Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF), The Freemasons’ Charity
Three major grants awarded by the MCF, the Freemasons’ charity, helping to improve the lives of thousands affected by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Age UK, Mind and Buttle UK have each been awarded a grant of £250,000 to support their work following a huge surge in demand for their services.
The grant to Age UK will support the national Information & Advice line as well as the telephone friendship services that are needed more than ever to help tackle loneliness and offer vital assistance to older people. The grant has also supported Age UK’s network of more than 130 local Age UK charities across the country, which continue to be stretched to their limits providing essential food and medicine deliveries, as well as running befriending support for older people living in their communities.