Entries by Kate Fuller

Announcing the Chair of the United in H&F Board

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Joanna Kennedy has been announced as Chair of the growing place-based giving scheme in H&F UNITED in Hammersmith & Fulham Board have announced that Joanna Kennedy has been appointed to succeed Kevin McGrath as the Chair of the Trustee Board . She will lead the young charity through its next stage of development, with the […]

Tech4Kids appeal – can you help us to reach our target?

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[ First published by LBHF Council on 27 May 2021] More than 1,500 local children and young people are still at risk of missing out on their schoolwork due to a lack of a device or required data. That’s why Hammersmith & Fulham Council continues to ask for support for our Tech4Kids partnership appeal – […]

Faith leaders team up with H&F and charity to help out

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[ First published by LBHF Council on 27 May 2021] Leaders from the three faith communities in White City have pooled their energies and resources to support those struggling in the pandemic as a result of poverty and educational disadvantage. Supported by grants from the Winter Wellbeing Fund – set up by Hammersmith & Fulham Council […]

Volunteers’ Week 2021: Invitation for Local Groups to Request Help

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  We understand that the pandemic has stretched local non-profit groups immensely, and a few extra pairs of hands or skilled advisors can help a lot. That is why, with less than one month to go until Volunteers’ Week 2021, taking place 1-7 June, we’re encouraging groups to sign up to potentially be matched with […]

Six local residents named as part of newly launched community grants panel

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Photojournalist Cinzia D’Ambrosi and visually impaired campaigner Ramona Williams are among six local residents who have joined UNITED in Hammersmith & Fulham’s new Community Grants Panel which pilots distributing decision making power to local people. The place-based giving scheme’s first ever community panel will receive full training and go on as a group to make […]

Local frontline charities receive £130,000 from our Winter Wellbeing Fund

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[First published by LBHF Council on 1 April 2021] Another wave of grant aid to grassroots projects assisting local H&F residents during the pandemic means that more than £133,000 has now been distributed. A further £50,000 has been paid out this month by the Winter Wellbeing Community Fund, set up by Hammersmith & Fulham Council and […]

Women’s domestic violence charity gets £10k grant

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[First published by LBHF Council on 19 March 2021] A £10,000 grant to London charity Advance is helping to change attitudes and make Hammersmith & Fulham a safer borough for women. The grant from the charity UNITED in Hammersmith & Fulham and H&F Council supports the work of an organisation set up in 1998 to campaign for […]

Hammersmith debt advice charity and nine other groups get cash boost

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[First published by LBHF Council on 4 March 2021]   Local groups to benefit from the latest wave of H&F Winter Covid Fund grants include a debt advice and support service for borough residents. Crosslight, which is supported by St Paul’s church, Hammersmith, was set up nearly a decade ago to give help and information […]

Local groups to refer residents in need of a bike

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[First published by LBHF Council on 27 January 2021] Refurbished bikes are being offered in a bid to encourage more of us to cycle safely around the borough. A partnership between a Fulham bike shop and a  local charity is spearheading an ambitious project to make professionally restored bicycles available for free. Made possible by […]