30 March 2020
The Coronavirus Community Fund
The Coronavirus Community Fund has been set up to support groups and
organisations working with the following communities and issues and that are
affected by coronavirus;
· Older people (aged over
50)
· Those at increased risk,
particularly in relation to poor mental health and wellbeing
· Vulnerable isolated people
and families, particularly those living in rural areas
We've raised £450K to date and distributed £195k already -
since launch on Monday! Some examples of the work being supported include;
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‘Good morning’ services re-organising so that they can keep regularly phone
isolated people from home rather than from their offices - when the list of
demand is ‘growing by the hour’
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Local communities co-ordinating what the GP, the pharmacist, the store are
doing to provide the best support to the vulnerable
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A community freezer!
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A flood of new volunteers offering to help
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“already we’ve set up a local helpline”
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Organised food donations and distribution around a rural area
Full
details of how to apply to the fund are on our homepage https://communityfoundationni.org/