Help Musicians is the working name of the Musicians Benevolent Fund. As an independent charity, it supports professional musicians across the UK. They help at times of crisis, as well as times of opportunity, giving people the extra support they need. Its Coronavirus Financial Hardship Fund has received more than 17,000 applications from musicians who are in desperate need of financial support, It offers £500 per applicant.

The Southend Emergency Fund is being coordinated by a consortium of local businesses, agencies, community groups, charities and entrepreneurs, using local charity Shared Space as the vehicle to deliver its support. Recognising the need to support some of society's most vulnerable, while others find themselves ineligible for state support, it has been set up to support a very real need of individuals and families who find themselves with nowhere else to turn.

Leigh Folk Arts Association is an arts organisation that in addition to organising the UK’s largest free folk festival - Leigh Folk Festival, also organises other community events throughout the year to celebrate a wide variety of folk entertainment. Based in Leigh-on-Sea, it was founded in 1992, with the main event attracting more than 20,000 people each year on the last weekend in June. The association has plans to run small folk concerts in care homes as a form of therapy for dementia patients and bring folk dance lessons into local schools.