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Street smarts.
Thanks to the Foundation's partnership with Wesleyan Assurance a charity in Sheffield has been awarded £2,000 to help continue their fine work. Sheffield Street Pastors patrol the city’s streets on Friday and Saturday nights in a bid to keep members of the...
Grants made from Surviving Winter Fund.
Thanks to the Foundation's Surviving Winter Campaign a project in Sandwell combatting loneliness in south Asian women has been awarded a grant to help it expand. The Aman Group brings together Asian women aged 40 or older with a Pakistani, Indian or Bangladeshi...
It was great fun, we want more!
It’s a bright Monday morning at Tile Hill library and there’s a buzz as families start to arrive.Today’s the second week that Wriggle Dance Theatre have held a workshop at the library. Aimed at children aged 2 – 7 they offer arts-based activities to...
The help and advice they’ve given me is immense.
It’s a bright day in February and we’ve joined Accord – Age Matters and their weekly walking group. Accord – Age Matters are one of the Foundation’s Community Matters partners and work specifically with people over the age of 50 in the Black Country providing a range...
We’re all good at something, it’s just finding out what it is.
Hunters Hill Charitable Trust were awarded a grant of £1,200 from the Deutsche Bank Small Grants fund to help them continue their Motor Vehicle Provision. Tucked away in the outer city, Hunters Hill Charitable Trust is working hard to drive new opportunities. The...
#CareForMeToo
Today's Young Carers Awareness Day. We work with several groups striving to make a difference in young people's lives, one of those is the Warwickshire Young Carers' Project.They aim to help the lives of young carers in the region by offering free and...