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Sandwell Council has entrusted the Foundation to award grants on its behalf – launching the ‘Sandwell Community Grants’ fund. The first grants, taken from the council’s previously dormant assets, have now been issued to charities and volunteer-led projects in the...

Summerfield Stables, nestled alongside Yardley Wood train station, has been woven into the community for almost 50 years. The stables have a range of beneficiaries: animals rescued and retrained, volunteers rewarded with training or free lessons for their children...

Walking into the Ryecroft Community Centre we should have known we were in for a busy morning with all the people buzzing around. Here to visit Walsall College, part of the Foundation’s Community Matters programme, their Health & Wellbeing - women only...

Working with families of children with disabilities from disadvantaged backgrounds ATHAC CIC (Access to Heritage, Arts and Culture) were awarded £2,000 from the gbpFoundation to provide monthly wellbeing sessions at a community hub in Birmingham.    ...

NOW SOLD OUT We're delighted to announce the return of our Christmas Quiz!Held in the first week of December all proceeds raised will go towards supporting grassroots projects across the West Midlands. As always, each ticket comes with a Christmas dinner and a fun...

An exhibition that got people in Willenhall talking and sharing memories can now been seen in the city centre. Imagine Willenhall is curated by Willenhall History Group working with Photo Archive Miners. It showcases photos taken by Coventry City Architects exactly...

One of our Community Matters partners, Accord, work with older adults who are seeking employment. We were lucky enough to join Accord earlier this year on one of their walking trips and when we heard about their ‘Back to Nature’ classes we jumped at the...

A successful Nigerian journalist, Sympho, travelled to the UK with her husband to complete a Masters in Contemporary Media, but her path was altered. Falling pregnant, she decided to put her career to one side as her husband concentrated on his electronics...

Local groups supporting women and girls with issues like period poverty, domestic and sexual abuse, mental health and long-term unemployment can to apply for a share of £3.5 million for their vital work. A further round of the Tampon Tax Community Fund is open to...

A charity in Sheffield is providing hot meals to those experiencing food poverty thanks to a grant of £2,000 from the Wesleyan Foundation. Open Kitchen Social Club (OKSC) was established in June 2014 and aims to provide weekly hot meals and activities for...