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National Charity Papyrus has been awarded a grant of almost £50,000 to help reduce the number of people who take their own lives in the West Midlands. PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide will deliver training in August and September, equipping people with the...

Heart of England Community Foundation has launched a new initiative to support women and girls in the West Midlands and Warwickshire, just five months after pledging to do so on International Women’s Day.   The Women and Girls Fund has been seeded with £50,000 from...

We are delighted to announce that our Chief Executive, Tina Costello has received an OBE for services to charity and voluntary organisations across the West Midlands and Warwickshire in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours. A leading figure in the Third Sector in the...

Join Our Team as a Business Support Administrator! Heart of England Community Foundation is a leading charity in the West Midlands and Warwickshire, awarding over £35 million to 7,000+ causes since 1995. We connect people who care with causes that matter, promoting...

Join Us in Empowering Communities - Grants Officer Vacancy Do you thrive on connecting with others? Can you see the potential in ideas, even amidst the challenges? Are you passionate about empowering communities to drive positive change? Then our Grants Officer...

MP and health leaders visit project aimed at helping disabled and isolated older people. Meriden MP Saqib Bhatti joined leaders from health and care in Solihull to see first-hand a project working to help disabled and isolated older people to become more physically...

A charity which supports young people across Coventry has been awarded £200,000 to deliver a year-long project providing free access to healthy activities in the city’s parks and community centres. Positive Youth Foundation (PYF) has been awarded the funding by...

Today, a new national programme of support for young care experienced adults has been launched throughout England. Managed by UK Community Foundations, the Care Leavers Programme has a primary focus of improving the life chances of care leavers through decentralised funding into regions around the country.

We are pleased to announce that the first grants have been awarded from the Inclusive Communities Fund with over £4.7 million awarded through 147 grants across the West Midlands. One the first grants to be awarded is a grant of £200,000 to Active Black Country for...