BCP Food and Energy Support Fund awards £275,000 to help families through winter
GRASS roots groups have received £275,000 in grants to help families stay warm and fed through the winter, thanks to a partnership between Dorset Community Foundation and BCP Council. The BCP Food and Energy Support Fund has distributed money allocated to the council from the government’s Household Support Fund. Almost 50 voluntary groups and charities
New Lord-Lieutenant becomes our patron
The Comic Relief Local Communities Fund managed by a local charity – Dorset Community Foundation is to open for application for grants of up to £5,000. Charities, community groups, resident associations, community centres, social enterprises and community interest companies are all eligible to apply. The programme aims to empower local people, enabling them to create
New Lord-Lieutenant becomes our patron
DORSET’s new Lord-Lieutenant Michael Dooley has become a patron of Dorset Community Foundation, following in the footsteps of his predecessor Angus Campbell. Mr Dooley LVO MMs FRCOG succeeded Mr Campbell CVO, who retired in September after ten years in the role. He said he became familiar with the community foundation’s work while he was High
Dorset Welcome Fund’s £100,000 of grants helps refugees build a new life in county
A FUND aimed at helping refugees and asylum seekers begin a new life in Dorset has distributed more than £100,000 to grass roots groups and charities who are supporting them. The Dorset Welcome Fund, which has been supported by Dorset and BCP Councils and community foundation fundholders, has just made a second round of grants
14th Surviving Winter appeal aims to save lives by keeping elderly and vulnerable warm
DORSET Community Foundation has launched its 14th annual Surviving Winter appeal to help save lives by keeping the elderly and vulnerable warm through the colder months. Chief Executive Grant Robson said the appeal, which last year raised more than £50,000 and helped hundreds of people, is needed more than ever. “Each year an average of
BCP Food and Energy Support Fund reaches £1 million milestone
A FUND backed by BCP Council to help groups and charities supporting households impacted by the rising cost of living is open for applications for grants of up to £10,000. Dorset Community Foundation’s BCP Food and Energy Support Fund is utilising £225,000 from the government’s Household Support Fund to help people get through the winter.
SWEF Enterprise Fund grant helps videographer focus on business growth
FREELANCE videographer Richard Koburn has been able zoom in on growing his business thanks to a SWEF Enterprise Fund grant from Dorset Community Foundation. The 28-year-old, from Swanage, used an £800 grant from the fund, which helps young people aged 18 to 30 to overcome financial challenges and other disadvantages to run their own business.
Dorset Welcome Fund open again for applications
A DORSET Community Foundation fund aimed at voluntary groups and charities who are helping asylum seekers and refugees to build new lives in the county is open again for grant applications. The Dorset Welcome Fund is supported with contributions from Dorset Council, BCP Council and community foundation fundholders. It is offering grants of up to
Paralympic swimmer Harry is all set for the biggest stage of his career
SWIMMER Harry Stewart says he is braced for the experience of his life as he gets set to take part in the Paralympics in Paris. The Bridport 20-year-old, who was awarded £1,000 towards his training costs from Dorset Community Foundation’s Lord Lieutenant’s Fund for Young and Talented, will compete in the 100m breaststroke, which begins
Young and Talented grant gives rower a boost in 2028 Olympics quest
ROWER Tom Walker has his sights set on the 2028 Olympics after receiving a second grant to help with training from Dorset Community Foundation. Tom, 18, of Southbourne, was awarded £1,000 from the community foundation’s Lord Lieutenant’s Fund for Young and Talented, which is supported by Wimborne engineering company Superior Seals. The fund awards grants
Bursaries of up to £1,500 will help college students follow career dreams
YOUNG people, parents and school staff have told how a grant from Dorset Community Foundation’s bursary schemes helped Dorset students study at college to follow their career dreams. The fund is open again for applications with grants available of up to £1,500 towards travel to college, laptops, equipment, tools or clothing, study trips or meals.
£200,000 in grants to ease cost of living crisis for families thanks to BCP Council partnership
GRANTS totalling £200,000 have been awarded to 32 grass roots groups and charities helping people face the future with confidence as well as staying well fed and healthy, thanks to Dorset Community Foundation’s partnership with BCP Council. The community foundation’s BCP Food and Energy Support Fund has distributed money allocated to the council from the