Festive Period Notice

On December 19th, the Foundation will hold a team away day, during which our team will be unavailable. Following this, resources will be limited as staff take seasonal leave, and the Foundation will be closed from December 24th to January 2nd for the festive period.

During this time, responses to phone calls and emails may be delayed. We appreciate your understanding and patience.

We wish you a joyful and safe holiday season.

Latest News.

Foundation funds exhibition.

The Foundation has helped bring the Journey of Justice civil rights exhibition to Birmingham! The exhibition, open to the public from 7th February to 27th April at the Library of Birmingham, highlights important moments of UK and global history in a bid to...

We’ve found this so rewarding.

Established by Ian Poole, Everyone 4 Sport aims to tackle a lack of participation in sport helping to provide opportunities to those who usually wouldn't partake. They were awarded £1,993 from the Foundation's Coventry Building Society Small Grants. Walking through...

Property expert added to Board.

As the Foundation gears up to its 25th birthday, we've appointed a new trustee; Russell Bailey. Russell, who is currently a Regional Director at Faithful+Gould, is the latest representative to join the board, and brings his 15 years’ of business expertise to the...

Emotionally it helps you offload.

DigiKick is a community led charity which provides digital skills, raises confidence and improves independence. Their Digital Storytelling project uses an accessible coding engine which offers those who are terminally ill, or have difficult tales to tell, a...

We Need You.

1) The Foundation needs your support to run the latest round of the #iwill Fund! The #iwill Fund encourages young people to get involved in social action. It is an investment in developing the skills and confidence of the students, employees, employers,...

Tampon Tax Fund hits 6.9m.

Grassroots groups working in the West Midlands will get much-needed grants worth £167,530 to help support local women and girls facing a range of challenges! 19 projects will receive grants of between £5,000 - £10,000. This is the second time the Foundation has...

I was in the right place.

Friends of Castlewood School were awarded a £5,000 grant from the Youell Family Fund to help continue their work for children with additional needs, including the run of a Saturday club. It’s Saturday morning and there’s a stampede of children as the doors at...

Fund launched alongside Foundation.

The Foundation has launched a new fund alongside the Longleigh Foundation in response to the growing numbers of people affected by hate crime across the Black Country. Charities, community and voluntary organisations across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and...

Foundation supports BookFest.

The Foundation are delighted to have supported this year's Sutton Coldfield Bookfest! The festival provides a fantastic chance for children to meet their favourite authors, discover astonishing books and experience hands-on storytelling. Events for 0-12 year olds...

Christmas opening hours.

The Foundation will be closed from Tuesday 24th December until Thursday 2nd January.  We hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  If you have any queries please email info@heartofenglandcf.co.uk and we will respond in January.   ...