Charities reminded to apply for a share of £25,000

Tuesday 07 July 2015

Jersey charities have less than a week left to apply for a share of £25,000 at the 2015 Barclays Community Awards.

Charities have until Friday to submit their application for the awards, which are open to all registered charities and organisations looking for a grant to fund a local project or initiative.

The awards focus on projects which help young people develop the financial, enterprise and employability skills they need in order to fulfill their potential with a view to obtaining or returning to employment.

Now in its ninth year, the awards are aligned with Barclays’ global commitment to support young people through its community initiative ‘5 Million Young Futures’. 

Last year £24,000 was shared between four Jersey charities: Jersey Employment Trust, Words and Numbers Matter, Autism Jersey and Brighter Futures.

Paul Declat, Director at Barclays in Jersey, said: “Last year’s funding made a real and lasting difference to the projects run by the winning charities and hope we can do the same for more charity projects this year.

“At Barclays we think it is very important to support initiatives that give young people in Jersey the opportunities and skills they need to assist them in obtaining employment. We welcome applications from any local charity which aims to help young people in the community reach their potential in this area.”

The Community Awards will be presented to the chosen charities at an evening reception in September.

Entry forms for the awards are available to collect from the Barclays branch at Library Place and Barclays’ office at Broad Street or by email from JerseyCommunity.Team@barclays.com