Applications for our current round of funding are now open. Just click on the link below to fill in the form before 5pm on Friday 1st November and we will get back to you in June to let you know if you’ve been successful.
The Citizen Local Fund is a £50,000 pot of funding available to local groups and projects.
The aim of the fund is to support our residents and communities to thrive. We support ideas and projects that promote mental and physical wellbeing, reduce social isolation, bring communities together and enhance local areas.
Grants of up to £3,000 are available. Applying is simple – just fill out our application form below and we will review it and get back to you.
Visit Citizen website to apply or fill out a Word Application, located to the right.
All projects must be in an area that Citizen has properties. Please see the map to the right to make sure that your project is in an area we have properties.
We will consider projects that will make a difference in at least one of these ways:
For a full breakdown of all the projects that were helped in the past please see the Document Folder.
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Read about one of our most recent projects that has been supported by the Citizen Local Fund.
“Food and Wellbeing Garden”
Adullam Social Enterprises (ASE) are extremely excited about developing their “Food and Wellbeing Garden” in the community in the West Midlands following the funding we received from the Citizen Local Fund.
On the 20 December 2023 their National Volunteer Co-ordinator Poonam Bains, inducted their first group of volunteers who signed up to support the development of the project. In January, the staff and volunteers will support the local residents to design their community garden, in order for them to purchase the garden materials they need so that their project is ready for spring .
The residents are very excited about the project and can’t wait to get involved. The project will be teaching and encouraging residents to grow their own fruit and vegetables on their doorstep for them to enjoy, as well as create a wellbeing area in the garden for residents to socialise, relax and enjoy all year round.
First group of Volunteers who signed up to support our project
What their volunteers had to say……
“We are looking forward to helping and supporting all involved, thank you ASE for this opportunity.”
“We are very excited to be working with ASE to help residents building confidence and helping them to develop skills to succeed.”
“I am looking forward to supporting residents to improve their mental health and wellbeing”.
“We are looking forward to providing a safe, supportive place for residents to talk, interact and develop their skills and improve their wellbeing”.
Poonam said….“I am delighted to be leading on such an important project to support local residents. Together through collaboration with residents, volunteers, staff, and funders, we can create a legacy that can be enjoyed by residents for years to come.”
“On behalf of everyone involved in our project, we would like to express our gratitude to Citizen Housing Group for supporting our project and we look forward to updating everyone on our progress in the new year.”
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When we received a Citizen Local Fund application from the Hillfields People Project, we were excited to find out more about the fantastic work they have been doing in their local community.
As part of their application, the local Charity (located in the Hillfields area of Coventry) described the project as “ ..a person-centred bespoke programme of barrier breaking, life skills support, and advice and guidance activities for disadvantaged young people and adults living in Hillfields.”
We were delighted to approve their application and become part of what has been &, continues to be, a very successful and invaluable project.
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the Hillz FM studio, to meet the students who successfully completed the ‘Introduction to Radio Broadcasting’ course.
As it was their last day, there was a mixture of emotions. The students expressed the sadness of having to part with the friends they had just made but overall, they displayed extreme happiness to have experienced such a fantastic opportunity; with hopes of a bright future in radio! Judging by the feedback from the students, the project has been invaluable to each of them in their own individual way.
The students accepted their certificates with great pride!
https://www.hillzfm.co.uk/radiotraining/
A pot of funding available for local groups and projects.
