Google.org donates £445k to Islington Giving and Camden Giving!
We are thrilled to announce that Google.org has once again stepped forward with a significant donation of £445,000 for community groups across Islington and Camden, working together to tackle food poverty and poor mental health. In the past two years, our partnership with Google UK has raised £450,000 for community groups across Islington. Their funding […]
Participatory Grant Making Report 2018-2024
In 2017, when young people first told us they would like a say in which projects Islington Giving funds, we thought that a resident-led panel for young people – what became Young Grant Makers – was a response to one particular group in our community. But that first panel turned out to be an initial […]
Behind the scenes with our cracking volunteers assembling Angel Crackers!
Thank you to everyone who came down to the production line on Friday to help us make Angel Crackers! Big shout out to the teams at Mulalley, Peabody, The BIG Alliance, Angel Islington BID, Angel Central, Business Design Centre, Barclays UK, NatWest Group, Tishman Speyer, Savills, Quinn London Ltd and Bolt Burdon who did a cracking job at handmaking each cracker! Thank you also to the local […]
Angel Crackers: Pulling together to end loneliness in Islington this winter
This festive season, Islington Giving and Angel Islington BID have come together with a vital mission: to ensure no one in Angel feels alone this winter. With support from local businesses including the Business Design Centre, Angel Central Shopping Centre, and sponsor Tishman Speyer, the community is pulling together to fight loneliness and isolation, which […]
The Men’s Grub Club working to tackle food insecurity, barriers to work and social isolation
The Men’s Grub Club, run by Cook for Good is an organisation working to tackle food insecurity, barriers to work and social isolation on the Priory Green Estate. The Men’s Grub Club is a programme for older men on the estate, particularly those who are retired, living alone, and socially isolated. They come together to […]
How Mother2Mother, run by Islington Mind, supports isolated female caregivers
Mother2Mother, run by Islington Mind, brings together isolated mothers and female caregivers caring for children or family with mental health problems. The project provides opportunities for women like Miriam to socialise, build networks and access specialist support. Miriam, 65, cares for a son with a severe mental health diagnosis. She was finding that her responsibilities […]
