Gas company awards charities in the region more than £1.5m
A gas company working in Shropshire has awarded nearly £5 million to charity through its newly launched foundation, with more than £1.5m supporting projects across the West Midlands.
Funded by gas network Cadent, the Cadent Foundation has awarded 100 new grants to charities and organisations working across the North West, West Midlands, East of England and North London.
Since January 2020, grants of between £1,000 and £1.5m have been given to projects which support its core objectives – to help people living in vulnerable situations and energy poor communities, protect and preserve the natural environment and create a sustainable energy future for all.
Across its West Midlands network, 29 grants have been awarded to support a wide array of charities including Free@Last in Nechells, New Hope Global in Aston, The Giving Hands Mission in Brierley Hill, Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust, Middleport Matters in Stoke-on-Trent, Entrust Care Partnership in Leamington Spa, and Ruskin Mill Trust in Stourbridge.
The foundation also launched a Covid-19 Response Fund with a £240,000 emergency grant to the Trussell Trust to support food banks across its networks and £100,000 to the Royal Voluntary Service to aid its NHS Responder project.
In addition, up to £125,000 of small grants were given to charities and groups delivering to those most vulnerable in their local communities.
