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Thirty community, faith and social enterprise organisations from across the borough have been allocated £135,434 from the 2026/2027 Knowsley Community Fund (winter allocation).
The grants of up to £5,000 will support residents with fuel and food poverty, reduce social isolation and improve health and wellbeing, as well as strengthening community resilience.
The Knowsley Community Fund, launched in June 2025, consolidated a number of previous grant programmes into a single, streamlined source of funding.
The funding allocations are aligned to specific local issues, which will be delivered between November 2026 and April 2027, and includes the provision of warm spaces, community activities, access to advice, food support and opportunities for social connection – all helping residents to stay safe, healthy and connected within their communities.
Knowsley Council Leader, Cllr Graham Morgan said:
“I’m delighted to be supporting 30 community, faith and social enterprise organisations, who are ensuring that the right support and services are being delivered within their community.
“They know their communities better than anyone and the Knowsley Community Fund is a crucial resource for tackling inequalities and making a real, positive difference in our residents’ lives.”
The 30 winter 2026/2027 funding allocations are:-
| Organisation | Project Summary | Project Delivery |
| Act for Action CIC | Delivery of 20 ‘Warm Welcome Friday’ sessions for 46 disabled adults, including hot meals, accessible physical activity and safe social opportunities, helping residents stay warm, connected and well throughout Winter. | Roby |
| An Hour for Others | Delivery of warm winter wellbeing sessions, providing opportunities to socialise, whilst creating warm healthy nutritional meals in a safe, warm space. | St Gabriels |
| Caring Connections Limited | Provision and distribution of 150 premium Winter Warmer Packs to vulnerable, socially isolated residents at risk of fuel poverty. | Boroughwide |
| Diverse Active CIC | ‘Warm Welcome for Families’ project that will deliver 10 free indoor winter wellbeing sessions for expectant and new parents across Knowsley. | Boroughwide |
| Evolving Mindset CIC | ‘Warm Winter Wednesdays’ project, delivering 19 free Winter Wellness sessions for vulnerable and socially isolated adults across Knowsley. | Prescot North |
| Explore Partnership CIC | The Hub: Winter Well project will provide a warm, welcoming community space every Monday and Wednesday. | Halewood North |
| Grace Church Halewood | “Grace Community” 5-month project reducing loneliness and social isolation and improve community connectivity for people aged 65+ by providing free, weekly social and wellbeing activities in the Halewood South. | Halewood South |
| Home Start Knowsley | ‘Cooking Up Winter’ project that will deliver healthy cooking and budgeting sessions for families experiencing financial hardship in Knowsley. | Roby |
| Incredible Edible Knowsley CIC | Provision of a warm/safe space for the community offering free refreshments, activities, other services, signposting and a place to meet others reducing isolation/loneliness, improving well-being. | Roby |
| Innovate Volunteering CIC | Weekly lunch clubs, a six-week food planning programme + air fryer, Christmas celebrations and winter support across two community venues. | Prescot South |
| Karma in the Community
CIC |
Weekly Winter Wellness programme delivering a Mum and Baby Coffee Morning in Knowsley. | St Michael’s |
| Kids Activities and Bootcamps (KABS) CIC | Provision of free hot meals, food hampers, supermarket vouchers, essential winter items and wellbeing support for children, young people and families across Kirkby. | Shevington, Northwood, Cherryfield |
| Lyndale Knowsley Cancer Support Centre | Wellbeing sessions for residents that will hot drinks, healthy snacks, Tai Chi / Qi Gong, soup, sandwich and hot pudding with drinks with games and social time. | Boroughwide |
| Make CIC | Workshops, creative sessions and lunch for those impacted by the cost of living crisis. | St Gabriel’s |
| Northwood Together Community Group | Supporting vulnerable individuals and families during winter with essential supplies, food, and a warm, inclusive environment that reduces isolation and promotes wellbeing. | Northwood |
| Page Moss Lane Baptist Church | Provide a supportive home-from-home every Wednesday over the winter months where people don’t have to worry about the cost of anything and can off-load their cares. | Page Moss |
| Prescot and Whiston Community Advice Centre | Delivery of targeted benefit advice and/or debt advice to residents as well as issue physical ‘Winter Wellbeing Packs’ to isolated, low-income Knowsley pensioners. | Boroughwide |
| Safari Kids Club | The funding will provide 60 Christmas essential food hampers that include treats for families, parents or carers of children who attend Safari Kids Club, and also weekly coffee mornings. | Stockbridge |
| SHARe Knowsley | ‘Warm Welcome’ project that provides support for people facing winter hardship. | Northwood, Prescot North, St Gabriel’s |
| Singing Mamas CIC | Delivery of 12 winter Singing Mamas drop-in sessions in Knowsley Family Hubs, offering warm community spaces for mums and babies experiencing isolation and fuel poverty. | Northwood, Halewood South, Prescot South, Roby |
| Southdene Community Association | Three-phase project to ensure support is given to those who struggle with food and fuel poverty and those most vulnerable to keep healthier and to receive a hot cooked meal at least a once a week in a warm and friendly centre. | Cherryfield |
| St Gabriels Parochial Church Council (St Gabriel’s Church, Huyton Quarry) | 14 day sessions during the winter months, focused on the period January to March 2027 with a cluster of sessions around New Year when a lot of other services close for the holidays. | Roby, St Gabriel’s, St Michael’s |
| St Georges Community Hub | Ensuring that people do not have to choose between heating and eating by aiming to reduce the strain on local crisis services, improve mental resilience, and ensure that the most vulnerable members of our community remain safe and warm. | St Michael’s |
| Stockbridge Community Intergenerational Project (SCIP) | Provide 19 winter sewing sessions, providing access to a Warm Home Hub and companionship, hot meals and support for isolated residents. | Stockbridge |
| Swanside Community Centre | Daily warm hub providing refreshments in a social setting to vulnerable residents, ensuring that they stay warm and socially connected during the winter months. | Swanside |
| Torrington Drive Community Association | Support the Stay Well Centre at New Hutte Neighbourhood Centre, providing a warm, safe community space twice weekly from November to March. | Halewood North, Halewood South |
| The Eco Therapy Garden CIC | ‘Warm Roots Winter Wellbeing & Food Support’ project, providing winter wellbeing sessions, community food support, social connection, signposting and targeted packages for residents facing poverty, isolation, poor mental health or winter pressures. | Shevington |
| The Sensory Hive Ltd | 15 warm, midweek sensory sessions for Knowsley children and young people, offering movement, connection, and a hot meal. | Whiston and Cronton |
| The Tenants Forum | Support winter wellness by providing items such as bedding, bet sets, blankets, small electrical items, food vouchers, emergency food parcels and hampers for Christmas to those most in need in Stockbridge. | Stockbridge |
| Tower Hill Community Hub CIC | 20-week Winter Wellness Programme, providing weekly three-hour sessions for residents experiencing poverty and isolation. | Shevington |