Virgin Money Foundation has expanded its charitable activities
into Glasgow with the launch of a new £400,000 Community Anchors'
Fund, in partnership with the HFD Charitable Foundation - the
charitable arm of Scottish property development and IT business
HFD Group.
The fund has awarded the first ten of up to 30 grants to support
community groups impacted by the Covid-19 crisis. The grants
support a range of costs such as adapting buildings to allow for
social distancing, new IT equipment and vital services such as
delivering food parcels.
The first ten groups to benefit from the new fund include
Cranhill Development Trust, Govanhill Baths Community Trust, the
Community Central Hall in Maryhill, Woodlands Community Development
Trust, Preshal Trust in Govan and Bridgeton Community Learning
Campus.
Nancy Doyle-Hall, Executive Director of the Virgin Money
Foundation said: "It's clear to us that these organisations not
only play a vital role in our communities but have gone above and
beyond to support their communities during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The new funding from Virgin Money Foundation and HFD Charitable
Foundation will help those organisations continue their hard
work."
HFD Group is the developer of 177 Bothwell Street, Virgin
Money's new headquarters in Glasgow.