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Do you have a community initiative you need help with financing? Then apply to the Torus Foundation Community Investment Fund (CIF).
- 1. What is the Community Investment Fund?
- Health and Wellbeing
- Employment
- Go Digital
- Money Matters
- Any constituted community group that consists of Torus residents or operates in an area that benefits Torus residents
- Any constituted residents group
- Any organisation that delivers services within a Torus Neighbourhood
- 2. Examples of funded projects
- 0ver 50’S Walking football
- Community healthy eating cookery lessons
- Indoor Bowling project
Torus takes pride in being more than just a housing association. Over the years Torus has worked with tenants and the wider community on projects which have helped many people looking to gain employment, supported families through financial advice, and got more of our tenants online with computer training and more.
Torus Foundation, the charitable arm of Torus brings all these projects together, so we can help make a positive difference to communities and improve lives across Liverpool, St Helens, Warrington and the surrounding areas.
The Torus Foundation is working with tenants and the wider community on projects to help improve the quality of life and wellbeing for all customers.
We encourage you to apply for support if your project or initiative will make a difference for Torus tenants or those living in the surrounding community, through one of our key impact areas:
Who can apply for funding?
The maximum amount you can apply for in any one financial year is £3,000. Applications for under £250 that meet our criteria can be considered by a Torus Foundation Officer and do not need to go to the tenant panel. Find out more about the criteria, how the funding is awarded and any restrictions here.
If you have any questions please email Joanne McMahon or Keith Farroll at getinvolved@wearetorus.co.uk or call 01744 417720.
Recent successful applications in Warrington and St Helens, have included:
Mischief Makers: Educational workshops providing over 110 children with information about science and allowing them to take part in experiments. The events worked alongside the library summer reading challenge fitting in well with the theme of Mischief Makers.
African drumming Sessions: The event was very well attended with many different ages from the local community taking part. Karim took time to explain his Senegal heritage and the importance of music and dance within Senegal culture. The event helped to educate Moss bank residents about Africa and African music and gave kids a chance to sample playing the drums.
Community Family Boxing: Community project aimed to engage local residents and communities; to offer positive reinforcement to improve individual health; reduce the high levels of anti -social behaviour in the area caused by local youths and also to improve individuals through sport education, a healthy approach to fitness and well- being.
Ashtons Green Community Allotments: Grant awarded to support access to the allotment for various groups that are supported pathways. One group in attendance are young mums who are learning about growing your own fruit and veg.
Blackbrook Community Association: Held a family fun day in the park, organised event in partnership with Warrington Youth for Christ who have been commissioned to provide youth work sessions in the area. The neighbourhood group is looking to engage with youths to tackle issues within the community.
FINTRA: Developed a health & wellbeing project providing proven health related activities to tackle social isolation and encourage participation from hard to reach groups or individuals.
Parr Mount Court: Used their funding to develop a number of activities for the over 55’s – these included; a new exercise class and installed a new raised bed for a sew, eat and cook project, creative chair based dance class to reduce social isolation and loneliness, chair based exercises to improve strength, flexibility, posture, breathing and reduce the risk of falls. The activities also offered the residents an opportunity to get together, laugh and for those residents with early onset dementia, remembering the routines are good for their mental agility.
Mid Orford Kids Activities Summer Projects 2017: The group held a range of activities for children aged up to 10 years, with courses over the weekend and school holidays to provide the kids with activities to do in their spare time and to make new friends, plus, to learn to enjoy their own community. The activities consist of 2-3 hour sessions in the local hub, and include craft days, painting days, sports day, film day, a Halloween event and a Christmas event.
Mind-Art Warrington: Wellbeing café project to give people with mental illness a safe environment to be in at night. Funding granted to provide advertising and promotional materials to raise awareness of Mind-Art and the wellbeing café in the community.
Warrington Council of Faiths: Funding granted to support an event under the name “sounds of faith “music in worship which was held at Warrington and Vale Royal College at the Barton Theatre on the Warrington campus. Each of the 4 major faiths Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism demonstrated how sounds and music play a key role in their respective faiths.
Burtonwood in Bloom: New project set up and run by volunteers to enhance the look of the village by displaying and planting flowers and shrubs throughout.
South Hulme Monday Club: Provision of winter warmer bags for the elderly and vulnerable.
Bold Rangers JFC: Funding awarded to set up a first aid room for the community. Over 150 local kids at the Club split between teams ranging from the age of 4 up to the age of 16. The teams have in the last few years won league championships and the club won the charter standard club of the year with the Liverpool FA for the Merseyside area.
