FAMILY ACTION 

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Project Indigo
£285,621	17/08/2023	Funding will be used to support young people who identify as LGBTQIA+ in Hackney. The project will focus on developing a positive sense of self and relationships increasing safety and security and ....more Funding will be used to support young people who identify as LGBTQIA+ in Hackney. The project will focus on developing a positive sense of self and relationships increasing safety and security and fostering coping strategies.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Family Action
£5,000	19/12/2022	To support the Families Food and Fun project during the Easter Holidays, providing food and activities to families struggling with food insecurity across our Bristol FOOD Clubs.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Family Action
£20,000	31/10/2022	to employ a food club volunteer coordinator for 6mths
Hackney Council - Grant to Family Action
£23,000	13/10/2022	Providing social welfare advice to young adults and their networks (family and friends) experience debt and benefit challenges.
National Lottery Community Fund - PAC-UK Adopteens Plus
£326,824	16/09/2022	This funding will support Family Action’s (Post-Adoption Centre) PAC-UK Adopteens Plus project that has been designed by adopted teenagers who want to meet and connect with other adoptees. The ....more This funding will support Family Action’s (Post-Adoption Centre) PAC-UK Adopteens Plus project that has been designed by adopted teenagers who want to meet and connect with other adoptees. The project aims to improve life chances for adopted young people across Yorkshire and the Humber through providing information advice peer-support and enabling young people to use their voices to improve professional practice and services.
National Lottery Community Fund - Medway Perinatal Project - Covid Recovery Service
£458,815	06/05/2022	The project is using funding to support parents during the perinatal period especially those suffering with poor mental health social isolation and poverty. The aim is to improve mental and ....more The project is using funding to support parents during the perinatal period especially those suffering with poor mental health social isolation and poverty. The aim is to improve mental and emotional health while helping parents feel less isolated and create a stronger bond with their child
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	22/04/2022	Friendship Works
National Lottery Community Fund - Project Indigo
£9,852	23/03/2022	The funding will be used to run a programme of social support group for young LGBTIQ+ people and young people aged 13-25 who are questioning their sexual or gender identity. The aim is to give young ....more The funding will be used to run a programme of social support group for young LGBTIQ+ people and young people aged 13-25 who are questioning their sexual or gender identity. The aim is to give young people a safe and supportive space to meet other young LGBTIQ+ people. Workshops covered will include consent body image sexual health and online safety.
Cumbria Community Foundation - Practical and financial support
£14,000	21/03/2022	Practical and financial support
National Lottery Community Fund - Buddying 1
£185,254	18/03/2022	Funding will enable the group to provide buddying support to reduce social isolation and improve mental health and wellbeing for adults with moderate to severe mental health issues. The aim of the ....more Funding will enable the group to provide buddying support to reduce social isolation and improve mental health and wellbeing for adults with moderate to severe mental health issues. The aim of the project is to support people both before and after they are discharged from hospital.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to PAC-UK (Part of Family Action)
£4,178	23/10/2021	Our Child to Parent Violence (CPV) Groups aim to support parents by teaching non-violent resistance principles and provide a space for sharing and building connections/mutual support among parents.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Family Action Supervised Contact Centre
£17,219	23/10/2021	We would refit the kitchen at our Isle of Man Supervised Contact Centre after flooding. It would provide a place for children in care and their birth parents to interact positively and constructively.
National Lottery Community Fund - Windsor and Maidenhead Young Carers - Healthcare Partnership Project
£309,907	10/09/2021	The funding will be used to deliver a range of activities supporting around 200 young carers aged 5-18 years old each year. Through drop-in groups tailored one to one support and respite activities ....more The funding will be used to deliver a range of activities supporting around 200 young carers aged 5-18 years old each year. Through drop-in groups tailored one to one support and respite activities the service aims to reduce the burden and negative impacts of their caring role and to enable them to fulfil their potential. The service supports around 200 young carers each year and the funding will enable the group to support more young carers by working with local health organisations to increase identification and support.
The Greggs Foundation - Community Hub Programme
£15,000	19/05/2021 12	The Community Hubs programme aims to help build stronger, healthier communities by supporting local community organisations in the vicinity of a Greggs outlet to make a real difference in their ....more The Community Hubs programme aims to help build stronger, healthier communities by supporting local community organisations in the vicinity of a Greggs outlet to make a real difference in their community. These grants of up to £15,000 per year towards core and other costs, support organisations that can provide space and opportunity in those communities for people to come together, build connections and improve health and wellbeing.
