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Leading businessman takes up presidency.

Lord-Lieutenant of the West Midlands, John Crabtree OBE, has been welcomed as a new president of the Heart of England Community Foundation. Until 2003, John was senior partner of Birmingham-based solicitors Wragge & Co, now Gowling WLG, and is a...

CAP ups the ante.

A Coventry charity which supports people in serious financial difficulties has received a grant to help pay for a new member of staff as it struggles to cope with the growing number of city residents needing help with chronic debt. Christians Against...

Leaps and bounds.

A charity which supports people in Warwickshire living with additional needs has launched a new social enterprise project to give adults the opportunity to learn new skills and raise awareness of disability in the community. ILEAP has launched a Skills 4 Life...

Grants to be had.

Written by Aaron Greaves - Communications Officer Last year the Foundation received 810 applications, 55% of these were successful. But what turns an applicant into a grant receiver? We can’t physically fund every grant proposal, but you can give...

Get active at Sport in the Park.

Foleshill Baptist Church recently received £1,000 from the Harry Payne Fund to run Sport in the Park. Sport in the Park is an annual event held in Coventry, running on Thursday 3rd & Friday 4th August between 12pm – 4pm at Edgwick Park, Foleshill....

Forest Schools given funding to grow.

We’ve awarded Forest Schools Birmingham CIC £15,000 to help them make a difference in Kingstanding.   The organisation provides an intervention service helping vulnerable people in one of the most deprived areas of Birmingham. The £15,000 will...

Wesleyan launches £1m Foundation

Wesleyan, the Birmingham-based specialist financial mutual, has launched a new charitable Foundation in partnership with Heart of England Community Foundation with an aim to give up to £1 million a year to good causes.   The Wesleyan Foundation hopes to award...