Severnside Housing grant funding to local disability charity

Severnside Housing’s Community Chest Fund has granted funding to the Shropshire Disability Network to help them promote the important work they do in helping to give disabled people and carers in Shropshire a voice.

The Shropshire Disability Network, a registered charity wholly run and supported by volunteers, applied to Severnside’s Community Chest Fund for funding to assist them in purchasing promotional items to publicise and promote the vital work that they do. Following consultation with the Community Chest Fund panel, which is made up of Severnside customers and staff, their request was unanimously approved.

Ruby Hartshorn, Chairperson of the Shropshire Disability Network explains “The Shropshire Disability Network (SDN) was formed in 2008 to provide a powerful collective voice for disabled people across Shropshire. The grant received from Severnside will enable us to promote the services we offer and help us reach out to people who really need our help.”

Community Chest Funding applications are invited from any voluntary, community and recreational group working in the Shropshire area whose work will directly benefit Severnside’s residents/communities.

Paul Forsythe, Chair of Severnside’s Community Chest Fund said “The request for grant funding from the Shropshire Disability Network (SDN) received unanimous support from our Community Chest Fund panel. We know that a number of our customers access the excellent support and advice offered by SDN and hope that the grant funding will help them support more people across our communities.”