The Greggs Foundation - Community Hub Programme
£15,000	19/05/2021 12	The Community Hubs programme aims to help build stronger, healthier communities by supporting local community organisations in the vicinity of a Greggs outlet to make a real difference in their ....more The Community Hubs programme aims to help build stronger, healthier communities by supporting local community organisations in the vicinity of a Greggs outlet to make a real difference in their community. These grants of up to £15,000 per year towards core and other costs, support organisations that can provide space and opportunity in those communities for people to come together, build connections and improve health and wellbeing.
The Greggs Foundation - Community Hub Programme
£15,000	19/05/2021 12	The Community Hubs programme aims to help build stronger, healthier communities by supporting local community organisations in the vicinity of a Greggs outlet to make a real difference in their ....more The Community Hubs programme aims to help build stronger, healthier communities by supporting local community organisations in the vicinity of a Greggs outlet to make a real difference in their community. These grants of up to £15,000 per year towards core and other costs, support organisations that can provide space and opportunity in those communities for people to come together, build connections and improve health and wellbeing.
Department of Health - VCSE Health and Wellbeing Fund
£190,040	01/04/2021	The VCSE Health and Wellbeing Fund is a yearly fund for voluntary and community sector organisations that is run in partnership between DHSC, PHE and NHS EI. Each year the fund has a different theme ....more The VCSE Health and Wellbeing Fund is a yearly fund for voluntary and community sector organisations that is run in partnership between DHSC, PHE and NHS EI. Each year the fund has a different theme which is determined based on system-wide priorities and co-production with the voluntary sector.The theme of the HW Fund 2021-22 is providing support to families and childrens services, particularly due to the increase of paediatric respiratory infections.Provide additional support for childrens respiratory services and acute services during Autumn, Winter 2021Raise awareness of respiratory infections such as RSV and information about early detection to families and communities to prevent late admissions, especially within communities that experience the greatest health inequalitiesGive support to those with children suffering from respiratory infections such as RSV, especially where they may not have other support structures available
MACC - Family Action
£1,000	10/02/2021	No Child Should Go Hungry project supporting emergency food providers working with BAME families and children to help sustain existing food services and support increased food provision
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Family Action
£118,404	21/12/2020	A long-term mentoring programme for young people who have experienced childhood trauma or disrupted attachments. Through 1:1 support young people will improve their confidence, access to ....more A long-term mentoring programme for young people who have experienced childhood trauma or disrupted attachments. Through 1:1 support young people will improve their confidence, access to opportunities and emotional well-being.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Family Action Wandsworth NewPin: Roehampton
£3,172	24/10/2020	We would like to buy toys, sensory equipment and therapeutic items for the children at our service for mums with mental health problems.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Friendship Works
£3,506	24/10/2020	We would like to fund weekly outings between mentors and young people matched through Family Action's Friendship Works befriending service.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Family Action Newpin - Battersea Church Road
£6,112	24/10/2020	We aim to buy toys, sensory equipment and therapeutic items for the children with mothers experiencing mental health problems.
The Earl of Northampton's Charity - Covid-19 Rapid Response Fund Grant
£5,000	24/09/2020 6	To help with the running of the Community Garden, providing an area for social distanced interaction during the winter.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Family Action
£71,916	09/09/2020 12	COVID19 - This project is for information sheets, one-to-one sessions and an advice line for young people who have experienced sexual abuse and are isolated due to Covid-19. This will result in ....more COVID19 - This project is for information sheets, one-to-one sessions and an advice line for young people who have experienced sexual abuse and are isolated due to Covid-19. This will result in increased emotional wellbeing and positive relationships.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£51,665	02/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Department of Health - Family Action
£59,580	28/08/2020	Grant funding to members of the Health and Wellbeing Alliance for priority project work in support of DHSC, NHS England and Improvement and PHE strategic priorities.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Family Action
