Kent Community Foundation have some funding available via the Pargiter Trust fund for organisations supporting people aged 65+. The aim of this fund is to support disadvantaged older people to be independent, healthy, and socially included.

Funding is available at the grassroots level to benefit people who are over 65 years of age around the following themes:

• Improving health and well-being – Reducing isolation, providing hot meals and refreshments, and helping older people to stay active through sports, arts, recreation, social clubs and volunteering;
• Improving access to facilities, advice, and training – Providing transport, supporting projects providing respite for carers, supporting Good Neighbourhood and befriending schemes, and improving access to information and IT for older people, particularly where this involves intergenerational work;
• Overcoming problems – Helping elderly people who are experiencing difficult circumstances due to an illness, injury, disability, bereavement, or financial difficulty.

See more information and apply.

If you have any questions or require any help accessing or completing your application form, you can contact the foundation’s grants team for help and support on 01303 814 500.