The 2025 Movement has brought partners together from across North Wales through the Croeso Cynnes/Warm Welcome initiative to deliver this project. Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council (DVSC) is distributing Welsh Government funding to charities and community groups in Denbighshire, via a grants scheme, to help coordinate and deliver the activities in support of this project.
The venues are intended as locations in the local community where people can find a safe, warm and welcoming environment during the day. There will be a variety of offers, depending on the needs of visitors, from a simple offer of refreshments and somewhere to relax, through to hot meals, advice and information on energy saving and keeping warm; digital inclusion offers and social activities. A Warm Welcome web page which people can access here has been set up to signpost Denbighshire residents to their nearest warm welcome venues.
Introduction
Welsh Government have made £1m available across Wales to support Warm Welcome/ Warm Hubs type projects to support people at risk of fuel poverty this winter. DVSC is working with Denbighshire County Council to distribute the share for Denbighshire.
This fund is aimed at supporting locally based third sector organisations who are engaging in the Croeso Cynnes/ Warm Welcome initiative this winter, in Denbighshire.
The grant should support Third Sector organisations to expand their capacity to welcome people in, and to provide additional activities. See the Criteria below for guidance.
If you’ve not already registered your organisation with the Croeso Cynnes project, please email catherine.m.taylor@denbighshire.gov.uk or tom@dvsc.co.uk before applying for this grant.
All grant funded projects should be complete by the end of March 2023.
Grant Criteria
Grants are available for local constituted organisations (including registered charities, charitable incorporated organisations, community groups who have been constituted for more than 6 months, town or community councils, community interest companies, social enterprises, and uniformed groups). Other entities can be considered at the discretion of our Grant Panel.
The grant should be used to support the following key priority areas (please treat as suggestions and not exhaustive):
We are operating a rapid grant decision-making process with applications being considered on a rolling basis until funds are disbursed. You will hear from us within 14 days of submission if your application has been successful. Apply as soon as possible to ensure your initiative or project receives funding!
To apply for the grant, fill out DVSC’s online application here.
Once you have accessed the document please click File in the top left corner and download to get your modifiable version.
If you want advice and guidance on the above grant contact DVSC’s Chief Officer, tom@dvsc.co.uk
DVSC with Denbighshire County Council are supporting a Warm Welcome for residents this Winter. Across the county warm hubs are being set up as safe places for people to go to keep warm within their local community.
The 2025 Movement has brought partners together from across North Wales through the Croeso Cynnes/Warm Welcome initiative to deliver this project. Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council (DVSC) is distributing Welsh Government funding to charities and community groups in Denbighshire, via a grants scheme, to help coordinate and deliver the activities in support of this project.
The venues are intended as locations in the local community where people can find a safe, warm and welcoming environment during the day. There will be a variety of activities, depending on the needs of visitors, from a simple offer of refreshments and somewhere to relax, through to hot meals, advice and information on energy saving and keeping warm; digital inclusion offers and social activities. A Warm Welcome web page which people can access (here) has been set up to signpost Denbighshire residents to their nearest warm welcome venues.