£3,000	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant will fund an online mentoring programme for young people with poor mental health exacerbated from isolation due to the impact form Covid-19. Young people will improve their ....more COVID19 - This grant will fund an online mentoring programme for young people with poor mental health exacerbated from isolation due to the impact form Covid-19. Young people will improve their emotional well-being and feel more included.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Family Action
£2,980	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant will fund staffing costs, the purchase of 100 eco packs, and other costs to support 100 children and young people in a deprived area who are currently isolated due to Covid-19. ....more COVID19 - This grant will fund staffing costs, the purchase of 100 eco packs, and other costs to support 100 children and young people in a deprived area who are currently isolated due to Covid-19. It will reduce their isolation.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Family Action
£29,260	28/05/2020 36	This three year project will support children and young people who experienced distress prior to being adopted. It will provide training, residentials and online contact. It will result in increased ....more This three year project will support children and young people who experienced distress prior to being adopted. It will provide training, residentials and online contact. It will result in increased empowerment, positive relationships, and self-esteem.
Department for Education - Parent Carer Participation grant
£15,000	01/04/2020	To fund 152 Parent Carer Forums to represent and support their local area's SEND parents, carers and families.
KPMG Foundation - Listening Works: a listening and befriending service for young people leaving care
£98,453	16/03/2020	A telephone advice line and befriending service for young people leaving care, during the Covid pandemic 2020-22 and continuing to 2023
Greater London Authority - Family Action
£149,463	01/01/2020	Positive activities for young people involved in crime or at risk of crime or exclusion
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Family Action Wandsworth Newpin
£3,740	15/11/2019	We want to take local families affected by mental health issues on a day out by the sea.
Hackney Council - Grant to Family Action
£40,562	28/10/2019 24	Project Indigo is a social support group for young LGBTIQ+ people and young people who are questioning their sexual or gender identity. The group gives young people a safe and supportive space to ....more Project Indigo is a social support group for young LGBTIQ+ people and young people who are questioning their sexual or gender identity. The group gives young people a safe and supportive space to meet other young LGBTIQ+ people.
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Family Action
£51,000	16/09/2019 36	Towards trialling expansion of the Post Sexual Abuse (PSA) service in Leicestershire to pre trial support.
Comic Relief - Art therapy & integrated support for young people in Hackney struggling with mental ill-health
£25,912	08/05/2019 3	Currently 10% of young people in the UK are thought to have a diagnosable mental health disorder. In Hackney, risk factors for mental ill-health including family violence, homelessness, unemployment, ....more Currently 10% of young people in the UK are thought to have a diagnosable mental health disorder. In Hackney, risk factors for mental ill-health including family violence, homelessness, unemployment, substance abuse and gang violence are all higher than the national average. In response to this, Off Centre provides counselling, therapy, information and advice, and mentoring to young people in Hackney who have mental health needs. As part of this service, Comic Relief will fund their art therapy work, including one-to-one and group sessions. The therapy supports young people to understand themselves better, become more confident and resilient, and improve their mental health and wellbeing.
Ministry of Justice - ALB - Cafcass - Supported Child Contact Centres (SCCC) Grant 19-20
£2,805	01/04/2019	Provide support for contact centres
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	07/03/2019	Friendship Works
National Lottery Community Fund - Helping Hands
£209,339	26/02/2019 36	The project will provide support for families in Sandwell who have received a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder._x000D_ The project will provide practical and emotional support for people who are ....more The project will provide support for families in Sandwell who have received a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder._x000D_ The project will provide practical and emotional support for people who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. Tackling some of the most complex and difficult issues facing families today ' including financial hardship, mental health problems, social isolation, learning disabilities and domestic abuse.
National Lottery Community Fund - Buddying
£99,928	18/02/2019 36	Buddying
The Earl of Northampton's Charity - Grant to Family Action
£28,110	06/12/2018 12	Discovery Garden – a therapeutic community garden project at the Discovery Centre in North Lynn.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Family Action
£150,000	29/08/2018 36	Towards the organisation's specialist education service to improve education experience and outcomes for adopted and permanently placed children.
Sport England - Active Families Together
£302,230	29/08/2018 50	Funding under Sport England's Families Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Active Families Together. This project lists its main activity as Multi-Skill Coaching
National Lottery Community Fund - Medway Perinatal Support Project
