Social Supermarket Funding 2024-25

The Social Supermarket funding is open to voluntary organisations/ groups, registered charities and social enterprises operating within Ards and North Down.

With funding provided by the Department for Communities, Ards and North Down Borough Council is offering this funding to support those most vulnerable and address poverty at its source. The aim of the fund is to run a Social Supermarket to support people who are experiencing financial hardship, project proposals that are innovative, have identified good methods to target those who are most in need, and that will help increase community and individual resilience to poverty.

It is NOT an emergency short term response, a SSM model can provide people with a pathway out of poverty by recognising that food is only one factor and access to and uptake of a wraparound service to address advice needs, training and skills may provide a holistic approach to a transition out of poverty.

Open call for Funding Stream ANDBC Social Supermarket Funding 2024-2025

Open from 25 April 2024 at 9am.

Applications must be submitted by 16 May 2024 at 4pm. Late applications will not be considered. 

Please email your completed application in pdf format to communitygrants@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk 

Application forms with guidance and criteria are available below:

Social Supermarket Application form 2024 (Word doc) [65KB](opens new window)

Social Supermarket guidance 2024  (Word doc) [194KB](opens new window)

Alternatively, they may be requested from the Community Development Section.

Further information is available from:

Community Development Section,
Signal Centre,
2 Innotec Drive, Balloo Road,
Bangor, BT19 7PD.

Telephone: 0300 013 3333 ext:40916 
Email: communitygrants@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk