$10,000 grant will enable greater Access

DALIA SABLE

ACCESS Inc is set to receive a $10,000 grant from the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation.

As part of the Foundation’s Celebration of Giving event, the funds will be directed toward the organisation’s two-day program run from the Access Shop in Caulfield North.

“It is an honour to receive a grant from this foundation,” Access Inc president Deena Goldbloom said. “In our application, we directed the request for funds to enhance our two-day program that we run at the Access shop.”

The cheque will be handed over in a ceremony at the Melbourne Town Hall in a few weeks and will be accepted by Goldbloom and president of the Access Fundraising Group Lenny Gross.

Goldbloom said she was “pleased that Access is seen as a worthy beneficiary of funds in the broader community”.

Active since 1923, the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Fund provides financial support to Melbourne-based charities and public hospitals.

Annually receiving more than 500 applications for grants, the fund last year distributed $8 million to health and welfare agencies across Melbourne and Victoria.

Access Inc works to promote the inclusion of Jewish people with disabilities. In June, the organisation officially opened the Access Store where programs including baking, gardening and craft activities, are run on Thursdays and Fridays.

The products from the workshops, such as biscuits, potted plants, challah covers and greeting cards, are sold through the store.