The Merton Giving Coronavirus Fund

The Merton Giving Coronavirus Fund is now closed. A new round of funding will open in November. 

The Merton Giving Coronavirus Fund provides grants to charities working locally and impacted by COVID-19. Since the Fund opened at the beginning of April, they have allocated grants to local organisations to help them adapt and survive. The community response to their fundraising has been truly astonishing. Thank you to everyone who has donated. You can see the list of beneficiary organisations and what the grants were used for below.

Details, including grant guidance and how to apply is available via Merton Giving partner Merton Voluntary Service Council (MVSC).

You can still help to raise money to help grow the fund.

Your donations will help to grow the fund and be used to help local charitable organisations adapt and survive. You can make a donation, or find out how to fundraise on their behalf, here. 

Thank You 
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‍See below for a list of the beneficiaries of the fund to date:

1st Lower Morden Scout Group
A contribution to essential core costs.

22nd Wimbledon Scout Group
To contribute towards preparing for a safe return to physical meetings for scouts.

African Education Cultural Heritage Organisation (AECHO)
To produce health and well-being information for vulnerable BAME residents.

Afghanistan and Central Asian Association
To provide telephone advice and support to local migrants and refugees.

Age UK Merton
Contribution towards technology update to enable servicing of increased demand and complexity of enquiries.

Ashdon Jazz Academy
To run telephone and online support for vulnerable young girls.

Association for Polish Family
To fund virtual support and advice to Polish and Eastern European communities. 

Attic Theatre
Contribution to deliver dance and singing workshops for isolated older people andto a children’s summer camp.

ATS Creative Academy CIC
To provide telephone counselling and mentoring to families and young residents. 

Avanti Mental Well Being CIC
To deliver telephone and online peer support to vulnerable mental health service users.

Baseless Fabric Theatre
Provision of operatic performances to local care and nursing homeresidents.

Black Learning Achievement & Mental Health UK
To provide educational resources & materials for local BAME families.  

Chabad Lubavitch of South London
To provide Kosher Food parcels to vulnerable Merton Households.

Chabad Lubavitch of South London
Provision of technology to support on-going communication including educational support and facilitating a summer camp for 20 vulnerable children.

Colour House Children’s Theatre
A contribution towards core overhead costs for this local children’s theatre.

Colliers Wood Community Centre
To adapt their services to provide a virtual community centre offering telephone support to older residents alongside activities and challenges for young people.

Commonside Community Development Trust
To providea meal service, as an adaptation of their usual lunch club for vulnerable, elderly residents, for a 3-month period.

Community Drugs & Alcohol Recovery Service
To provide emergency out reach check-in calls to vulnerable clients.

Deen City Farm
A contribution towards their essential running costs.

Don’s Local Action Group
A contribution towards the food parcels provided for Merton residents.

Don’s Local Action Group
To provide IT equipment and/or data packages for digitally excluded households.

Endeavour Youth Club
A contribute towards core costs and provision of equipment to enable the club to keep in regular contact with their youth club members. 

Ethnic Minority Centre
To provide virtual services, including classes, cultural coffee mornings and a young mum’s club to local vulnerable BAME residents.
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Fayre & Square Wimbledon CIC
To provide remote support to vulnerable learners and a contribution to essential costs.

Filmanthropy CIC
To fund a video project for local residents, using weekly online tasks to develop  skills and content.

Friends in St. Helier( FISH)
To support vulnerable residents in the SM4 area during lock down with shopping, telephone contact and a hot meal service.
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Focus 4-1
To provide peer support for mental health service users.

Hearts & Minds
To deliver peer-led support to local young people, experiencing mental health difficulties, through online sessions.

Hearts & Minds
A contribution towards a further 3 months delivery of peer support group sessions and 1-2-1 session for local youngpeople facing mental health challenges.

Inner Strength Network
To deliver 1-2-1 coaching support for vulnerable women and girls. 

JAGs Foundation
To fund the provision of online support for vulnerable young women.

Jerimiah Project
To deliver online financial literacy and debt management courses and provide additional support to vulnerable families to keep them socially connected.

Jigsaw4u
A contribution to support adapting the delivery of their core services to vulnerable children.

Jigsaw4u
Provision of bereavement support to local children and families including those who have been affected by the death of a close family member due to Covid-19.

Jimmy Asher Foundation
Contribution towards technology to support an adaptation of services to engage with young people virtually. 

Karate Club Youth Project
To adapt their services to provide virtual karate classes for local Merton families, enabling them to remain physically active and socially connected.
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Lantern Arts Centre
A contribution towards resources for their users to keep active and reduce isolation.

Martins Way Methodist Church
Provision of weekly online exercise and dance classes for residents age 50 plus.

Maggies at the Royal Marsden
To provide of range of support to patients and families currently accessing cancer care and treatments.

Maggies at the Royal Marsden
Provision of one week’s remote support to patients and families currently accessing  cancer care &  treatments.

May Project Garden CIC
To support young asylum seekers and refugees from low income families

Merton Community Transport
Provision of transport and logistical support to Merton’s Community Fridge Network and to provide accessible transport to vulnerable residents.

Merton Home tutoring Service
To provide ESOL support and advice to marginalised Merton residents whose engagement is inhibited as a result of limited language acquisition.

Merton Centre for Independent Living
To provide support to disabled residents through the continuation of information, advice and guidance surgeries.

Merton & Morden Guild
Provision of support to vulnerable households in the Morden area, including; shopping, medication collection and transport to appointments. 

Merton Saints BMX 
To provide social distance compliant BMX sessions for local children.

Mitcham Town Community Trust
To provide equipment to facilitate online learning resources for vulnerable children.

Momentum Children’s Charity
A contribution to provide vital telephone and video support and advice to Merton families whose children are receiving cancer treatment.
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Morden Education & Cultural Centre
A contribution towards educational and personal developments sessions for young people and parental support sessions. 

MSJ Student Charity
Provision of support with CV writing and applications to colleges. 

North East Mitcham Community Association
A contribution towards essential costs.

Positive Network Community Project
To provide support to vulnerable, older BAME residents with culturally appropriate meals,doorstep visits and facilitating contact with relatives. 
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Redeem Christian Church of Christ – THORP
To deliver welfare telephone calls to young people to reduce social isolation.      

Sherwood Park Hall
To provide a range of online classes and activities including dance, music and arts and crafts to local residents.
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Skillspool Training
To fund a digital peer befriending service for socially isolated residents.

South London Refugee Association
Provision of online and telephone advice and support to vulnerable local refugee and migrant communities.

South London Tamil Welfare Group
Provision of technology to enable them to work remotely and continue to offer support to their community.
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Sustainable Merton
A contribution to costs to set up and run Merton’s first community fridge.

The Link Café
To adapt their services to deliver support sessions for local residents.
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Tooting & Mitcham Community Sports Club
To fund weekly support to vulnerable young people.

Unique Talent
To maintain the provision of mentoring and support for 40 young offenders.

Wimbledon Civic Theatre Trust
To provide weekly online creative tutorials for young people. 

Wimbledon Foodbank
To contribute towards the purchase of food care packages.

World Heart Beat Music Academy
Provision of online music tuition and support for disadvantaged young people in Merton.