A PETERSFIELD company has made grants of more than £124,000 to community groups across Petersfield, Havant, Gosport, Fareham, Portsmouth and Southampton.

Moneybarn of Bedford Road, working in partnership with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF), has delivered grants to support social and financial inclusion for young people aged 25 years and under.

Moneybarn Managing Director, David Shrimpton said: “Moneybarn are committed to supporting organisations which are rooted in our local communities, helping children and young people to overcome barriers to social and financial inclusion.

“We understand the challenges that individuals are trying to deal with as a result of the successive crises that we’ve faced over the last few years.

“This has meant that need has increased exponentially, and it’s been important to our business that we play our part by contributing to the voluntary organisations who are at the forefront of service delivery and do such a magnificent job in our communities.”

This latest round of funding sees a total of £74,250 awarded over three years to Headway Portsmouth and South East Hampshire who support people with brain injury and other forms of acquired brain injury, their family members and carers; Southsea based The Literacy Hubs, which support young people from the least advantaged communities to develop literacy skills, and Safe New Futures, an organisation working to enable people to overcome barriers to employment or training in Southampton.

Fusion Plus trading as Music Fusion Havant also received £6,242.71; Portsmouth Sail Training Trust Portsmouth £7,190; Southsea Green Community Garden Southsea £7,500; Connors Toy Libraries Portsea £7,500; Monty's Community Hub Southampton £6,343; Making Space for Crafts Havant £7,500, and Parklife Community Cafe Southampton received £7,724.