Building Stronger Communities
- Vicky Berry
- Apr 15
- 2 min read
Its with great pleasure to announce that FranchisingWorks was one of 46 community organisations who was awarded a grant by Knowsley Council as part of the Stronger Communities project, we are do delighted to be able to support the communities of Knowsley over the next 12 months.
Our project - Investing in You - isn’t like other mainstream programmes on offer. It’s not about passing tests; instead, understanding that we are all different and we all have different abilities and capabilities, it focuses on helping you identify your own skills and abilities through personal development, and how reengaging with these skills can help and support you in your everyday life and help you back into work.
The focused on self-development, wellbeing, money management, Planning, self-awareness, marketing yourself, self-employability.
We'll give you the confidence to develop your own qualities and giving you the tool and skills, to help you become financial independent of benefits and find sustainable employment.
Knowsley Council’s Cabinet has formally agreed to award grants totalling £0.346 million to projects across the voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise sector projects.
This year, the Stronger Communities Fund was significantly oversubscribed with 72 applications for funding requests which exceeded £0.5m in total.
For the 2024/25 funding period, the Council prioritised projects that provide “effective support for those in need”. Priority was also given to projects that support the Council’s “Early Intervention and Prevention” agenda, focusing on helping people into employment. This ensures that grass roots organisations have access to funding to contribute towards the Knowsley Council Plan priority areas.
Groups could apply for funding up to £2,000 or £10,000 and a full list of the organisations and the projects receiving the funding is available here.
The Stronger Communities Fund is an important initiative enabling the Council to support Knowsley’s voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector (VCFSE). The Council recognises the demand on this grant programme and the significant benefits it provides, as a result on the on the 5 March 2025, it was agreed by Council that the £0.250 allocation would be made a permanent budget, thereby enabling the Council to provide an annual grant programme to support the voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise sector.
Cllr Graham Morgan, Leader of Knowsley Council, said: “I am delighted that Cabinet has formally agreed to provide grant funding to these fantastic projects via the Stronger Communities Fund.
“Our voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector play a vital role in supporting residents across our borough, and I know that additional funding support such as this will be welcomed.
“The successful projects will also help support the Council as we embark on the start of our new Knowsley Council Plan. The priorities within the plan can only be achieved through a Knowsley Better Together approach and I am delighted that this funding will enable this vital partnership working.
“Over the past seven years, the fund had invested £1.79m into the sector, and this has enabled numerous organisations to grow and support our residents. I look forward to seeing these projects progress over the coming months.”
For more information on the Investing in you programme or to register on one of the workshops, contact us by email on hello@franchisingworks.org
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