Thanks to generous donations from businesses and individuals, Hackney Giving was able to make four grants this winter to help residents to deal with the increased cost of living.
Funding from Hackney Giving contributed to the cost of Shepherdfold Ministry’s after school club for children and young people, increased provision at Hackney Cypriot Association’s lunch club for older residents, funded Ozer Umagen to buy food for families who are struggling and went towards sessions about cooking on a budget at Hackney Young People’s University.
Because of this funding, Hackney Cypriot Association has been able to open its doors an additional day per week, so that people can get a hot meal on a Friday as well as Tuesday-Thursday. Cemile Goksan, Manager, said,
The team at Ozer Umagen also told us the difference their grant is making:
In addition to these four grants, Hackney Giving has worked with Hackney Council to distribute a further £240,000 to projects to mitigate the increased cost of living.
