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The Earls Court Development Company has today announced that eighteen local charities and organisations are to receive grants from the Earls Court Community Fund.
The total value of the Earls Court Community Fund is £180,000 per year and the Fund aims to support the local community in and around the Earls Court site, in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.
The organisations awarded grants today are dedicated to supporting individuals in the local community, including children and young people, disabled and vulnerable individuals, homeless people and rough sleepers, displaced women and refugees, and old people. Each organisation is committed to tackling issues through education, theatre, sports, wellbeing support groups and much more.
ECDC received nearly 40 applications with just under £500,000 worth of requests which were assessed by an independent panel, recruited through an open process and comprised of Rebekah Paczek, Director of Public Affairs and Community Relations at ECDC, alongside community stakeholders from both LBHF and RBKC.
Since acquiring the Earls Court site in 2019, ECDC has committed to making a positive contribution to the local community. The Earls Court Community Fund has already supported local organisations in its first round of funding, which included events, performing arts organisations, children’s holiday activities and workshops, in addition to sporting activities and volunteering opportunities to support vulnerable families, and rough sleepers.
Recent analysis of the impact of the Earls Court Community Fund in 2021 has found that close to 11,000 people have been supported by the Fund so far, providing over 14,000 meals to people who need them, more than 900 1-to-1 support sessions and supporting close to 200 rough sleepers or people at risk of homelessness in the local area.
The second round of the Fund will build upon the help ECDC has provided to the community to date which includes ongoing support to organisations such as Dads House, London Sports Trust and Earls Court Film Festival, as well as new organisations.
Speaking about the announcement, Chief Executive of The Earls Court Development Company, Rob Heasman, said:
“As a local business, The Earls Court Development Company is proud to play a role in our community. Over the last year, we have seen the incredible impact that organisations have had, through the grant they received from the Earls Court Community Fund. We are therefore thrilled to be able to award another eighteen grants, so that these organisations can continue to support our local communities through the mediums of sport, art, culture and many others.
Over the next year, we look forward to working with these groups, as well as our partners, to continue to deliver real difference to our local communities.”
The eighteen organisations that successfully applied for grants for funding in 2022 are: