As a pilot project, Greenwich Giving has been incubated by METRO Charity. This means that METRO holds our funding, manages our finances and payroll, and hosts our IT. systems, amongst other functions.
This week we received the difficult news that METRO Charity will become insolvent from the 31st March 2026.
While we are still exploring alternative options, Greenwich Giving's future is uncertain and unfortunately, we will not be able to continue in our current form.
We want to reassure anyone who has donated to Greenwich Giving that all funds have been distributed.
Because of your generous donations, the Social Connection Fund now supports nine amazing projects across Greenwich.
Knit and Create Together, run by S.H.E. Together CIC, will be a friendly community knitting club for everyone especially for people who may feel lonely, stressed, or a bit disconnected from others.
Neurodiversity Celebration Event, organised by Calm Connect, will be an afternoon celebration bringing neurodivergent families together in Charlton, to create a space where they can connect, create, and be celebrated.
NTT Badminton, which is a Badminton Club in Abbey Wood and Thamesmead that allows adults to play sports together
Pace, Grace, Space – Girls' Rugby Tasters, run by Old Cofeians Rugby Football Club Limited, will deliver a series of free, inclusive girls' rugby taster sessions for children aged 6–14 living in and around the Eltham Page estate.
Charlton Community Champions Consortium will run two community celebration events, one in Charlton Hornfair and one in Eltham Page, bringing neighbours together through hands-on creativity, cultural activities, and welcoming spaces where everyone belongs.
A Corner of Paradise run by the Greenwich Homeless Project will bring together local community members, service users and volunteers to create a garden at their day and night centre.
Coldharbour Connections: Bringing Generations Together hosted by the Greenacres Home School Association will connect pupils from Greenacres Primary School with older members of the local community to reduce loneliness and bring generations together.
The Community Coffee Chat project, by the Community Needs Foundation, will create a welcoming space where people can stay, talk, and feel part of a community rather than simply collecting food from their existing foodbank programme and then leaving.
Greenwich Carers Voices by Greenwich Carers Social supports their singing group that brings together carers of both learning disabled and autistic adults.
It has been an absolute pleasure to work with all the incredible community groups and charities, residents, and businesses across Greenwich, to come together and make the borough a better place for all.
We have been fortunate to have worked with so many amazing people on such incredible projects. And we are certain that this good work will be continued - if not by us, then by others.
Because of our friends, partners, and supporters,
In particularly, we would like to thank (in no particular order):
There is always other ways to seek help, or to get involved.
If you are a charity or community group,
GAVS, the local council for voluntary service, can help you with funding applications, policy writing and more!
The community team from the council also provides support and resources for charities and community groups
If you are a local resident,
there are other opportunities to have a say about funding in your neighbourhood, offered by Greenwich Healthier Communities, and Greenwich Creates
If you are a business who works in Greenwich,
You can work with the social value team of the council to give to the local community
You can use Match my project to offer your support
Or find the right charity partner through the community directory
Thank you to all of our supporters. Please do continue to give locally, if you can. Every little bit helps!