Grant expectations

Have you ever wanted to find ways to give back to your community?

Then why not join our Grants Panel? It’s a customer group that helps us to decide which community projects we support.

Ann is a member of the panel. Thanks to her passion for her community, she’s been able to help some fantastic projects to receive funding from Karbon.

"I decided to join the Grants Panel as I’m interested in supporting projects that enhance and help local communities.

"We’re able to give our thoughts and views on whether a project will be worthwhile for our communities. We can check the details on who’s involved and what the lasting outcomes will be.

"We work with a diverse group of people on the panel, so the Community Connectors who work on the projects get a balanced view on every application.

"We recently worked on the Wheels2Work project. It provides bikes and mopeds to young people on low incomes so they can travel into work. You could see how beneficial the scheme would be. There are so many people who want to work but the transport wasn’t there for them. Some had to walk miles for interviews. This is a great alternative.

"Reading applications sometimes does not give you the full picture. As part of the panel, we’re able to go out to visit a project which brings it to life. I really enjoyed my visit to Wellbeing Through Art, a project for veterans to work in different mediums, wood, slate crafting as well as painting and drawing. Some of the work produced was amazing, it also showed that Karbon’s funding helps so many people.

"I would highly recommend joining the panel. It really gives you a sense of community spirit. It’s extremely satisfying knowing you are helping people in our communities to have opportunities to enrich their lives. There are so many people who volunteer and give their time to help their neighbours and communities.

If you would like to join the Grants Panel, contact our Customer Engagement Team at connectwithkarbon@karbonhomes.co.uk.