£499,735	08/08/2018 36	This project will support parents experiencing a range of mental health issues during the perinatal period (during pregnancy and the first year following the birth of a child). A variety of services ....more This project will support parents experiencing a range of mental health issues during the perinatal period (during pregnancy and the first year following the birth of a child). A variety of services including tailored one to one support, weekly parent peer support groups will support positive outcomes for children in later life.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Family Action
£122,084	27/06/2018 36	A long-term mentoring programme for young people including young carers, looked after children and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Through 1:1 support young people will improve their ....more A long-term mentoring programme for young people including young carers, looked after children and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Through 1:1 support young people will improve their confidence, life skills and emotional well-being.
National Lottery Community Fund - Families Together Wales
£9,967	23/04/2018 12	Families Together Wales
National Lottery Community Fund - Friendship Works for Mental Health
£345,347	29/11/2017 50	The project will provide a mentoring service to improve the social and emotional wellbeing of vulnerable young people who have the increased likelihood of experiencing mental health difficulties due ....more The project will provide a mentoring service to improve the social and emotional wellbeing of vulnerable young people who have the increased likelihood of experiencing mental health difficulties due to their circumstances. Young people will meet with their mentors three times a month for a minimum of two years – giving them opportunity to talk through the challenges in their lives and work out solutions.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	23/10/2017	Friendship Works
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Family Action
£46,000	08/09/2017	£46,000 over 18 months to employ a Development Manager to lead the development work necessary to launch an Edge of Care service in 2018 and to purchase external support from ATQ to facilitate the ....more £46,000 over 18 months to employ a Development Manager to lead the development work necessary to launch an Edge of Care service in 2018 and to purchase external support from ATQ to facilitate the development of the outcomes framework.
National Lottery Community Fund - Southend Improving Futures Project
£409,156	23/08/2017 36	The project aims to improve the lives of families with young children aged 5 to 10 who have multiple and complex needs in Southend. The group will focus on recruiting parents and local community ....more The project aims to improve the lives of families with young children aged 5 to 10 who have multiple and complex needs in Southend. The group will focus on recruiting parents and local community capacity to create a more sustainable and cost effective service which will complement the on-going family support work. Early intervention support will also be offered to engage families when difficulties arise and prevent them going into crisis.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Family Action Islington
£19,073	25/07/2017	Grant To Family Action Islington
National Lottery Community Fund - Haringey Kidstime Project
£10,000	02/04/2017 12	The funding will be used to deliver a series of workshops that will support children in families struggling with mental health issues. The project aims to improve the children’s wellbeing and ....more The funding will be used to deliver a series of workshops that will support children in families struggling with mental health issues. The project aims to improve the children’s wellbeing and emotional health.
Nesta - AC00621
£131,613	31/03/2017 24	Second Half Fund programme grant to Family Action Grant Ref AC00621
National Lottery Community Fund - Canterbury Advice Service II
£230,484	14/02/2017 36	This project will support Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic women to understand and access welfare rights and giving them the opportunity to escape or stay away from abusive relationships. Delivered ....more This project will support Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic women to understand and access welfare rights and giving them the opportunity to escape or stay away from abusive relationships. Delivered by an experienced welfare rights advice worker, individuals will receive support on entitlements for benefits, debt management, housing and homelessness, immigration, and financial inclusion. With this project, people will have better living conditions which enable them to live safer independent lives.
Walcot Foundation - Friendship Works in Lambeth
£59,940	22/11/2016 36	Friendship Works in Lambeth
National Lottery Community Fund - EPIC approach to Domestic Abuse (Sandwell)
£213,007	02/11/2016 36	The aim of this new project is to tackle low to medium level domestic abuse before it escalates using the EPIC (Education, Prevention Intervention in the Community) approach. The project will ....more The aim of this new project is to tackle low to medium level domestic abuse before it escalates using the EPIC (Education, Prevention Intervention in the Community) approach. The project will particularly target families with young children, or where the woman is pregnant, as this is the period where domestic abuse most often starts. The service will enable couples to stay together safely or to separate amicably and ensure that trauma experienced by children who witness domestic abuse is addressed.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Family Action Islington