Other supported projects:
Torus takes pride in being more than just a housing association. Over the years Torus has worked with tenants and the wider community on projects which have helped many people looking to gain employment, supported families through financial advice, and got more of our tenants online with computer training and more.
Torus Foundation, the charitable arm of Torus brings all these projects together, so we can help make a positive difference to communities and improve lives across Liverpool, St Helens, Warrington and the surrounding areas.
The Torus Foundation is working with tenants and the wider community on projects to help improve the quality of life and wellbeing for all customers.
We encourage you to apply for support if your project or initiative will make a difference for Torus tenants or those living in the surrounding community, through one of our key impact areas:
- Health and Wellbeing
- Employment
- Go Digital
- Money Matters
Who can apply for funding?
- Any constituted community group that consists of Torus residents or operates in an area that benefits Torus residents
- Any constituted residents group
- Any organisation that delivers services within a Torus Neighbourhood
The maximum amount you can apply for in any one financial year is £3,000. Applications for under £250 that meet our criteria can be considered by a Torus Foundation Officer and do not need to go to the tenant panel. Find out more about the criteria, how the funding is awarded and any restrictions here.
If you have any questions please email Joanne McMahon or Keith Farroll at getinvolved@wearetorus.co.uk or call 01744 417720.
Recent successful applications in Warrington and St Helens, have included:
Mischief Makers: Educational workshops providing over 110 children with information about science and allowing them to take part in experiments. The events worked alongside the library summer reading challenge fitting in well with the theme of Mischief Makers.
African drumming Sessions: The event was very well attended with many different ages from the local community taking part. Karim took time to explain his Senegal heritage and the importance of music and dance within Senegal culture. The event helped to educate Moss bank residents about Africa and African music and gave kids a chance to sample playing the drums.
Community Family Boxing: Community project aimed to engage local residents and communities; to offer positive reinforcement to improve individual health; reduce the high levels of anti -social behaviour in the area caused by local youths and also to improve individuals through sport education, a healthy approach to fitness and well- being.
Ashtons Green Community Allotments: Grant awarded to support access to the allotment for various groups that are supported pathways. One group in attendance are young mums who are learning about growing your own fruit and veg.
Blackbrook Community Association: Held a family fun day in the park, organised event in partnership with Warrington Youth for Christ who have been commissioned to provide youth work sessions in the area. The neighbourhood group is looking to engage with youths to tackle issues within the community.
FINTRA: Developed a health & wellbeing project providing proven health related activities to tackle social isolation and encourage participation from hard to reach groups or individuals.
Parr Mount Court: Used their funding to develop a number of activities for the over 55’s – these included; a new exercise class and installed a new raised bed for a sew, eat and cook project, creative chair based dance class to reduce social isolation and loneliness, chair based exercises to improve strength, flexibility, posture, breathing and reduce the risk of falls. The activities also offered the residents an opportunity to get together, laugh and for those residents with early onset dementia, remembering the routines are good for their mental agility.
Mid Orford Kids Activities Summer Projects 2017: The group held a range of activities for children aged up to 10 years, with courses over the weekend and school holidays to provide the kids with activities to do in their spare time and to make new friends, plus, to learn to enjoy their own community. The activities consist of 2-3 hour sessions in the local hub, and include craft days, painting days, sports day, film day, a Halloween event and a Christmas event.
Mind-Art Warrington: Wellbeing café project to give people with mental illness a safe environment to be in at night. Funding granted to provide advertising and promotional materials to raise awareness of Mind-Art and the wellbeing café in the community.
Warrington Council of Faiths: Funding granted to support an event under the name “sounds of faith “music in worship which was held at Warrington and Vale Royal College at the Barton Theatre on the Warrington campus. Each of the 4 major faiths Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism demonstrated how sounds and music play a key role in their respective faiths.
Burtonwood in Bloom: New project set up and run by volunteers to enhance the look of the village by displaying and planting flowers and shrubs throughout.
South Hulme Monday Club: Provision of winter warmer bags for the elderly and vulnerable.
Bold Rangers JFC: Funding awarded to set up a first aid room for the community. Over 150 local kids at the Club split between teams ranging from the age of 4 up to the age of 16. The teams have in the last few years won league championships and the club won the charter standard club of the year with the Liverpool FA for the Merseyside area.
Other supported projects:
- 0ver 50’S Walking football
- Community healthy eating cookery lessons
- Indoor Bowling project