Community investment

We know that building strong communities is as important as providing a home. Sanctuary works across the country to support local people and agencies to develop the services essential to creating thriving neighbourhoods.

Investing in communities

Sanctuary invests over half a million pounds each year in activities and projects which help to support neighbourhoods and enhance the lives of local people.

Our objective is to support the development of successful and sustainable communities in the areas where we operate by:

• investing in the delivery of community-led programmes, projects and facilities which address the needs of our customers.
• working in partnership to develop the capacity of communities to deliver and manage community-led projects.

Our priorities

Our Community Investment strategy sets out our priorities for investment. We fund projects that meet one of our five core themes and which benefit residents in the areas where we work.

Our themes are:

• Financial inclusion
• Community facilities and infrastructure
• Health and wellbeing
• Environment
• Employment, skills, education and training.

To find out more, please view our Community investment strategy (PDF 2MB) or visit our Grand Ideas Fund page.