£65,180	26/07/2016	Towards the costs of Family Saturdays.
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Open Doors Grants Programme
£140,000	16/03/2016 12	To deliver the Open Doors Grants Programme and support Family Action's dissemination, influencing and future planning work.
Esmee Fairbairn - Social investment Family Action
£300,000	26/11/2015 36	An investment in Safe Haven, a new outcomes focused intervention model for high-risk, young people in care.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Family Action
£25,000	26/11/2015 36	Towards the evaluation of the Safe Haven project.
National Lottery Community Fund - A&E WellFamily Hackney
£378,035	25/09/2015 36	This project will provide a health and well-being service that will support people who are frequently attending the hospital's emergency department for non-emergency issues that are driven by social ....more This project will provide a health and well-being service that will support people who are frequently attending the hospital's emergency department for non-emergency issues that are driven by social factors such as domestic abuse, debt, housing problems or bereavement, that cause stress, anxiety and/ or low to moderate mental ill health.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Family Action
£91,500	23/09/2015 36	£91,500 over three years (£29,500; £30,500; £31,500) towards the salary and associated running costs of a part-time London Domestic Abuse Service Development Co-ordinator.
London Catalyst - Family Action - 1
£3,000	26/08/2015	Funding for long term friendship mentoring for disadvantaged children.
National Lottery Community Fund - Medway A Better Start: Perinatal Support Project
£497,843	08/04/2015 36	This will improve the pre and post natal support to mothers who have low to moderate mental health issues as building a strong bond between mother and baby in the first year of life is widely ....more This will improve the pre and post natal support to mothers who have low to moderate mental health issues as building a strong bond between mother and baby in the first year of life is widely recognised to play a key role in children’s cognitive and social development. They plan to train 60 community volunteers to provide long-term, one-to-one peer support through pregnancy and the baby's first year.
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Family Action
£19,000	24/03/2015 12	To deliver and evaluate the effectiveness of an open door crisis grants programme to support individuals and families facing severe and multiple disadvantage.
National Lottery Community Fund - Hackney Family Film-Making
£10,000	25/02/2015 12	Not Available
Comic Relief - National Domestic Abuse Coordinator Project
£100,000	28/01/2015 36	Domestic abuse affects 1 in 3 women and approximately 750,000 children witness domestic violence each year, yet it takes on average up to 35 instances of abuse before people affected report what's ....more Domestic abuse affects 1 in 3 women and approximately 750,000 children witness domestic violence each year, yet it takes on average up to 35 instances of abuse before people affected report what's happening. Family Action works with families in need of support in these circumstances and the training of specialist staff is vital to make sure those affected get the best service available. The grant will pay for a worker to coordinate the training of 600 domestic abuse champions in services across England, and trial five specialist approaches to preventing abuse. Well trained staff can spot cases of abuse early on and therefore provide better support to thousands of service users, and the five specialist services will test new approaches to effective prevention.
National Lottery Community Fund - Wandsworth Young Carers Family Support Project
£161,344	21/10/2014 36	Not Available
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Family Action
£180,000	10/07/2014	To deliver and evaluate the effectiveness of an open door crisis grants programme to support individuals and families facing severe and multiple disadvantage.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Family Action
£83,200	22/08/2013	Friends of Swaffham Orchard
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Support Project for Vietnamese, Somalian and Congolese people
£432,548	20/08/2013 36	This is a continuation of an existing project based in London and delivered by Family Action (FA) which aims to reduce health inequalities and increase wellbeing amongst families and individuals from ....more This is a continuation of an existing project based in London and delivered by Family Action (FA) which aims to reduce health inequalities and increase wellbeing amongst families and individuals from Vietnamese, Somalian and Congolese communities._x000B__x000B__x000B__x000B__x000B__x000B__x000B__x000B__x000B__x000B__x000B__x000B__x000B_
National Lottery Community Fund - A Better Start for Children
£381,258	01/08/2013 12	This ten-year portfolio 'A Better Start for Children', working across four wards in Medway, will focus on building parents and carers capabilities to support their child's development and for ....more This ten-year portfolio 'A Better Start for Children', working across four wards in Medway, will focus on building parents and carers capabilities to support their child's development and for children to benefit from secure attachment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Canterbury Advice Service - Domestic Abuse Project
