The Screwfix Foundation supports hundreds of charities in 2018

The Screwfix Foundation supported nearly 300 local charities-in-need with grants of up to £5000 during 2018.

Charities across the UK were awarded funding to fix, repair, maintain and improve their facilities.

St Richards Hospice in Worcester, a charity that cares for adults with a serious progressive illness, was awarded funding to build a new physiotherapy gymnasium.

Funding was also awarded to the London-based Homelessness charity, Providence Row, to renew their toilet and shower facilities in their resource centre.

£5000 was donated to the Holywood Family Trust in Northern Ireland which enabled them to lower their ceilings and replace the lighting with energy efficient LED lighting. Based in North Down, the charity exists to help equip individuals and families through some of the issues in their lives and contribute towards an inclusive community.

Aberdeen based charity, North East Sensory services, help people overcome the effects of serious sight and hearing loss. They were awarded £2000 refurbish their audio library with additional storage and new flooring.

The Screwfix Foundation, which launched in April 2013 donates much needed funding to help a variety of local projects throughout the UK, from repairing buildings and improving community facilities, to improving the homes of people living with sickness or disability.

It also works closely with Macmillan Cancer Support, as well as supporting smaller, local registered charities.

Relevant projects from across the UK are invited to apply online for a share of the funding at screwfixfoundation.com.

For more information about The Screwfix Foundation, visit screwfixfoundation.com.