 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | East Cowes | £6,500 | The school will be providing families of pupils in need attending school with food vouchers, vouchers for everyday essentials and personal hygiene, Provision of warm winter clothing for school will also be available for these families. | 01983 292885 |
| Oakfield CE Primary School | Ryde | £20,000 | Funded to provide warm clothing, school uniforms, food vouchers and items needed to keep warm to families in need. They will also be supplying equipment to help reduce the cost of living, such as slow cookers, hot water dispensers and air fryers to assist with reducing energy costs. | 01983 563732 |
| Barton Primary School | Newport | £20,000 | Funded to provide warm clothing, school uniforms, food vouchers and items needed to keep warm to families in need. They will also be supplying equipment to help reduce the cost of living, such as slow cookers, hot water dispensers and air fryers to assist with reducing energy costs. | 01983 522469 |