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РусскийCentre for Armenian Information & Advice (CAIA) Receives Major Boost from London Grant Maker
The City of London Corporation’s charitable funder, City Bridge Trust, celebrates 20 years of giving with 20 special grants
To mark 20 years of grant giving in the Capital, the City of London Corporation’s charitable funder, City Bridge Trust, has awarded an exceptional £20,000 grant to the Centre for Armenian Information & Advice (CAIA) based in Acton, West London.
This rare unrestricted funding injection will be a major boost to the organisation and enable the charity to do even more vital work which benefits some of the most vulnerable members of London’s Armenian community. The CAIA provides Advisory and Health Advocacy services for London’s Armenian community and those connected to them. The centre also provides an Elders Day Centre with mini bus access to those in need as well as pre-school facilities and a youth club. The centre also has an extensive Armenian reference library relating to Armenian History and Culture.
CAIA’s grant is one of 20 which City Bridge Trust has awarded to London charities to mark 20 years of investing in Londoners and addressing disadvantage in the Capital.
Over the past two decades, City Bridge Trust has donated £1/3 billion to over 4,000 organisations working with the most disadvantaged people across every London borough. This has enabled many initiatives to grow and become an integral part of life in the Capital Commenting on the 20 special grants, City Bridge Trust’s Chairman, Jeremy Mayhew said:
“In our 20th year of grant making, we are delighted to be able to provide further support to CAIA. Everyday, London’s communities and voluntary sector face challenges: our city, whilst rich and vibrant, is also home to extremes of poverty and deprivation. We are committed to supporting organisations such as CAIA’ helping to make London a fairer place in which to live and work.”
CAIA’s CEO Misak Ohanian commenting on the award said
“We are humbled and excited by the generosity and recognition of our hard work and effort over the past 30 years by CBT. This funding has come at a crucial time for us with funding cuts taking place and new charges being implemented by the local borough towards registered charities. We hope to carry out some repairs to our community centre such as roofing and internal refurbishment as well as update some of our back office systems, which have been neglected. As a small organisation this is vital to allow us more efficient methods of delivering our services.”
