Relief in Need Grants

Our Relief in Need (RIN) Small Grants Programme 2025/26 is now closed for applications. Please check back in late 2026 for details of our next open round.

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About the RIN grants programme

Each year we support community groups and charities working to improve the lives of residents in the Ancient Parish of Streatham, which covers parts of Streatham, West Norwood, Balham, Tooting, Tulse Hill and Brixton. We have a vision of local communities that are resilient and sustainable, creating good places in which to live and grow older. We value:

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• The right of everyone to live with dignity and as far as possible, independently.

• The right of everyone to have a decent home

• The importance of community in enriching people’s lives

• Communities with respect for and integration of older people

If you have any questions about the grant programme, please contact RIN@thralealmshouses.onmicrosoft.com.

Previous grantees

In February 2025 we awarded £30,000 through our Small Grants Programme to 12 local projects. These included:

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• Youth music charity Kinetika Bloco’s after school music sessions in Tulse Hill

• The Lunch Club Streatham’s freshly looked lunches for older people and vulnerable adults

• Nature Vibezzz’s nature based activities to develop the Portobello Estate community garden in West Norwood

• South London Refugee Association’s community support, wellbeing and education programmes for migrants and refugees

• Furzedown Youth Centre’s youth club and café

• The Spire Centre’s drop-in service for vulnerable adults and rough sleepers from West Norwood, Tooting and Streatham areas

• Mitcham Lane Baptist Church’s community café offering a warm space and affordable hot drinks

• Parish of Herne Hill’s debt advice and employment support services