Worthing Community Chest is a registered, local, independent charity (Charity number: 1098284) that enables local groups and charities to achieve community enrichment. 

Since 2001, Worthing Community Chest (WCC) has awarded almost £450,000 in grants to diverse and phenomenal local groups, who have made a huge impact in Worthing. To celebrate our communities, Worthing Community Chest are launching some Community Awards which take place on Thursday 23rd November 2023 at Rooms in the Guildbourne Centre. The awards have a special twist.

Our Vision
To be the “go-to” funder and partner of new and developing community groups in Worthing. Together we improve, transform and enrich lives.

Our mission
Worthing Community Chest is your local funder. We fund and nurture early-stage community groups and charities operating in Worthing through an effective and accessible small grants process. We use the UN Sustainable Development Goals, ask known as the Globals Gloss, as the frame work to inspire ideas and innovation. Please read our Global page and share which goals your work helps to meet. You can choose up to three goals.

Our Values

Together: We partner and collaborate with local groups and great people to do amazing things.
Enabler: Our grants enable the Worthing community to connect.
Accessible: We make the grants process as accessible and engaging as possible and talk our groups through the process. 
Global Local: Our funds are making magic in Worthing and also helping the UN SDGs (Global Goals) to meet their targets.
Diversity: Our groups are diverse and the projects and people we fund vary greatly.
Harmonious Communities: Enabling innovation opportunities to unite communities, improving wellbeing and inclusion.

The landscape
We are changing because our staff and communities need resilience not more efficiency. Extraordinary things can happen when people are able to come together and take part, as we saw during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

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