Community Activities
The Howard’s Funeral Directors Community Assistance Programme is open for applications and ready to award grants to eligible organisations in their local community, with the hope of building long-lasting relationships.
Howard’s Funeral Directors aim to support projects taking place within three miles of their funeral homes in Roe Lane, Southport and Station Road, Ainsdale.
The team want to support causes led by people who have a clear understanding of local community issues and challenges.
Grants are available to fund local activities which improve the quality of life of residents and the wider community.
Projects must align with one of more of the four fund categories – Health, Education, Employment Opportunities and Poverty and Social Deprivation.
Funeral Director Derek Crawford said: “I’m proud to work for a business which is at the heart of the community in both Southport and Ainsdale.
“We know there are some brilliant projects here who could benefit from some financial and voluntary assistance, but also there will be others we don’t know about who will be doing equally fantastic work, so it would be great to hear from those too.
“We are keen to use this community funding programme to get closer to the needs of our local community and to build long-term relationships with the organisations who contact us, so we can continue to support such great causes and initiatives with the fund and through other activities.
“There are so many groups out there doing crucial work and they need the support of local businesses like ours to help fund them.
“I am already excited to get going to see what we can do with the Community Assistance Programme.
“If you are involved with an initiative that could benefit from some support, then please do get in touch.”
The fund will be distributed in three cycles, with two being awarded this year, the first of which is open now for applications.
For more information about the community fund and application criteria, visit https://www.howardsfuneraldirectors.co.uk/community-assistance-programme/
For specific questions about the Community Assistance Programme, contact the team via email at Howards.community@funeralpartners.co.uk