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Triple Reaching Communities success
We are delighted have raised over £1 million for three charities from The National Lottery Community Fund's Reaching Communities programme.
£20,000 for Sight Advice South Lakes
Our most recent success with the Garfield Weston Foundation will enable over 500 people with sight loss in South Lakeland to build supportive relationships, improve their wellbeing and live independently.
£75,000 for Kairos
We are delighted to have raised £75,000 from the Lloyds Bank Foundation to support women in Coventry who have experienced sexual exploition, violence and abuse.
£49,659 for Age UK Wakefield & District
We are delighted that a grant from national Age UK will support carers of older people with dementia to improve their ability to cope as the condition progresses.
£210,000 for Women's Health Matters
Continuation funding from the Henry Smith Charity will support the charity's work with women and girls from Leeds' most disadvantaged communities.
£289,009 for Citizens Advice Oxford
Our latest success through The National Lottery Community Fund's Reaching Communities programme will support people in Oxford struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.
£191,000 for Age UK Wakefield
A grant from the Henry Smith Charity will support 660 isolated older people to be matched with a volunteer befriender so they feel less lonely.
Over £380,000 for Broughton House in 2023
Succcess last year brings the total raised to over £1 million for elderly veterans.
£90,000 for WCTS
The grant from The Pilgrim Trust will help 50 young women with existing and entrenched mental health problems.
£30,000 for The Hope Foundation
Our most recent success with the Garfield Weston Foundation will help over 300 low-skilled and unemployed people in Middlesbrough to to recognise their potential and raise their aspirations.
Double win for Kairos
We are delighted to have raised almost £550,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund and The Henry Smith Charity.
£859,181 for Launchpad
Launchpad is one of nine organisations selected by the government to tackle the issue of veterans experiencing homelessness.
£288,602 for Age UK North East Lincolnshire
Continuation funding from The National Lottery Community Fund will support older people experiencing distressing later life transitions.
£49,999 for Women's Health Matters
Our 50th successful application for charity will support women in Leeds who have had one or more children removed from their care.
£425,941 for CHEXS
Over the next four years, the grant from The National Lottery Community Fund will support over 600 families to address challenges caused by the cost of living crisis.
New Client Spotlight – The Norfolk Hospice
We are delighted to announce that we are working with The Norfolk Hospice, the only independent, adult hospice in the Norfolk.
Over £1 million raised for Galop
We are delighted to have raised £1,073,563 over the last 12 months to support LGBT+ survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence and hate crimes.
Evaluating Buglife's impact
We are excited to be helping Buglife -The Invertebrate Conservation Trust, with the monitoring and evaluation of their B-Lines projects in North Cornwall, Shropshire and Strathmore.
£100,000 for The Cellar Trust
We are delighted to have secured three years unrestricted funding from the Garfield Weston Foundation to support people year with mental health problems in Bradford and surrounding communities who are at risk of crisis.
£310,551 for Age UK Doncaster
Building on successful learning from Age UK Doncaster's last Reaching Communities grant, Circles - Families of Support will empower 200 severely socially isolated older people to live independently longer.
Over £1 million raised for UK veterans in 2022
We have successfully raised £1,065,316 for Launchpad and Broughton House to support veterans of the UK Armed Forces.
£295,129 for Citizens Advice Daventry & District
Funding from The National Lottery Community Fund will help 930 people in Daventry with mental health problems, sight loss and/or learning difficulties to claim their benefit entitlements, reduce their debt and improve their wellbeing.
Double success for Music Support
We are delighted to report that our first two applications submitted on behalf of Music Support have been successful, raising a vital £35,000 for the charity.
£108,206 for CHEXS
Over the next three years, Hertfordshire based CHEXS will support 135 families to improve their relationships thanks to a grant from the Henry Smith Charity's COVID-19 Long-term Support Grant Programme.
Reporting back on Fundraising Convention 2022
We were thrilled to be at this year’s CIOF Fundraising Convention – the first in-person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic!
£99,921 for Project 6
Funding from the National Lottery Community Fund's Reaching Communities programme will support 250 people recovering from drug and alcohol problems.
New Client Spotlight – Galop and Kairos
We are delighted to announce that we are working with national LGBTQ+ anti-abuse charity, Galop and Coventry based women’s charity, Kairos Women Working Together!
£5 million for The Wildlife Trusts
A last minute phone call before Christmas, led to a rather large early present for The Wildlife Trusts with a £5 million grant from The Heritage Lottery Fund.
£588,264 for Well Women Centre
Despite funding challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are delighted to have helped the Well Women Centre in Wakefield raise £588,264 to fund their casework team in full.
£99,942 for Middlesbrough & Stockton Mind
Funding from the National Lottery Community Fund's Reaching Communities programme will support 200 people with mental health problems experiencing financial hardship.
£234,953 for SELFA
Our latest success with The National Lottery Community Fund's Reaching Communities programme will support over 250 young people in Craven to engage in social action opportunities.
Triple success for The Cellar Trust
We are delighted to end 2021 with a bang, successfully raising £709,269 for The Cellar Trust from Barclays, The National Lottery Community Fund and CAF.
£238,000 for Middlesbrough & Stockton Mind
We are delighted to have raised £238,000 for Middlesbrough & Stockton Mind from NHS Charities Together to support people with mental health problems access nature-based community activities.
£30,000 for Barca-Leeds
Our most recent success with the Garfield Weston Foundation will enable 15,000 people living in the most deprived areas of Leeds to receive the support they need to fulfil their potential and live a happier life.
£160,000 for Broughton House
Thanks to the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, the Veterans Foundation and the Zochonis Charitable Trust, elderly veterans will receive state of the art residential care and support.
Triple success for Margaret Carey Foundation
We are delighted to have raised £109,482 for Margaret Carey Foundation from The Tudor Trust, Postcode Neighbourhood Trust and The Brelms Trust.
£284,444 for Purple Patch Arts
Our latest success with the National Lottery Community Fund's Reaching Communities programme will support 290 young people with learning disabilities and autistic people in Leeds and Bradford.
£373,702 for Sight Loss Charities in Cumbria
Funding from the National Lottery Community Fund's Reaching Communities programme will support over 1,500 people with sight loss experiencing a crisis.
£262,150 for Riverside
Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Community Fund's Reaching Communities programme, 90 homeless veterans will be supported to successfully transition to independent living.
£70,000 for Age UK Wakefield & District
We are delighted that a grant from the Armed Forces Covenent Fund Trust will engage 400 older veterans experiencing loneliness and social isolation.
£296,906 for Women's Health Matters
Our latest success with the National Lottery Community Fund's Reaching Communities programme will support women in Leeds who have experienced domestic abuse and may have their child put in care.
Double win for Middlesbrough & Stockton Mind
We are delighted to start 2021 with a double win for Middlesbrough & Stockton Mind, raising £28,216 from the North East and North Cumbria ICS and Catalyst.
Over £100,000 raised for Launchpad
We have successfully raised over £100,000 in 2020 to help Launchpad support homeless veterans from their two projects in Liverpool and Newcastle throughout the pandemic.
£175,647 for Citizens Advice Wirral
We are delighted that a grant from the Henry Smith Charity will support an extra 1,200 people over three years in Wirral to receive specialist debt and benefits advice.
Success for Somerset Wildlife Trust
We are thrilled to have raised £290,000 for Somerset Wildlife Trust, working in partnership with Quantock, Blackdown and Mendip Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Over £190,000 for The Cellar Trust
We have successfully secured over £190,000 to help The Cellar Trust continue their vital work to support people with mental health problems throughout the pandemic.