Millenium Community Solutions used the LHC Community Benefit Fund to implement an impactful educational programme aimed at teaching fifty young people learnt how to code, while also enhancing their creative thinking skills. The programme was designed with a clear objective: to equip 70% of participants with basic coding skills by the end of the course.
Mitchell Place, situated in Redhill, Surrey, is a pioneering project that offers 8 high-quality temporary housing units to young first-time mothers using modular, off-site building techniques. Mitchell Place not only sets a new standard for modern, eco-friendly housing solutions but also plays a crucial role in promoting sustainable living, inspiring a greener future for all.
To celebrate International Women's Day 2024, we bring to you a story of Women's empowerment delivered through our Community Benefit Fund. Pathways to Healing is an exclusive 6-week group programme designed for women who have survived Domestic Abuse (DA) and are ready to embark on their journey of healing. The programme offered support, strategies, and resources to the women, encouraging them to be resilient and set goals for the future.
The project provided enterprise training to socially excluded young adults (18-25 years old), in the London Borough of Hackney, who had barriers to education, employment, or training and came from impoverished backgrounds. The pandemic made things worse for these young people with the crisis resulting in social isolation, job loss, and education disruption.
Through this project wellbeing workshops for 3 cohorts of older adults (8-12 participants) were organised, in the Hillingdon Borough, which offered crucial mental health support. The groups greatly benefitted from more emotional support and a space that provided the opportunity to connect, in turn gaining peer support through shared experiences.
The Arts for Health programme was awarded the community benefit fund to provide an innovative initiative developed by MORE HORIZONS Charity to use Bollywood dance and music for workout sessions. Aimed to improve physical activity, mental well-being and reduce isolation and health inequalities.
The funding for the Open Havelock regeneration project has helped many residents who have lived there for over 30 years to enjoy the Grand Union Canal, which is unique to the local area, and which was previously underutilised. It has also contributed to the redevelopment of disused garages a footbridge, creating a new pedestrian and a cycling link to the Havelock estate.
Hilltop Community Centre project is a fantastic project to have been awarded the LHC Community Benefit Fund last year. A total amount of £6,376 was secured to help expand Hilltop Community Centre's kitchen facilities to ensure a better and safer space to serve their community.
As part of its mission to meet the areas’ affordable housing needs, CHP, an Essex-based housing association and community benefit society, launched a heating installs and refurbishment programme.
Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) NHS Foundation Trust has an ongoing commitment to reducing its carbon emissions, and through its sustainability strategy, has already cut emissions by 20%.
