The Fermanagh Trust, Fermanagh's Community Foundation, is dedicated to creating a partnership of donors, non-profit making organisations and the community, to find solutions to the pressing community needs in Fermanagh.
The increasingly difficult funding climate has had an impact on many local organisations with the Fermanagh Trust providing support to them where possible. One example is Fermanagh Women’s Network who have over many years been supporting women’s development across Fermanagh.
The Fermanagh Trust was delighted to recently award Shopmobility a grant of £2,000 towards the purchase of two new scooters to assist the group deliver their services in Enniskiilen.
The Fermanagh Special Olympics team received a grant award from the Greg Turley Bursary Awards to support the team’ s participation in the 2010 Special Olympics All Ireland Games which were held in Limerick in June.
The Fermanagh Trust is delighted to once again make available the grant finder database free of charge to community and voluntary groups. The database is a very useful tool for finding out information on available funding opportunities.
For further information visit www.fermanagh.info and click on the Grant finder logo on the home page. Alternatively, contact Marilyn Quinn at Fermanagh Trust on 028 66 320210 or by email: marilyn@fermanaghtrust.org
The Fermanagh Trust has supported the opening of a Cancer Support Service in Fermanagh which has been set up to provide information, guidance and practical support within a safe and confidential environment to individuals and their families who have been touched by Cancer.
Thirteen youth projects across County Fermanagh received grants totalling £6,000 from Enniskillen Youth Bank at a recent awards event held in Fermanagh House in Enniskillen.
Enniskillen Youth Bank is a unique, innovative, grant-making programme which is run by young people for young people. Youth Bank involves members from all sections of the community ranging from 16 to 23 years of age. Some of the members are still at school whilst others were in employment.
The Fisher Foundation is delighted to announce a number of grant awards to organisations participating in voluntary work overseas. Awards were made to seven organisations including Trocaire, Leprosy Mission NI, CMS Ireland, Operation Rescue, Livability, UFM Worldwide and Kind Fund.
