Surviving Winter Appeal

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Sir John helps volunteer Joyce with the washing up
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Sir Paul Nicholson and Barbara Gubbins
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Ray Longstaff is visually impaired and cannot cook - the Surviving Winter Appeal has helped to ensure he has hot meals every day
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From left, Martin Lewis, presenter at the event, Andrew Martell, Trustee of the Community Foundation, Barbara Gubbins, Chief Executive of the Community Foundation and Denise Robertson who is supporting the campaign at the National launch of Surviving Winter
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Denise Robertson is supporting the Surviving Winter Appeal in County Durham
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Sir John helps serve the lunch

REDIRECTING WINTER FUEL PAYMENTS TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST

Surviving Winter

Last year, we experienced one of the worst winters in decades and this year is already forecast to be even more severe.

During the winter months in County Durham & Darlington, an additional 400 vulnerable people die as a result of the cold and poor living conditions, with over 58,000 households in fuel poverty. In the more rural areas, such as Wear Valley & Teesdale, almost 50% of households are affected.

As part of a UK-wide appeal, ‘Surviving Winter’, County Durham Community Foundation aims to help thousands of people who suffer as a result of the cold weather. This includes the elderly, those with disabilities, families with small children living in fuel poverty and the homeless.

Grant Making

The money raised by the Appeal will be used to support older and vulnerable people across County Durham & Darlington through the winter months. This will be achieved in three main ways:

1. Groups
Grants will be awarded to community and voluntary groups that run winter programmes for the elderly and vulnerable including additional food, equipment and transport.

2. Individuals
Grants will also be awarded to those in fuel poverty to help them purchase any of our top ten energy efficient household items.

3. Infrastructure Organisations
County Durham Community Foundation will be working in partnership with infrastructure organisations (such as NEA & AGE UK), to provide workshops to older and vulnerable people in order to help them out of fuel poverty in the long term.

To apply for a grant please select either Group or Individual Application form from the menu on the left.

Raising the Funds

County Durham Community Foundation is calling on those who can afford to forego their Winter Fuel Payment, to donate it to the Surviving Winter Appeal in order to help those for whom it is not nearly enough. However, you do not have to be in receipt of a Winter Fuel Payment to support the Appeal, all donations are welcome.

To donate to the Appeal please follow the instructions below.

Cheque
Send cheques payable to County Durham Community Foundation along with this form to FREEPOST CDCF.

Online
You can make an online donation through localgiving.com or our Just Giving page

Text
To make a donation by text send Warm10 £10 to 70070 and a donation of £10 will be taken from your mobile phone bill.

If you would like to doante to the Appeal in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland please follow this link.

Documents

Case Studies

To read some case studies of groups who received Surviving Winter Campaign funding last year Click Here.

Q&A

Click here to see our Q&A sheet for the campaign.

Surviving Winter Appeal

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