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‘A Bigger Weave’ were awarded a grant of £4,000 from the Foundation’s Coventry UK City of Culture Fund to help connect communities and get them actively involved in an art project.The ‘travelling show’ has been seen around different locations in the...

In March the Foundation had the honour of attending Underground Lights’ first public performance.Underground Lights is an independent community theatre organisation run for adults experiencing social disadvantage, homelessness and/or mental health...

There’s heaps of potential within Friar Park Millennium Centre, but who’s going to harness it?We met centre manager, Anam Choudhary, outside the Friar Park Centre in Wednesbury:“This is it, there’s a lot of space. We’ve a lot of vacant offices and...

As of today, we’re now housed in PSA’s Coventry headquarters. Our new address is: Heart of England Community Foundationc/o PSA GroupPinley House2 Sunbeam WayCoventryCV3 1ND We look forward to hearing from...

Through our unique understanding of the West Midlands and its communities we are the charity that can maximise your generosity.With almost 25 years of grant giving experience, the Foundation has distributed more than £16m to local community groups, many...

The Leicester Warriors, a community-led basketball club that aims to increase sports participation in the city, has secured £3,000 in funding from the Wesleyan Foundation.The Wesleyan Foundation is managed by the Heart of England Community Foundation....

A Syrian family who fled their home country from civil war is now close to opening their own business in Wolverhampton thanks to the help of a refugee charity who received financial support from the Foundation's Community Matters programme. Ahmed and Ghousoun...

Walsall College (WACC) is part of the Foundation’s BBO Community Matters programme, the programme funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, aims to help people into employment in the Black Country. When Angela’s mother was placed in care, she found...

The stage was set in the Tin Music and Arts Centre, lodged in Coventry’s famous canal basin, Thursday 21 March saw Aptitude Youth Work host ‘The Mix Music Live’.Showcasing a heap of musical talent, and successfully switching genres, there was something...

When Simon Rée struck up a conversation with the Coventry Transport Museum his luck was in, they donated a car to the Bardsley Youth Project.Bardsley Youth Project were awarded £5,000 from the Jumping Through Hoops Youth Fund to run ‘The Car...