Liverpool Household Support Fund for over 65s - community food spaces can apply by Sept 5th
Churches, charities and community organisations providing emergency food supplies in Liverpool are being urged to apply for extra funding, to help support over 65s during the cost of living crisis.
Organisations involved in existing emergency food supply or running a community food space may be eligible for a share of the city’s Household Support Fund, to spend on food stock for people aged 65 and over.
Applications must be filled out by 5pm on Monday September 5. The process is being managed by city food alliance Feeding Liverpool who are supporting the City Council to distribute the fund.
To receive a proportion of this allocation, emergency food providers and community food spaces must (i) fulfill all the eligibility criteria, (ii) complete this survey in full and (iii) agree to provide monitoring data on how this resource has been spent.
The funding is to be spent on food stock for organisations to use within their existing services that support this age group.
The full terms will be set out in a partnership agreement with Feeding Liverpool.
Unfortunately, without exception, any organisation whose survey response is received after the deadline of 5pm on Monday 5th September 2022 will not be eligible to participate.
To be eligible to receive a proportion of the Household Support Fund your organisation must be:
- Directly providing food support for households which include people of aged 65 and over
- Running either:
- Regular, emergency food provision (e.g. a weekly foodbank or emergency meal provision)
- A community food space which distributes or serves food and usually relies on public donations or funding to provide food (e.g. a food pantry, community market, food union, community shop, regular community meal provider)
- A registered Charity, Charitable Incorporated Organisation, Community Interest Company or have charitable aims as part of your governing document, and meet the governance conditions stated on the survey
- Operating within Liverpool city council boundary
Feeding Liverpool’s Good Food Plan Programme Director Dr Naomi Maynard, said: “Liverpool’s network of emergency food providers and community food spaces support thousands of households experiencing food insecurity.
“This includes households with people aged 65 and over, whose access to good food has been affected due to the cost of living crisis.
“A proportion of the Household Support Fund will therefore be allocated to emergency food providers and community food spaces.”
Rev James Green, Executive Director of Together Liverpool said: “We urge any churches or community organisations involved in existing emergency food supply or running community food spaces to fill out an application survey as soon as possible, to help ensure this vital funding reaches those who need it most.”