Advice and Support
The City Bridge Trust
At City Bridge Trust we want to address inequalities in London by funding good quality advice and support. We believe such services should be informed by the voice and experience of those who are impacted by those inequalities.
By awarding Advice and Support grants we want to achieve the following outcomes: -More Londoners have improved economic circumstances. -Fewer Londoners experience food poverty. -More Londoners access debt and legal services for support before they hit crisis point.
Applications must be for one of the Trust’s Advice and Support priority areas. These priorities will be subject to review throughout the lifetime of Bridging Divides to ensure we best achieve our outcomes.
Priority areas:
Provision of advice and support to disadvantaged individuals - We want to fund advice and support for disadvantaged individuals in the following areas: benefits; debt & money; fuel poverty; employment problems; housing; or immigration status. Organisations must hold or be seeking a recognised management qualification and/or advice quality standard, e.g. Advice Quality Standard; Specialist Quality Mark; Lexcel Practice Management Standard. We can help you cover accreditation costs as part of your award. We particularly want to fund agencies able to demonstrate inclusion of marginalised communities in the design and delivery of services and supporting people with multiple and/or complex problems.
Food poverty - We want to tackle issues related to hardship and crisis by funding the infrastructure needed to support the distribution of donated food. We are particularly keen to hear from organisations who work to ensure that clients receive culturally appropriate food. Please note that we are not able to directly fund the purchase of food for distribution.
To be eligible for funding from City Bridge Trust your organisation must work for the benefit of inhabitants of Greater London and meet certain criteria.
What types of organisations are eligible to apply?
To be eligible your organisation must be one of the following:
Registered charity Registered Community Interest Company Registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation Charitable company Exempt or excepted charity Registered charitable industrial and provident society or charitable
We cannot fund:
political parties
party political campaigning / lobbying
non-charitable activities
work which does not benefit the inhabitants of Greater London.
We do not fund:
individuals (except through our nominated agencies)
grant-making bodies to make grants on our behalf (except through our nominated agencies)
schools, PTAs, universities or other educational establishments
medical or academic research
churches or other religious bodies where the monies will be used for religious purposes
hospitals or primary healthcare providers
projects which have already taken place or building work which has already been completed
statutory bodies, such as local authorities
profit-making organisations, except social enterprises
charities established/registered outside the UK
festivals or events which last no longer than a few days
activities or projects which incorporate an overnight stay
residential care services
residential facilities (except where they provide short-term emergency accommodation)