Urgent appeal: Surviving Winter
Urgent appeal: Surviving Winter
The annual Surviving Winter appeal helps people across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly stay warm and well each winter.
Providing support
where it is needed most
Each winter many people in our communities face bleak and challenging times.
The additional costs of heating puts a significant added burden on individuals and families who are already financially stretched to their limit. We know from our work with groups supporting communities across Cornwall that this forces people into making heartbreaking choices, sometimes between eating sufficiently or heating their homes.
The case for support
In Cornwall fuel poverty affects 15.4% of all households (40,355 homes).
On the Isles of Scilly 18% (179 homes) are affected by fuel poverty
1 in 5 employees earn below real living wage (20.1%)
1 in 3 children in Cornwall live in poverty (31.8%)
Providing support through grants to those most in need
There are hundreds of community groups across Cornwall and The Isles of Scilly who will work with us to distribute Surviving Winter grants to ensure that the most vulnerable are supported and that no one is having to go without basic needs.
“The grant has been vital in supporting Trelya’s work with families facing deprivation and inequality through the winter period. The funding enabled us to distribute supermarket vouchers to struggling households, ensuring access to nutritious food and essential supplies. This direct support alleviated financial stress, improved family well-being, and reduced vulnerability to hardship. Many beneficiariesIndividuals being supported by the group or organisation applying for a grant. reported feeling more secure and less isolated.”
How your donations help
Isles of Scilly Charitable Trust help struggling families survive through winter
The Isles of Scilly Charitable Trust were awarded with a grant of £2,000 from the Cornwall Community Foundation’s Surviving Winter […]
TravellerSpace support the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community through winter with a grant from the Surviving Winter fund
TravellerSpace is a registered charity supporting the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community, our second largest minority ethnic group in Cornwall. […]
Whole Again Communities support the most vulnerable with a grant from the Surviving Winter fund
Whole Again Communities CIC is dedicated to supporting vulnerable individuals in the Penzance area. The community faces significant challenges, with […]
“Providing people with access to vital services, including food and hygiene packs, means that service users can access the food that they need to survive during the cost-of-living crisis. Without this, people would be choosing between feeding themselves and their families with healthy meals or paying their bills. With this food, that impossible and unfair choice is removed, freeing up people to be able to live, rather than just survive.”
Donate: Surviving Winter
Our annual Surviving Winter appeal raises vital funds to help vulnerable people stay warm and well through the cold winter months.
If you would prefer not to pay online a cheque, postal order or CAF voucher made payable to ‘Cornwall Community Foundation’ can be sent to FREEPOST Cornwall Community Foundation or you can contact us directly for BACs payment bank details.