Didcot Powerhouse Fund celebrates two years in operation

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Tom Kilkelly

Credit: Didcot Powerhouse Fund

The Didcot Powerhouse Fund has announced that it will be accepting applications for its 2024 round of grant-giving from December this year.

In the two years that the fund has been operational it has made grants totalling over £175,00 to charities and community dedicated organisations in and around Didcot.

There were 17 recipients in 2022 and 18 recipients in 2023, with some receiving grants in both years to help sustain their important projects. At least 90 per cent of the beneficiaries of Powerhouse grants live in the wider Didcot area.

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Projects powered by the grants have extended across education, health, and mental well being. Examples include All Yours, which donated 308 period boxes to schools and community partners since March 2023, supporting an estimated 770 individuals.

Powerhouse Chair, Elizabeth Paris said '‘Our mission is to ensure that smaller charities and volunteer led community organisations don’t miss out on grants.

''We have discovered that some of our grant beneficiaries then build the confidence to reach out for additional grant funding from other sources too.

''This is extremely positive and is a halo-effect of Powerhouse’s support for them at a grass roots level.’'

Tom Kilkelly

Tom Kilkelly started working as a freelance journalist for The Business Magazine following his graduation from UCL in 2022. During his studies Tom became very interested in the works of Irish authors including Samuel Beckett and Flann O'Brien (Brian O'Nolan). His current role as a freelance business reporter is his first exposure to the world of business journalism. Working at TBM has given Tom the chance to really get to grips with the goings-on in the business hive that is the South East.