Cala’s Community Bursary aims to provide support for a wide range of organisations and projects within the communities in which Cala builds.
Now part of the Community Pledge, the Community Bursary has allowed Cala to support more than 400 projects since it first launched in 2016.
Power to Inspire received £1,250 from our North Home Counties region as part of our 2017 Community Bursary. The donation was used to help fund sports festivals where both disabled and able-bodied participants compete in accessible sports.
Windmills Opportunity Playgroup received £2,000 from our South Home Counties region as part of our 2019 Community Bursary, which paid for outdoor play equipment.
Assisted Reading for Children (ARCh) received £1,590 from Cala. ARCh is a charity which aids disadvantaged children throughout Oxfordshire with the aim of developing their literacy skills. The funds were used towards their recruitment and training programme to support volunteers, ensuring that they are fully equipped to help children who find reading a struggle.
Surrey SAR is an organisation that Supporting the emergency services with finding vulnerable missing people, particularly the elderly, vulnerable adults, and missing children, the £1,756 funding has enabled the organisation to purchase five new radios with GPS, which will positively contribute towards the team’s safety and response time.
An advocacy service which works with individuals with additional support needs received £1,000. As well as providing advice and support to adults across East Dunbartonshire, the charity operates De Café groups for those living with dementia or memory loss, in a bid to provide social support and a place for people and their carers, partners and family to socialise.