£186,007	30/05/2013 48	The aim of this new project is to provide targeted specialist support to women from BME communities in Bradford, who have experienced domestic violence. Cuts in public funding in Bradford and a lack ....more The aim of this new project is to provide targeted specialist support to women from BME communities in Bradford, who have experienced domestic violence. Cuts in public funding in Bradford and a lack of capacity mean that local advice provision is mainly offered through drop-in centres which involve queuing or long waiting lists. This project plans to impact upon at least 220 women from all over Bradford across the three years. _x000B_
National Lottery Community Fund - Perinatal Support Project Plus
£499,179	30/05/2013 36	This continuing project provides women who are, or who are at risk of, experiencing perinatal mental illnesses with emotional and practical help through one-to-one peer support throughout pregnancy ....more This continuing project provides women who are, or who are at risk of, experiencing perinatal mental illnesses with emotional and practical help through one-to-one peer support throughout pregnancy and their first year as a mother. The project is delivered across three areas - Hackney, Swaffham in Norfolk and Mansfield. Volunteers will be recruited and trained to provide support for women referred. The project will aim to reduce mental distress and promote a better attachment between mother and baby._x000B_
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Bridges Plus
£315,712	08/02/2013 48	This expanding project will support families with multiple and complex needs in Bradford and Southwark, through training service-users and other members of the community as volunteer befrienders. ....more This expanding project will support families with multiple and complex needs in Bradford and Southwark, through training service-users and other members of the community as volunteer befrienders. They will help families to access services, tackle housing issues and provide information and advice. Increased parenting skills will be monitored in areas such as promoting good health, keeping the child safe, setting boundaries, providing home and money, meeting emotional needs and building community.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Family Action
£20,000	20/11/2012	Towards core costs as the organisation transitions to a more diversified income-generation strategy.
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Family Action (Durham)
£18,201	25/05/2012	To employ a project worker to establish a programme to support young carers in County Durham.
National Lottery Community Fund - Stronger Families, Future Communities
£1,071,248	19/03/2012 60	The scope of the project is to build on the existing knowledge and expertise of the partner organistions to work in a targeted area of central Southend to improve family functioning, increase school ....more The scope of the project is to build on the existing knowledge and expertise of the partner organistions to work in a targeted area of central Southend to improve family functioning, increase school attendance and attainment, and raise self esteem and confidence for all family members.
National Lottery Community Fund - Haringey Building Bridges
£1,079,951	19/03/2012 60	The scope of this new project is to provide an early intervention service to families with complex needs across Haringey in order to restore their resilience. The support offered through the Building ....more The scope of this new project is to provide an early intervention service to families with complex needs across Haringey in order to restore their resilience. The support offered through the Building Bridges model helps socially excluded families to achieve independence and inclusion.
National Lottery Community Fund - Stronger Families, Future Communities
£10,000	29/09/2011 11	This is a development grant has been awarded so that the applicant can work up a more detailed application to build on the existing knowledge and expertise of the partner organistions to work in a ....more This is a development grant has been awarded so that the applicant can work up a more detailed application to build on the existing knowledge and expertise of the partner organistions to work in a targeted area of central Southend to improve family functioning, increase school attendance and attainment, and raise self esteem and confidence for all family members.
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Support Project for Vietnamese, Somalian and Congolese People
£408,654	11/02/2010 36	This Hackney-based project supports socially excluded families from the Vietnamese, Somali and Congolese communities, assisting them to access health and social care facilities. Practical help and ....more This Hackney-based project supports socially excluded families from the Vietnamese, Somali and Congolese communities, assisting them to access health and social care facilities. Practical help and counselling support will also be offered along with training and development opportunities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Perinatal Support Project
£379,153	10/02/2010 36	The project originally ran as pilot project from April 2007 to December 2008 to provide support to new mothers who are affected or at risk of depression and other mental health issues. Areas such as ....more The project originally ran as pilot project from April 2007 to December 2008 to provide support to new mothers who are affected or at risk of depression and other mental health issues. Areas such as the emotional and social needs of a baby, baby massage, breast feeding and feelings around becoming a parent will be explored.

