Over the next four years, voluntary and community organisations across Royal Greenwich will receive £3.655 million in council funding.

The 67 Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) grants were decided through a robust application and assessment process and were formally agreed by the Council’s Cabinet on 25 January (subject to call in).

Councillor Adel Khaireh, Cabinet Member for Equality, Culture and Communities, said: “I’m thrilled to say that we’ll be investing £3.655 million into the borough’s voluntary and community sector. Through 67 grants, we’ll support charities and community centres and organisations over the next four years, including more smaller grassroots groups than ever before.

“Our borough’s voluntary and community sector plays an essential role in supporting the most in need throughout our diverse communities and we are proud to be able to continue to strengthen it by funding its vital work.

“Our grants range from £4,000 to £363,000 per year to tackle multiple social issues including inequality, poverty, homelessness, loneliness, domestic violence, mental health issues and much more.”

The grant recipients for the 2023 to 2027 round of VCS funding are:

Abbey Wood Community Group

Age UK

Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich Mind (BLG Mind)

Big Red Bus Club Charlton

Big Red Kick CIC

Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT)

Citizens of the World Choir

Clockhouse Community Centre

Coffee Afrik

Community Arts Fund

East Greenwich Legal Advice Clinic

Emergency Exit Arts

FESTIVAL.ORG

FST SMaRT Pathways

Greenwich Area Involvement Network (GAIN)

Greenwich Co-operative Development Agency (GCDA)

Greenwich Inclusion Project (GrIP)

Glyndon Community Group

Greenwich Carers Centre

Greenwich Citizens Advice Bureau

Greenwich Housing Rights

Greenwich Mencap

Greenwich Volcare

Greenwich Winter Night Shelter

Gwest Community Association

Her Centre Ltd

Homestart Greenwich

Imago Community

METRO GAVS

Mental Health Peer Support

Metro Centre Ltd

MetroGAD

Middle Park Community Centre

MumsAid

Mycenae House/Vanbrugh Community Association

Parent Power Education

People’s Parliament

Plumcroft Home School Association

Plumstead Community Law Centre

Power Mobile Gym

Protein Dance

Roots4Life

Shrewsbury House Community Association

Somali Parents Network

St Mary’s Eltham Community Centre Association

TACO!

Thames Reach Charity

The Forum at Greenwich

The Mary Dolly Foundation

The Under 5’s Project

Tramshed

Volunteer Centre Greenwich

Volunteering Matters

WorkTrain Greenwich

YMCA

YMCA Thames Gateway