Hull Emergency Community Response Fund

Two Ridings Community Foundation have launched a Hull Emergency Community Response Fund to help support community groups that have been impacted by the recent destructive riots that have occurred in the city and are likely to have the greatest impact on Hull’s most vulnerable residents leaving long-term consequences for all communities.

The Foundation are heartened by the incredible generosity of the volunteers who assisted with the clean-up on Sunday morning. Their solidarity showcased the city’s strengths and resources to repair the damage and is crucial for our ongoing efforts to create thriving, connected communities in Hull.

In response to these events, Two Ridings have launched the Hull Emergency Community Response Fund for the month of August, and wanted to make sure your organisation is aware. Groups should have a turnover of under £500,000.

This fund will operate on a rolling basis, providing immediate support for crisis response activities. Full details on how to apply are available here.

They encourage your organisation to apply for this fund, which covers:

• Extended opening hours for Community Hubs (e.g., for drop-ins)

• Enhanced safety measures to enable community participation

• Convening conversations in response to recent events

• Immediate costs of clean-up and repairs to community property or assets

For example, these might include:

• Taxis to support people to come to community groups or activity,

• Room hire for conversations, and support costs such as refreshments, or travel costs to attend,

• Convening planning conversations for longer-term community action and activity to reduce potential future negative community impact,

• Insurance excess relating to clean-up costs. This element can be retrospective.

This list of ideas is not exhaustive, please do apply for your own ideas.

If you have any ideas for other aspects of response we should be covering, please do get in touch with us.

For longer-term initiatives, you can also apply to their Hull Community Fund, which has a deadline as Monday 2nd September. Details on how to apply to the Hull Community Fund are available here.