Towards a fairer, happier and healthier Midlands.
We are the Community Foundation for the West Midlands and Warwickshire. As the leading, independent grant making foundation in the region we have proudly awarded over £40 million to over 8,000 great causes since 1995.
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It was a breath of fresh air.
It's a perfect Friday evening, children and parents have started filtering onto the pitch as the coaches prepare FC for their weekly Down syndrome football session. Solihull Moors Foundation, a charity making positive pathways through the power of sport, were awarded...
It’s just nice to see a friendly face.
Sometimes it's the little things that make all the difference, that couldn't be truer for Ann, a beneficiary of the Nuneaton & Bedworth Healthy Living Network's Meals on Wheels service. The pandemic caused an immediate social void in the lives of many vulnerable...
New £1m fund aims to have a real social impact in Warwickshire.
A new £1million fund designed to harness the power of communities in tackling inequality and social exclusion was launched today (4 November). The Warwickshire County Council Social Impact Fund was launched at the Community Powered Warwickshire Big Conversation, which...
This is the Scrapstore!
'One man's trash is another man's treasure', that is certainly Scrapstore's thought process. Their space in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter is jampacked with bits and bobs. An arm of the Birmingham Play Care Network (BPCN), the Scrapstore, has been working hard to...
I honestly believe that refuge is a saviour.
Jaime Richards, Coventry Haven's Development & Funding Officer, is a survivor of domestic abuse and now, with her team, works above and beyond to support those most in need. Running several refuges across the city, staff members are available day and night....
Welcoming Chris West as our new Chair.
As the Foundation celebrates its biggest grant-giving year yet, it announces the recent appointment of its brand-new Chair, Chris West. Following his previous position as Vice Chair, Chris will be taking on the role after Phil Ewing's departure this October. In his...