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Anonymous donor strikes again.

The Foundation were stunned by the further generosity of an anonymous donor after we received a gift of £1,584.094. The donor has been so impressed with how their original donation of £4 million has been used they decided to gift us with an unrestricted donation!...

Awards aplenty.

Access to Business, one of our Community Matters partners, have been recognised as a Disability Confident Leader after demonstrating confidence in recruiting, retaining and developing disabled staff. The charity, based in Wolverhampton, supports local people into...

Communities Uncovered: Coventry, Solihull & Warwickshire.

We're asking community, voluntary and grassroots organisations in Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire to complete our online survey. The survey will form part of our Communities Uncovered research project which is being delivered by Coventry University. Communities...

Cooking in communities.

'Cooking classes commenced at Walsall College on 12th June 2019 and the organisation has already seen some great results! The classes are part of the Foundation’s Community Matters Programme which aims to break down barriers in the Black Country helping more people...

Get up and go!

A community organisation is encouraging more people in Warwick District to embrace nature to improve their mental health and wellbeing thanks to a grant worth £2,000. ARC CIC (Achieving Results in Communities Community Interest Company), which transforms unused...

Time out.

A project helping to tackle social isolation in North Warwickshire has been given a big boost thanks to a grant worth £1,750. Time Out, whose staff visit lonely people in the community and provide support by keeping them company or taking them out, was awarded the...

Yoga group tackling mental health.

A community group that tackles mental health issues on the Suffolk estate in Belfast has secured £2,000 grant from the Wesleyan Foundation.The Suffolk Community Forum, a charity that was set up to improve conditions for disadvantaged groups on the...

I’m so proud to be a volunteer.

Volunteers come in all shapes and sizes. We rely heavily on our Board of Trustees who give their time, effort and invaluable experience to guide and support the Foundation across the sectors they're involved in. I'm so proud to be a volunteer and...

To achieve all of this would’ve been impossible.

It's impossible to find a charity or community organisation we work with that doesn't rely heavily on the generosity of volunteers.Whether volunteers themselves set up and manage their community group or whether they make up an organisation's staff...

Housing causes to benefit from £500k from Nationwide.

Local community housing projects and charities are being urged to put their case forward as Nationwide, the world’s largest building society, makes £500,000 available to help make a difference to communities across the region.The Society is inviting...