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The first three beneficiaries of a scheme to help fund community groups and regional organisations to better connect people to nature has been unveiled. ​Kings Rise Academy in Kingstanding, Old Hall People’s Partnership in Walsall and Sustainable Life in Birmingham...

With just one week to go before the UK and Commonwealth countries celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s 70th anniversary of ascending to the throne, community groups have been busy preparing creative and cultural activities. Community activities get underway ahead of...

In November 2021 Mindseye Development CIC were awarded £4,990 through the Positive Futures Fund towards the Mentoring to Greatness project. Mindseye Development CIC delivers a range of projects to help young people into employment, with a focus on creative and...

The Foundation has pledged a commitment to charities and voluntary organisations across the West Midlands and Warwickshire in their journey to sustainability. Having already awarded over £100,000 worth of grants to benefit over an estimated 40,000 beneficiaries...

Lighthorne Allotment Association oversees the running of the allotment site of 18 plots. In April 2021 they were awarded a £500 grant through the Foundation’s Community Energy Warwickshire Fund to purchase and install a large water butt for use by the allotment...

Woolly Mammoth Stitch Works CIC were awarded £9,992 through the Northfield & Edgbaston NNS Fund to support Quinton’s older residents to become exhibiting artists and create a community that continues to stitch together locally. The grant has funded Woolly...

The West Midlands Combined Authority [WMCA] Community Green Grants is a scheme offering financial support to help community groups and regional organisations looking to put more people in touch with nature has received dozens of applications. After launching in...

The Foundation has announced 47 of grants totalling £330,787 to voluntary and community organisations in the West Midlands and Warwickshire from Arts Council England's Let's Create Jubilee Fund. The Let’s Create Jubilee Fund will ensure that thousands of people...

The Foundation recently supported a local Birmingham exhibition sharing stories of people from Ukraine. The exhibition, We Are Here: From Ukraine, shares stories of people who have sought refuge in other countries amid the Russian invasion. The work, which also...

Community organisations across the county are set to benefit from funding to help them tackle inequality and social inclusion, following the announcement of the beneficiaries of the Warwickshire County Council Social Impact Fund. 21 organisations will receive...