1. Hastings Direct Community Programmes
Jay Wootten – Community Liaison & CSR Executive

2. Hastings Direct’s Community Programme

3. Hastings Charity Committee
Three/Four Charity Partners per year
Fundraising events – raising funds – approx. £20,000 per annum.
Practical and Professional assistance
Strict Criteria
Must be a registered charity.
Must be within 20 miles of a Hastings Direct office.
Must not be in receipt of government and/or lottery funding
Hastings must be able to support financially, practically and professionally
Our money will be assigned to specific projects of the charity rather than the day-day bills

4. Hastings Helping Hand Scheme
Monthly grants scheme to support individuals, community groups and other charities
Criteria: -
The application for assistance is within a 40 mile radius of a Hastings site
The maximum an application will received is £500, however we aim to support as many applications as possible, not fund them totally.
When reviewing the applications, it will be discussed how we can help financially, practically – via community days and professionally – do we have the skills in house to assist the community group.
Our aim is to assist community groups, charities and other individuals making a difference to the community they serve.

5. Hastings Community Programmes
Working with local business to keep business local.
Sponsor the town biggest annual event – Bexhill Carnival Week.
Work with education to ‘Bridge the Gap’ between education and employment.
Support community providers with employability session if required.

6. How can I find out more?