Six community centres across Hampshire have received a share of a £30,000 fund.
Southern Water has given £1,000 grants to Basingstoke’s Norden Community Association, Portsmouth’s Havelock Community Centre, Gosport’s Elson Community Library and Hub, Chandler’s Ford’s Valley Park Community Association, Southampton’s Lordswood Residents and Community Association and Woolston Community Centre.
These centres provide services to around 18,000 people each month, including fitness classes, parent groups, dementia support, counselling sessions and free meals.
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Woolston Community Centre hosts more than 1,000 groups, classes, and other sessions monthly.
Chairman Barry Wake said: "The Southern Water grant is very welcome at this time, to take some of the burden away and enable the centre to survive another cold season and continue as a much-loved and valuable facility at the heart of our community."
The yearly initiative, now in its third year, is aimed at supporting resilient communities.
The scheme covers Hampshire, Kent, Sussex and the Isle of Wight.
Alex Willumsen, Southern Water’s community partnerships and programme manager, added: “The huge number of applications we received illustrated the incredible amount of support and services community centres offer to thousands of people across our region.
"We’re so pleased to be able to offer a helping hand through these grants, which will help ensure they can keep up their valuable work.”
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