Help from organisations and funding advisors in Leicester and Leicestershire

The following organisations can provide advice and support on funding related matters, and more general assistance with making sure groups and organisations are in a position to apply for funding and grants.

We have organised these into themes (General Help and BME Support Organisations).

Please click on the links to move through the list.

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General Help

(Councils for Voluntary Services and Voluntary Action organisations)

BME Support Organisations

General Help

The role of funding advice functions within the County based Voluntary Sector Infrastructure organisations (i.e. Voluntary Actions or CVS's) is currently under review. From April 1st 2009, Voluntary Action Leicestershire (previously Voluntary Action Leicester) will be the single infrastructure organisation for Leicestershire, with the 'district-based' CVS's providing additional support. Therefore, the contact details below are subject to change, and revised details will be provided once the structures and functions (primarily related to funding advice and community development) have been confirmed.

Voluntary Action Leicester

E-mail: helpline@valonline.org.uk

Telephone: 0116 2575050 or 2580666

Online Resource Centre: http://www.valonline.org.uk/orc

Voluntary Action Blaby District

Contact: Karri Aston

E-mail: karri@vabd.org.uk

Telephone: 0116 2727669

Voluntary Action Charnwood

Contact: Cath Walker

E-mail: cath.walker@voluntaryactioncharnwood.org.uk

Telephone: 01509 631750

North West Leicestershire Council for Voluntary Service

Contact: Chantal Lester

E-mail: CLester@nwlcvs.org.uk

Telephone: 01530 510515

Voluntary Action South Leicestershire

Funds and Figures Project (covering Harborough and Melton districts)

Contact: Claire Yearby or Christine Barrett

E-mail: cyearby@vasl.org.uk or cbarrett@vasl.org.uk

Telephone: 01858 439264 or 433232

Voluntary Action Hinckley & Bosworth

Contact: Sian Mitchell

E-mail: funding@vahb.org.uk

Telephone: 01455 615962

Voluntary Action Melton

Contact: Joanna Burrows

E-mail: joanna@voluntaryactionmelton.org.uk

Telephone: 01664 483043

Also see details for VASL above (Funds and Figures Project) which also covers Melton.

Oadby and Wigston Community Action

Contact: Sue Hill

E-mail: shill@vaow.org.uk

Telephone: 0116 2810026

Voluntary Action Rutland

Contact: Debra Hunt and/or Nickie Philbin

E-mail: dhunt@varutland.org.uk  or mentoring@varutland.org.uk

Telephone: 01572 722622

CVS Community Partnership

Email: info@ccp.org.uk

Telephone: 0116 2341577

Rural Community Council

Contact: Patrick Shore

E-mail: pshore@ruralcc.org.uk

Telephone: 0116 2662905

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BME Support Organisations

Leicesterhire Ethnic Minority Partnership

Telephone 0116 2689715

VOICE East Midlands

Telephone 0115 9508820