Veolia Water Announces Community Investment Fund Recipients

Veolia Water has today named the 39 local community groups and charitable organisations which will benefit from its new Community Investment Fund.

"Veolia Water is not only a global organisation but one which is at the heart of the community. Most of our staff live in the communities we serve, and have always supported local environmental projects and charitable organisations. They have seen for themselves the real and lasting difference this has made to their local communities."

The recipient organisations will benefit from individual grants ranging from £170 to £2,500, helping projects as diverse as providing camping equipment to local scout groups in Barnet, to supporting adult literacy classes in Surrey.

The recipients were selected by a Veolia Water staff committee, which awarded funds to organisations promoting child welfare and education; social inclusion; improving quality of life for the disadvantaged; and the natural environment.

Of the organisations which received funding, four received the highest ‘Gold’ award of up to £2,500:

• Hertford Road Community Association, in Stevenage, a local community  centre which provides facilities for local and surrounding areas;
• Add-Vance in St Albans, which supports families of children with Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder;
• A Vision of Britain, in North Weald in Essex, which organises activities to encourage people to achieve improved physical and mental wellbeing; and
• Theatre Resource in Ongar, Essex, which works with disabled and socially excluded people offering learning opportunities in creative industries.