🏡 Putting Funding Where It's Needed Most

Muaitheabhal Community Trust is delighted to announce annual grants of £5,000 each to Pairc Community Council, North Lochs Community Council, Kinloch Community Council and North Harris Community Council. Together, these grants total £20,000 and are designed to place funding directly in the hands of those who know their communities best.

Community councils occupy a unique position in local life. Embedded in their areas and often the first to hear about emerging needs, smaller organisations doing vital work, or local initiatives that need just a modest boost to get off the ground, they are ideally placed to act quickly and with confidence. By channelling grants through community councils, Muaitheabhal Community Trust can reach grassroots groups with minimal bureaucracy and with the knowledge that decisions are being made by people with genuine local insight.

The four community councils together cover a substantial part of the Trust's priority area, stretching from Maaruig, Rheinigadale and Scaladale in Harris to the communities of south and east Lewis.

💬 Pairc Community Council said: "This funding from Muaitheabhal Community Trust makes a real difference to what we are able to do for our community. Being able to direct support quickly to where it is needed most, without delay, is genuinely valuable, and we are grateful to the Trust for placing that confidence in us."

💬 Iain Macaskill, Treasurer of North Lochs Community Council, said: "The support from Muaitheabhal Community Trust means we can step in and back those efforts at the right moment. That kind of agile, local funding is exactly what grassroots community activity needs to thrive."

💬 Sandra Macdonald, Secretary of Kinloch Community Council, said: "Having a dedicated fund from Muaitheabhal Community Trust allows us to act on local priorities without the delays that larger funding streams often involve. We welcome this continued partnership."

💬 Agnes Morrison, Secretary of North Harris Community Council, said: "Muaitheabhal Community Trust's grant gives us the flexibility to support that work at the pace the community moves, which is sometimes very fast indeed. We are proud to work in partnership with the Trust to keep that energy going."

💬 Donnie Morrison, Board Member at Muaitheabhal Community Trust, said: "Community councils understand local need that no outside body can replicate. By investing directly in community councils and trusting them to make the decisions, we are ensuring that funding reaches the smallest and most grassroots organisations, the very groups that often make the biggest difference to everyday life in our communities."

We look forward to seeing the results of this years funding across all four areas. 🌿