Funders in the financial year 1st July 2023 to 30th June 2024

“A place to belong” is a core fund. The partner was “Garfield Weston Foundation” (ends Feb 2025).

“Access” is a restricted fund for the Access project offering free conversational English classes, workshops and social activities such as Cooking & Eating Together; it also includes our Women’s Group. Funders of the Access project include: Thomas Farr (ends Sep 2024), Albert Hunt Trust (ended Jan 2024), Boots Charitable Trust (ended Mar 2024), Communities of Identity (ended Mar 2024), Lady Hind (ends August 2024), Tesco Bags of Help (ends August 2024) and others. 

“Advice and Guidance” is our Advice and Guidance provision. Funders included JN Derbyshire (Mar 2024). 

“Admin Core” is a core fund for the Admin Assistant’s salary, the funder is Hilden Charitable Trust awarded £7000 for one year (ended Sep 2023).

“Access Arts” is our Art project which is part of the programme “National Lottery Project Grants”. The funder is Arts Council England National Lottery (ended Mar 2024).

“Befriending” is for the befriending project. Volunteers provide weekly support one to one with refugees and asylum seekers. Funders have included Albert Hunt Trust (ended Jan 2024), and others. 

“Community Cost of Living Fund”. The fund was to cover the retrospective costs of running existing critical services and for delivering, expanding and adapting existing services. The funding came from the UK Government and was managed by the National Lottery Community Fund (ended Mar 2024). 

“Community Matters Fund” refers to a grant which was awarded by National Grid Electricity Distribution via Local Giving for operating a “Warm Bank” (ended Mar 2024).

“Hardship” refers to hardship grants and provisions. Funders and partners have included Acts 435 and others. 

“RC Midlands Region” is the programme funded by the National Lottery Community Fund (3 year award, ends July 2025).

The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham provide a core grant towards the Charity Director’s salary (ended Jan 2024). 

Refugee Roots is grateful for a grant of £25,000 towards core costs, awarded by the Postcode Places Trust thanks to players of the People’s Postcode Lottery (ended June 2024).

“Welcome & Integration VCS” is the Asylum Seeker Dispersal grant programme from central government and funds our work to address isolation and empower asylum seekers (ends Jan 2025).