
Elswick Solidarity Fund
Makes no-question-asked payments to people in the Elswick ward (and west end) who are in financial hardship

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£700 GBP since Jul 2020
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£364 GBP since Jun 2020
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Organizations
£98 GBP since Aug 2020
Elswick Solidarity Fund is all of us
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Thank you for supporting Elswick Solidarity Fund.
Sherene
Total contributions
£50 GBP
Donation from Newbridge project for the joint contribution to the Lockdown Gazette with Arthurs Hill mutual aid.
Mwenza
Salma Asghar
Shemol Rahman
Elgan
Fred Banks
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Total contributions
£700 GBP
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Total contributions
£500 GBP
backer
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Total contributions
£400 GBP
I am hugely impressed by the work of David and his colleagues and wish you project success a long life.
incognito
Total contributions
£364 GBP
Solidarity forever

Budget
Transparent and open finances.
Food and bills
by Margaret Matheson • 2/24/2021
39
by graham carrick • 2/18/2021
Shopping
by Sarah thomson • 2/17/2021
£20.43 GBP
Total raised
£5,369.79 GBP
Total disbursed
£5,349.36 GBP
Estimated annual budget
£6,867.39 GBP

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News from Elswick Solidarity Fund
Updates on our activities and progress.
Driver needed!
More than 1/2 tonne of xmas food - 157 grants - Get involved in 2021!
Solidarity Fund reopen to applictions
Conversations
Let’s get the discussion going! This is a space for the community to converse, ask questions, say thank you, and get things done together.
New shoes for Christmas
Published on December 3, 2020 by David
Hi, I ordered some shoes from JD sports but dont have any use for them, they are both Adidas, size 8 and unworn, could be used for Christmas presents or for anyone struggling who needs a pair, if anyone wants them let me know?
waiting list
Published on September 5, 2020 by Elswick Mutual Aid
please be aware that there is now quite a significant waiting list for grants - it is not possible to predict when some grants will be paid
Solidarity Fund to being paying out when we reach £200
Published on July 1, 2020 by Elgan
We decided at the most recent Elswick Mutual Aid that the fund will start paying out when we reach £200 An update expenses policy is being drafted here - and will be decided on at the next meeting,...

About
If you donate to this fund you will be donating in that spirit.
You can apply for funds of up to £30 per application, applications can be made once a month. The fund will be payout when there are funds available. You must live in the Arthurs Hill, Elswick, Benwell/Scotswood wards.
Please just submit here.
www.opencollective.com/elswicksolidarityfund/expenses
1) First name
2) Initial of surname
3) Proof of address (this will not be publicly viewable)
NB. Bank account details need to match other details.
If you are homeless and/or do not have a fixed postcode or do not wish to submit a proof of address, please get in touch [email protected] or 07393101018 (we will return text or return missed calls) -
Not having a way of proving your address is not a barrier to accessing the fund, but due to restrictions on how the fund is administered by the fiscal host we would have to give grants differently and this will take longer to administer
The fund does not release money every day, you might have short wait to receive the grant. Please take this into account when you apply for funds, as they may not be released immediately.
Aspects of the fund will be reviewed in an ongoing fashion - decisions on changes to the fund or this expense policy will be made by consensus in meetings open to all members of the community.
Open collective's full privacy policy can be found here: https://opencollective.com/privacypolicy
Our team
Sherene
Donation from Newbridge project for the joint contribution to the Lockdown Gazette with Arthurs Hill mutual aid.
Mwenza
Salma Asghar
Shemol Rahman
Elgan
Fred Banks