Further funding available for crisis food support
Charities and community groups providing crisis support to people facing food poverty in Swansea can apply again to the council for funding to support their work.
Grants are available towards a range of uses including purchasing additional supplies of good quality food and essential goods or operating expenses such as overhead costs, additional volunteer expenses or other additional costs incurred as a result of increased demand.
Community growing and cooking projects can also apply for funding if their main aim is to tackle food poverty.
So far this year Swansea Council has awarded a total of £60,985 to 37 organisations from the Household Support Grant 2022/23 which is funded by Welsh Government.
These included Action for Children, Matthew's House, Congolese Development Project, Crisis, Cae Tan, Swansea Asylum Seekers Support and Swansea Foodbanks.
A further £22,000 is now available in round two for eligible organisations to apply for.
The closing date for applications is Friday, 30th September 2022 and Applicants who applied in round one are eligible to apply in round two.
To apply visit: www.swansea.gov.uk/householdsupportfund.
Swansea Council's Cabinet Member for Well-Being Alyson Pugh said: "Households across Swansea are experiencing a cost of living crisis with the price of energy, fuel, food and other essentials rising at rates we have not experienced for generations.
"We have many wonderful charities, volunteer groups and other organisations working to help those in greatest need in Swansea.
"I'm grateful to the Welsh Government for their help in providing funding to support these efforts."
Among the groups to successfully secure funding in round one was homelessness charity Crisis which operates out of a base on St Helen's Road.
Fundraising Manager for Wales, Sarah Austin, said: "We are really grateful for the £1,500 donation from the Household Support Fund, which has enabled us to purchase much needed vouchers for our members who might need additional support with buying food and essential items, especially during these difficult times.
"At Crisis we provide vital support to people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. We use a model of change which is based upon the belief that we can help end an individual's homelessness by helping them to achieve good health and wellbeing; financial security and employment; housing stability; and positive relationships and social networks."