Christmas Small Grants Scheme

For many customers Christmas is already a stressful time. However, the cost-of-living crisis means that some customers will be unable to keep up with the costs of essentials and that any form of celebration will be impossible. For many this may impact mental health and increase social isolation.

This year, Livv Housing Group has introduced a Christmas Small Grants Scheme, open to local voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise sector (VCFSE) groups operating in Knowsley.

Our Grant Scheme will provide funding to support VCFSE organisations to expand or develop projects and activities which support people in Knowsley over the Christmas period.  The minimum grant award for an individual organisation will be £200 and the maximum grant award will be £3000.

The Christmas Small Grants Scheme offers funding to support local organisations whose projects and activities will help people in Knowsley over the Christmas period.

The Scheme will fund the ‘food element’ of projects and activities.  This could include costs associated with providing food hampers, lunch clubs or Christmas dinners for isolated individuals.  Funding can also support the ‘food element’ of low cost or free community activities or celebrations.

We can not fund:

• Fundraising activity
• Promotion of religious or political causes
• Food purchases for activities that would have happened anyway (e.g. a buffet for a weekly bingo session)

Priority will be given to projects and activities that operate in neighbourhoods where Livv has most homes.