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Back in September the Foundation partnered with easyfundraising to help organisations in the West Midlands generate additional income and offset the financial impact of lockdown. One group to take advantage of the scheme is Just Caring Midlands. Based in...

Since the start of the pandemic, the UK’s Third Sector has seen donations plummet, leaving behind a £10 billion funding gap. Now facing the added pressure of the recession, charities, trusts and foundations are issuing urgent appeals to dig deep and support their...

With World Homeless Day (10 October) just a few days away, the Foundation wanted to highlight issues surrounding homelessness and reveal the latest updates on three major projects which demonstrate the immediate housing needs facing society. Latest figures from the...

As Birmingham lives through a local lockdown and people are once again urged to stay at home, the city’s charities, hostels and soup kitchens continue to rally together in order to help those facing homelessness. To help alleviate the pressures being felt, the...

Thanks to a grant from the Foundation’s Doing Things Differently Fund a Warwick charity is reopening several youth clubs. The Gap Youth charity, based at the Oakwood Grove Gap community centre near Spinney Hill, has received £16,000 which will enable youth clubs to...

The third sector has been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, with many ofcharities and community groups facing significant revenue challenges since lockdown. As part of our aim to provide funding support to voluntary groups and charities within our region, Heart...

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As the UK Government issues an urgent call to action for people to lose weight and live healthier, the fight to tackle obesity is a bigger issue than ever before. With almost two-thirds of adults and one in five children classified as ‘obese’, the pressure is on...

Bullring & Grand Central is to launch the ‘Giving Back Project’, a new scheme which will see it donate £2,000 to ten local charities that have been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. The scheme has been developed in partnership with the Foundation, who will...

The Foundation is pleased to have supported Martineau Gardens, a community garden in Edgbaston, during COVID-19 which has ensured the continuation of their vital therapeutic horticulture service. Thanks to grants from the Foundation's Coronavirus Resilience Fund,...