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Neighbourhood action fund

CHANGE
STARTS
CLOSE.

We fund practical ideas led by the people who know their communities best.

Put an idea in motion
Community education supported by Open Hand1,284 local ideas funded
94p

of every £1 goes directly to community work.

38

cities where neighbours are building change.

72k

people reached this year.

Story 024 / Bristol

“We didn’t need saving. We needed a room.”

Maya turned an empty shop into a free evening kitchen, language class and place to belong.

Read Maya’s story
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Leeds / £4,200

A warm place to learn after school.

Community-led homework club and evening kitchen.

Cardiff / £1,850

The repair café needs a bigger table.

Tools, parts and practical skills shared freely.

Choose your
way to help.

Local, on purpose

Small grants.
Close to home.

  1. 12open kitchens
  2. 08repair spaces
  3. 17youth projects
  4. 06community gardens