National Memorial Family Fund grants round five funding summary

 

image credit: www.4wardeveruk.org

 

source: 4WardEverUK | published: 27 June 2022

 

The fifth National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund (NMPMFF) grant round closed on 7 May 2022. In this round the assessment team also awarded several Crisis Fund grants as well as awards from the UFFC Legacy Fund.


We successfully allocated £5,450 in grants to 13 families/campaigns/family members in the fifth round. This takes the total awarded over the life of the Fund to £43,590.


Recipients of grants included:


We are very proud to have been able to support the families and campaigns listed below, and are grateful to our staff, volunteers, donors and supporters that made it all possible:

 

  1. Abigail's Army
  2. Justice for Sheku Beyoh
  3. Justice for Marc Cole
  4. Justice for Mogous
  5. Mikey Powell - child dependents x2
  6. Joy Gardner - child dependents
  7. Christopher Alder - child dependents x2
  8. Terry Roberts - child dependents
  9. Anthony Grainger - child dependents
  10. Jason McPherson - child dependents
  11. Adrian McDonald - child dependents

 

Please see our 'Grants Awarded' page for details of some of the recipients:

www.memorialfamilyfund.org.uk/grants-awarded


Also see our 'Family Album' page for more featured images:

www.memorialfamilyfund.org.uk/family-album

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