London City Airport has awarded grants to 12 charities in its latest batch of funding from its annual community fund.

The capital-based airport has given a total of £36,605 to 12 charities across London boroughs, each of which will recieve up to £3,000 to build healthier and safer communities.

Local groups that have secured funding include the Alexandra Rose Charity, which provides families on low incomes access to fresh fruit & vegetables in their local communities; the CSM Foundation, which runs employability workshops and football sessions for secondary school students from ethnic minority backgrounds; and Soul and Sound, which runs plant-based cooking workshops for disadvantaged groups.

Additionally, the airport is also helping to support a new mental health and wellbeing programme in the Royal Docks; a career mentoring programme for disadvantaged young women in Hackney; and the 20th anniversary of the Sonshine Club Gardening Club.

The fund was launched in May 2019 and has awarded over £435,000 to over 130 charities and not-for-profit organisations since inception.

"There are so many charities and organisations doing amazing work in east London, and we hope this funding continues to make positive contributions to our local community," the airport's interim co-CEO and chief financial officer, Wilma Allan said.

Chair of the London City Airport Community Fund, Duncan Alexander added: “This is a solid demonstration of London City acting as a good neighbour to the local community. We look forward to connecting with the causes that have received a grant and reviewing together the positive impact it has made”.

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