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The Big Lottery Fund

Our work with The Big Lottery Fund

Gill (left) is wearing a Red Cross jacket, standing and smiling and Ted (right) who is wearing a blue jumper and smiling back at Gill. They are standing by a bush in front of Ted's house.

Funding from the National Lottery allows the British Red Cross to help vulnerable people.

Since 2012, The Big Lottery Fund has given £10.6 million to support our work. These funds have allowed us to:

  • help older people remain independent at home
  • tackle loneliness and social isolation
  • support and protect refugees.


Our Big Lottery Fund partners

We’ve worked with many partners to deliver Big Lottery Fund projects. These include:

  • Asylum Aid
  • Praxis
  • Positive Action for Refugees & Asylum Seekers (PAFRAS)
  • Refugee Action
  • Asylum Link Merseyside
  • City of Sanctuary
  • Revive
  • Rainbow Haven
  • Open Door North East
  • Methodist Asylum Project
  • Justice First
  • Citizens Advice Reading
  • Host Sanctuary Oxford
  • Multi-Faith Centre/Upbeat Communities
  • Scottish Refugee Council
  • Workers’ Educational Association (WEA)
  • Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London (RAMFEL)
  • Age UK Gloucestershire
  • Cruse Bereavement Care.
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If you represent a charitable trust or a statutory funder and want to find out more about our work or to make a donation, please contact Sophie Kosky-Hensman.

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