A VEHICLE finance lender based in Petersfield has provided £34,263 in grants to nine charities and community groups in Hampshire.
Three beneficiaries of the Moneybarn Social Impact Fund are in East Hampshire – the King’s Arms Youth Centre (£4,965), Home-Start Butser (£3,315) and Interim (£3,000).
The money was awarded on behalf of Moneybarn by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation.
The Moneybarn Social Impact Fund invests in the activities of community groups and charitable organisations which help people integrate more fully into society.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation chief executive Grant Cornwell said: “We are delighted to be partnering with the team at Moneybarn and this new round of funding is supporting the smaller charities and community groups that are working incredibly hard to make a big difference to the lives of local people experiencing difficult times.
“We know that there is a huge demand for this support, and that deprivation is particularly high in some areas of Havant and Gosport, with seven localities falling into the worst ten per cent in the country according to Office for National Statistics data.
“Thanks to the generosity of companies such as Moneybarn we can look at meeting the needs of local people and giving them the life opportunities that they deserve.”
Moneybarn managing director Shamus Hodgson said: “The Moneybarn Social Impact Fund administered by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation provides us with a fantastic opportunity to help those less fortunate in the local community.
“This reflects our ethos of putting the needs of our community first, and partnering with the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation enables us to identify the need and target our support to where it can have the most impact.”
Losing My Sight UK in Fareham has been awarded a grant of £4,792 to enable visually impaired members to join in with physical activities such as water sports, swimming, bowling, sailing, kayaking, climbing and archery.
Urban Vocal Group has been given a grant of £4,957 to sustain its musical activities in Havant and to pilot new activities in Gosport.