The High Sheriff of Kent, Dr Gill Fargher and Kent Community Foundation celebrated Kent’s charitable organisations at an event in Ashford.
A ‘Causes That Matter’ event on Monday 11 November, hosted by The High Sheriff of Kent, Dr Gill Fargher and Kent Community Foundation celebrated the strengths of the voluntary sector in Kent and Medway.
At the event at Eastwell Manor near Ashford, guests heard the High Sheriff of Kent praise the work they were doing and thank them for their invaluable support for their local communities. Guests took the opportunity to network with other organisations over tea, coffee and cake and speak to members of Kent Community Foundation’s grants team about future funding opportunities.
The annual event was attended by groups representing charities who support children, young people, families, vulnerable adults, the elderly and isolated, those who need help securing employment or gaining skills and groups protecting the environment for future generations.
The High Sheriff of Kent, Dr Gill Fargher said, “It was a privilege to host this event with Kent Community Foundation to celebrate the brilliant, often unseen, and vital work that Kent’s grassroots organisations are doing in their communities.”
Josephine McCartney, Chief Executive, Kent Community Foundation said, “Kent Community Foundation has been finding, funding, and supporting some of the county’s smallest voluntary groups for over twenty three years. Our annual Causes That Matter event is an important way to publicly thank Kent and Medway’s charitable sector for their dedication to improving the lives of people across the county.”
To contact Kent Community Foundation about funding for charities and community groups, email admin@kentcf.org.uk or visit www.kentcf.org.uk/funding
About Kent Community Foundation
Experienced grant-maker Kent Community Foundation is the organisation behind the organisations and has been finding, funding, and supporting some of the smallest voluntary groups in the county for over twenty three years. In this time, it has distributed almost £60 million to support thousands of small charities and deserving causes where a modest sum of money can make a significant impact.
Kent Community Foundation is part of a UK wide accredited network of forty-seven Community Foundations who are committed to improving the lives of local people and communities, particularly the most vulnerable, isolated, and disadvantaged by matching those who want to help, with those who need the help.
Responsible for more than ninety philanthropic funds, Kent Community Foundation is unrivalled in its knowledge of local causes and assists individuals, families, and businesses who want to help, to establish and administer their own charitable funds.
Kent Community Foundation funding priorities –
- Children, Young People & Families
Supporting disadvantaged children and young people’s physical and mental health, encouraging positive choices and staying safe. - Vulnerable Adults
Helping those who may need extra care dealing with challenging issues or those at risk of social exclusion or discrimination.
3. Elderly and Isolated
Enabling elderly adults to stay well, healthy, independent and free from social isolation.
4. Employability, Skills & Enterprise
Creating opportunities to develop skills and confidence and have a positive impact in areas and groups of people with high unemployment.
5. Environment
Encouraging community action to improve and protect local spaces with support sustainable ways of living.
