Islington Giving Crisis Appeal – FAQs & update
…our referrals to the Islington Foodbank rose by 46% compared to last year and the number of inquiries we received for fuel and lighting support has nearly doubled” Ken Kanu, Help on your Doorstep. The cost of living crisis is hitting people in Islington hard. Spiralling costs are pushing more and more people and families […]
Make it Happen – small grants with big community impact
The Make It Happen fund is a collaboration between Islington Giving and Housing Associations Peabody; Hyde; Southern Housing Group; and Newlon, supported by Help On Your Doorstep, Voluntary Action Islington and Octopus Community Network. The funding programme, launched in 2021, offers grants of up to £500 to support local ideas that benefit the community across […]
Young Grant Makers in full swing – meet Alisha and Laura
Our fifth year of Young Grant Makers has just started, with a group of young people meeting for the first time this week! While we’ll wait for updates from the panel as they begin their grant-making journey, we’d like to introduce the two amazing forces managing the programme “behind the scenes” this year, working closely […]
Call for Applications: Become a Golden Grant Maker!
Aged 55 or above? Live in Islington? Want to take an active role in providing more opportunities for older residents? Islington Giving is looking for eight local older residents to come together and make decisions about which local projects and services to fund. In doing so, you will be helping us provide more opportunities for older […]
Catching up with Global Generation’s Floating Garden
Exciting update alert! As some of you may remember, our 2021 group of Young Grant Makers funded a Global Generation project to create a floating garden, created by young people. Tamanna Ali and Lisa Robinson recently met with Nadire and Martina from Global Generation on the Floating Garden to find out how they have been […]
Become a Young Grant Maker!
17-24? Live in Islington? Want to make change in your community? Become a Young Grant-Maker! Young Grant Makers gives us the power and a voice to provide life-changing opportunities. I’ve seen it happen myself! Please note that the closing date for applications is Tuesday 13th September, 12pm. Each year the Young Grant Makers programme gives […]