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Trustees (15)

Legal constitution

• Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/04/1963, number: 264713
• Registered at Companies House on 29/08/1972, number: 01068186

Gift Aid

• Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

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• Linked charity: J J JAFFE FUND
• Linked charity: THE FAMILY WELFARE ASSOCIATION RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY FOR THE AGED
• Linked charity: FENTON TRUST
• Linked charity: NATHAN SIMPSON TRUST (ISAAC V DEFRIES FUND)
• Linked charity: WEDGEWOOD CHARITY
• Linked charity: SISTERS TRUST
• Linked charity: JOHN CHRISTIAN PRINGLE MEMORIAL FUND
• Linked charity: WILKINSON'S CHARITY
• Linked charity: BRITISH WAR REFUGEES FUND
• Linked charity: METROPOLITAN VISITING AND RELIEF ASSOCIATION
• Linked charity: THE PENDLEBURY HOUGHTON FRESH AIR FUND
• Linked charity: GREENE BEQUEST FUND
• Linked charity: MERCEDES GLEITZE RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY
• Linked charity: MARY ELEANOR BENSON MEMORIAL FUND
• Linked charity: MARY ELEANOR BENSON MEMORIAL FUND
• Linked charity: THE SKENE KEATING FUND
• Linked charity: THE LONDON NOTTINGHAMSHIRE BENEVOLENT FUND
• Linked charity: LONDON PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY
• Linked charity: LONDON PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY
• Linked charity: MRS M J WILLIAMS FUND
• 18/07/2012 - Asset transfer in from CYGNETS PRE-SCHOOL, HAMPTON HARGATE
• 13/07/2022 - Asset transfer in from WALTER FRANCIS GLENCAIRN CAMPBELL
• 13/07/2022 - Asset transfer in from JANE GATLAND
• 13/07/2022 - Asset transfer in from LONDON PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY
• 13/07/2022 - Asset transfer in from MARY ELEANOR BENSON MEMORIAL FUND
• 13/07/2022 - Asset transfer in from THE ALFRED DE ROTHSCHILD CHARITY
• Linked charity: MATTHEW WISTRICH TRUST
• Linked charity: CATERHAM WHYTELEAFE TRUST
• Linked charity: ELEANOR PONSONBY TRUST
• Linked charity: TOM GODFREY MEMORIAL FUND
• Linked charity: BAILWARD TRUST FUND
• Linked charity: GUSTAV ADOLPH AND ERNEST KOETTGEN MEMORIAL FUND
• Linked charity: THE NORA HENRY TRUST
• Linked charity: JANE GATLAND
• Linked charity: JANE GATLAND
• Linked charity: FAMILY WELFARE ASSOCIATION GREATER LONDON RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY
• Linked charity: FAMILY WELFARE ASSOCIATION COMMON INVESTMENT FUND -POOL CHARITY
• Linked charity: THE MORGAN MENTAL HEALTH TRUST (WILLIAM AND EDITH MORGAN)

Other Regulators

• Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Filing Record

Main office

Family Action
34 Wharf Road
LONDON
N1 7GR

Objectives

3.1 THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 3.1.1 TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH (IN PARTICULAR MENTAL HEALTH) AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY; AND 3.1.2 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY; AND3.1.3 THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE;IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED