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To combat deprivation and isolation in the rural areas of County Durham via grants to support the long-term development of these communities.
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County Durham is an area that suffers from multiple levels of deprivation covering urban and rural communities. Whilst urban economic disadvantage has been well documented, in rural areas the reasons of poverty are complex. For those communities living in the countryside, problems can be masked because the poor are often living in pockets of deprivation alongside areas of affluence. County Durham Foundation rural fund aims to address this gap through raising funds to target support at long-term development in rural areas. We have been extremely successful in reaching and supporting a range of grass-roots, community-led projects and wish to use our expertise to help more people. Our dedicated Rural Fund will support activities such as community transport initiatives, groups supporting families in crisis, youth-led diversionary activities, issue-led groups such those who have been affected by domestic violence, health and activities for older people, management and capacity training for groups, re-skilling and access to employment training for the long-term unemployed, area-based and town-based regeneration and marketing initiatives.