Community
Includes emergency preparedness, support and information for community groups, volunteering and grants and funding.
Our main services
Crisis and Resilience Fund
What the Crisis and Resilience Fund is and how it can help with emergency money problems.
Set up a community group
How to set up a community group and write a constitution.
Pride in Place
What the Pride in Place programme is and how you can get involved.
Grants and funding for groups
Grants and funding for community groups.
REPF Guidance
Guidance and how to apply for the Rural England Prosperity Fund.
Free hire of Mote Hall
Apply for a free hire of Mote hall for community groups and charities
Community groups directory
Details of organisations across the community and volunteering sector.
Public toilets
Location of public toilets in Maidstone.
Shared Prosperity Fund
Information about the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Healthy Alliance Partnership
The Maidstone Healthy Alliance Partnership, their aims and who is involved.
Refugee schemes
Government refugee schemes and welcome guides to Kent.
Cost of living support
Advice and support for the cost of living crisis.
Food support
Find out about The Bread and Butter Thing and other local food support services.
Community right to bid
What the community right to bid is and how to nominate an asset.
Food hubs and groups
Find your closest food support service.
Emergency preparedness
How we deal with emergencies and advice for residents and businesses.
Armed forces
Details about the Community Covenant and other available support.
Community right to challenge
How to submit expressions of interest to take over the running of council services.
Community Resilience Fund
What the Community Resilience Fund is and opportunities available.
Safeguarding
What safeguarding is, how to report it and further links for support.
One You Kent
What the One You service is and how to get help.