Money Matters, Homes Matter, Families Matter

• Money Matters

  

  Aim: We aim to tackle financial exclusion affecting disadvantaged groups across the UK

  Objectives:
  

  1. To support survivors of domestic abuse to build their financial capability in order to help them live independently and achieve improved quality of life

  We aim to achieve this by offering grants to registered charities in support of:

  • Financial training, education, advice, guidance and support
  • Support to address and avoid debt issues
  • Support to achieve financial independence
  • Research into the needs and how best to address the financial needs of survivors of domestic abuse
  • Raising awareness of the financial needs of survivors of domestic abuse in order to promote change for the better

  2. To support older people who face financial exclusion in order to help them achieve improved quality of life

  The types of work we are interested in funding relating to older people include:

  • Face to face advice, outreach work, support, guidance and/or training on managing finances, debt, benefits, financial management etc which are specific to their needs
  • Work involving families of the beneficiaries to address the objective
  • Research into their financial needs and how best to address the needs
  • Raising awareness of the issues to promote change for the better

• Homes Matter

  

  Aim: To address housing issues and homelessness among vulnerable groups in the UK

  Objectives:
  

  1. To support survivors of domestic abuse to live independently and achieve improved quality of life

  We aim to achieve this by offering grants to registered charities in support of resettlement work e.g.

  • Floating support; Outreach support
  • Help to find accommodation after fleeing abuse, including after being in a refuge
  • Help to live independently e.g. cooking skills; budgeting skills etc
  • Childcare for survivors' children whilst any of the above is being delivered
  • Information and support for families with whom survivors have taken refuge from domestic abuse
  • Research into the resettlement needs of survivors of domestic abuse and how to address those needs
  • Raising awareness of housing needs of survivors of domestic abuse in order to promote change for the better

  2. To support older people with their housing needs:

  The types of work we are interested in funding relating to older people include:

  • Face to face advice, guidance and support on housing related matters which are specific to their needs
  • Help to live independently (if appropriate) or other options, including care services, transport schemes etc
  • Support services for those who are homeless
  • Support to manage household bills and access benefits
  • Work involving families of the beneficiaries to help address the needs
  • Research into the housing needs of any of the identified groups and how to address those needs
  • Raising awareness of the issues affecting the identified groups in order to promote change
• Families Matter

  Families Matter is the name of the strategy which governs our previous and current grants programmes, whose purpose remains the support of families, helping prevent family breakdown and its causes. We are not currently inviting funding applications under this aim.

  The Foundation has historically sought to help families in need and this aim is currently met through the Foundation's existing Investor Programme which started in 2005 and completes in 2010 and which is closed to new applications.

  The Foundation is also committed to ensure it supports families through its new funding objectives above and will give priority to applications which engage with families of the direct beneficiaries for greater outcomes.

  In the future, new objectives relating to this aim will be determined by the Trustees.

• Priorities

  We will give priority to:

  • Applications for work engaging families of beneficiaries
  • Applications for work which fits more than one objective (e.g. aims to address the financial and the housing issues of survivors of domestic violence / older people identified)
  • Work supporting those groups identified who are from deprived areas

• Core costs

  We support core costs in association with work which fits these guidelines. We also contribute to Full Cost Recovery.

  Grant programmes

The Nationwide Foundation is a registered charity (no 1065552) and has limited liability being a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (no. 3451979). Registered office address: Nationwide House, Pipers Way, Swindon, SN38 1NW.
Site updated: January 2010