Get involved with Adult Social Care

The Croydon Neighbourhood Grant programme has now ended, with £237,977 of the £240,000 fund awarded directly to local community organisations.

Croydon residents came together at community venues in all 6 neighbourhood areas to vote for the projects they wanted to see funded.

A total of 26 community organisations have received funding to deliver a range of projects, including:

• support for unpaid carers
• healthy ageing activities
• wellbeing sessions
• community connection initiatives

These projects have been shaped by what residents told us their neighbourhoods need and will support delivery of the Adult Social Care and Health Strategy.

Organisations the community have chosen to receive funding

Thornton Heath (North-East)

• St Paul's Thornton Heath: a free monthly community brunch with accessible transport, for carers and older residents at risk of isolation.
• Croydon African Caribbean Family Organisation: weekly wellbeing sessions over 12 months for older residents, supported by trained volunteers.
• Upper Norwood Association for Community Care (UNACC): exercise and wellbeing classes and nutritious meals to help older people stay active and independent.
• Cassandra Centre: a weekly Over 50s club offering a safe space, emotional support and practical help for women and families.

East Croydon (Central-West)

• Friends of Haling Grove: involving local people in caring for and regenerating areas of the park.
• Knowledge 4 Practice: healthy eating and cooking classes, health checks and support to help residents build healthy habits.
• Shining Roots CIC: a pantry offering free surplus food to residents facing financial pressure.
• Asian Resource Centre of Croydon: a monthly wellbeing and respite programme for women, including fitness sessions and creative activities.
• Westbury Community Project: a five-day-a-week wellbeing and social programme for residents aged 65 and over.

New Addington and Selsdon (South-East)

• New Addington Good Samaritans: a community club and day centre offering older residents company, activities and affordable light lunches.
• Survivors of aBuse: eight-week, trauma-informed recovery programmes for adults affected by childhood abuse, domestic abuse or neglect.
• Selsdon Community Clubhouse: a community hub for older residents and unpaid carers, with activities and meals to reduce loneliness.
• The Family Centre Fieldway New Addington: welfare rights, financial and crisis support for residents with wellbeing needs.

Purley (South-West)

• Purley & Coulsdon Clubs for the Elderly (PACE): freshly cooked lunches, games and companionship for residents over 60.
• South East Cancer Help Centre: counselling, complementary therapies and group activities for older people affected by cancer, and their carers.
• Resolving Door Project: an open peer support group, in the community and online, offering a safe space for emotional support.
• The Story Sanctuary: a new Welcome and Connection Lead to help people find, and feel confident joining, local activities.

Mayday (North-West)

• Norbury Park Lawn Tennis Club: inclusive tennis sessions, starting with Walking Tennis, for adults who are inactive, older or isolated.
• The Raghuvanshi Association: a recreation and social club for older residents, with meals, games and companionship.
• Empowering Tamil Families: a weekly wellbeing hub for Tamil elders and adults, with exercise, health talks in Tamil and one-to-one help with forms and assessments.
• Society of Visionaries CIC: clinics giving unpaid carers advice on their rights, financial support and employment.

Woodside and Shirley (Central-East)

• Play Place Innov8 CIC (Shirley Community Library): a weekly community café for older residents, and support for a Memory Café for people with memory-related conditions and their carers.
• Swiss Touch Electrics: a handyman and minor electrical repairs service for unpaid carers.
• Shirley Neighbourhood Care and Addiscombe Neighbourhood Care Association: lunch clubs three days a week, plus shopping trips and outings for older residents.
• Amanah Health and Wellbeing: community health and wellbeing sessions, with culturally appropriate advice, for adults in Croydon's Asian, Global Majority and Muslim communities.
• Care Leaders Group CIC: accessible fitness and activity sessions for adults with learning disabilities and autism.
   

What happens next?

We will continue to support funded organisations through:

• learning sessions 
• light-touch monitoring via regular check-ins and activity data collection
• reports from all funded organisations in March 2027
• a programme review and shared learning event once all projects have been delivered

There is also an optional, more detailed evaluation programme to help funded organisations build an evidence base for future funding opportunities.

Contact us

If you have any questions, please email: talk2socialcare@croydon.gov.uk.