17 Newcastle-based charities and voluntary organisations have been awarded over £525,000 from Newcastle City Council funds.
The Newcastle Fund was established in 2011 to support local causes and streamline charitable financing for the local authority.
The fund attracted bids from 68 organisations from across the city, requesting funds of over £2.2m. Council offers stated this demonstrates the scale of need across the city.
Here is the list of organisations in receipt of round 13 of the fund:
West End Refugee Service - £50,000
Children North East - £14,387
Search CIO - £25,000
Skills for People - £36,675
Action Foundation - £45,000
Wor Hoose Community Project - £25,273
Patchwork Project - £37,500
D2 Youth Zone - £24,500
Disability North - £13,250
The Recruitment Junction - £21,171
EDGE North East - £33,733
JET Jobs Education and Training - £37,500
Northbourne Street Youth Initiative - £13,173
Newcastle West End Food Bank - £50,000
Deaflink North East - £24,567
Care Hands - £27,258
Newcastle Vision Support - £46,290
The West End Refugee Service, one of the largest recipients, will use the money to help refugees with food, accommodation, education, employment, and finances.
Newcastle Vision Support assists those living with sight loss to retain their independence and resilience with courses and group work. The courses are currently oversubscribed and the organisation wants to deliver tailored assistance to the visually impaired.
The Newcastle Food Bank, also a recipient of £50,000 in funding, will dedicate the new funds to its 'Pathways out of Hunger' project. 'Pathways' aims to help the most vulnerable users of the food bank to gain "social and economic resilience".
South Jesmond Labour councillor Lesley Storey said: "I work in the voluntary sector, I just know from first-hand how important it is that charitable organisations have access to this kind of money.
"Particularly when we have the context at the moment where charitable funding has shrivelled up."
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