HartlePool Community Trust was established to prevent or relieve poverty by providing grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.
The charity provides:
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Development service to support the voluntary sector in Hartlepool with Funding, Advice and Guidance
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Membership forums & boards, to nurture collaborations
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Support to local authority & other statutory organisations across Hartlepool.
Charity Number: 1174390
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“In every corner of our lives and our country, civil society can be found. In every community and every city and town, civil society plays its vital triple role: bringing people together, campaigning to solve pressing problems, and providing services – particularly to those who are otherwise marginalised and overlooked. And from improving the nation’s health to boosting economic growth, when it comes to achieving the change that everyone agrees is needed, civil society is essential to each and every goal.” From the Law Family Commission on Civil Society report “Unleashing the power of civil society” (January 2023). Hartlepool Community Trust’s mission is to support, connect, champion & strengthen civil society in Hartlepool
Our Projects
Hartlepool Community Trust is achieving more with our initiatives than ever before, and we are very proud of the progress we continue to make. Below are some of our most recent projects. Learn more about what we do, who we help, and how we work every day to create a lasting impact.
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Charity Support
Have you seen a grant or resource you think would be ideal for the work you do/want to do in changing people's lives but unsure where to start?
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The Hartlepool Community Trust's Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Development Team are happy to work with people on their applications - We always say that YOU are the expert in doing the great work, we simply offer help to make it clear to those who may wish to fund what you do.
Food Projects
Our team work in a variety of different ways to help to improve the town of Hartlepool's food offer.
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Here you will also find useful resources such as a map of low/no cost food providers in the town, listings of what offers are available and different locations to get support surrounding food can all be found here.
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Victoria Ward Partnership
With our specialist team of workers, we are aiming to make a difference in the Victoria Ward for families, children and older residents.
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We regularly gather information from the community and use their feedback to create events and actions to help to improve the ward as a whole.
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Sector Connector Newsletter
Twice monthly Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) newsletter – includes announcements, VCSE promotions (as requested); notes from Sector Connector meetings.
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Click the links below to view our latest newsletters.
Hartlepool Community Trust and Hartlepower CIC share an origin – the vision and early actions of a small group of Hartlepool residents with a shared passion for improving life for people in Hartlepool. Now separate organisations, independently governed and with different overlapping missions, there remains a close working relationship between the two.
Hartlepower CIC generously supports the charity by providing space in their Greenbank premises, free of charge. The CIC also plans to support Hartlepool Community Trust financially as soon as it is able. To discover more about Hartlepower CIC click the button below.