Dorset Community Foundation

Dorset Community Foundation launches 15th Surviving Winter appeak DORSET Community Foundation’s 15th annual Surviving Winter appeal has been launched to help keep the elderly and vulnerable warm through the…

Thanks Bournemouth Echo and Dorset View for writing about the launch of our Surviving Winter campaign.
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2559052...

15th Surviving Winter appeal launched to keep elderly and vulnerable warm - Dorset Community Foundation DORSET Community Foundation’s 15th annual Surviving Winter appeal has been launched to help keep the elderly and vulnerable warm through the colder months.

Each year in #Dorset hundreds of older people are at risk of death from cold-related illness. Our Surviving Winter appeal works with Citizens Advice to provide £200 energy grants to get them through the winter months. Help us to help them here:
www.dorsetcommunityfoundation.org/news/survivi...

Today we are launching our 15th Surviving Winter appeal, in partnership with Dorset Citizens Advice. Your donations will allow us to make £200 energy grants to older and vulnerable people. More details here: ⬇️
www.dorsetcommunityfoundation.org/news/survivi...

In Jolly Company has used funding from our Community Wellbeing and Mental Health Fund towards its Step Outside days working outdoors on its allotment at Kingston Lacy. It provides fresh air, companionship, stimulation and a lot of fun.

As part of our EDC project we're funding Overcomers Outreach to provide support & advocacy to people in #Bournemouth – helping with food & clothes banks, domestic abuse, addiction and homelessness – working with Dorset Race Equality, Community Action Network and the National Community Lottery Fund.

Our Superior STEM Bursary Fund, in partnership with #Wimborne engineering company Superior Seals, is supporting disadvantaged young people aged 16-25 on STEM courses with bursaries of up to £1,500.
Find out more and how to apply here: dorsetcommunityfoundation.org/.../superior...

Dorset Lord Lieutenant Michael Dooley has launched a Fund for Creating Harmony in the Community. It empowers young people, helps iex-offenders rebuild their lives, tackles loneliness, encourages creativity and strengthens leadership. Read more here: ⬇️
dorsetlieutenancy.org.uk/the-lord-lie...

If you know a young person from a household with under £35k income who has begun a vocational college course, they could be entitled to up to £1k towards costs of travel, meals, equipment and more. Find out about eligibility and how to apply here: ⬇️
dorsetcommunityfoundation.org/funds/dcf-bu...

If you're writing a grant application or a case for support our online Hidden Dorset report is packed with statistics, analysis and first hand accounts of the challenges faced by people across the county. Read it here: ⬇️
hidden.dorsetcommunityfoundation.org

A grant from our Community Wellbeing and Mental Health Fund, in conjunction with NHS Dorset, Access Wellbeing Hubs and Community Action Network, funded Island Community Action's Woolly Wonderland, which featured dozens of knitted creations and has attracted thousands of visitors to Portland.

Planet Purbeck have created a lovely webpage chronicling their Thrive In Nature course, funded by our Community Wellbeing and Mental Health Fund. It shows how spending time outdoors helped people reconnect with nature to strengthen their resilience. See it here: ⬇️
planetpurbeck.org/thrive-in-na...

The fabulous Vita Nova's uplifting play Hopefool, supported by our Performing Arts Fund, is having one final performance at Vita Nova in #Boscombe on Friday at 6:30pm. Entry is free, booking details are below.

🚨 CLOSING SOON! Our Wessex Water Community Fund, which offers grants up to £4,000 for projects meeting a local need, or to improve the lives of local people most in need of support, closes at midday on Monday. Details and how to apply here: ⬇️
www.dorsetcommunityfoundation.org/funds/wessex...

Our friends at The Power House Poole are looking for growers, gardeners and food projects in #Hamworthy, #Poole and the surrounding area to get in touch with growing@powerhousepoole.org to set up a food network to make the most of surplus produce and reducing food waste. What a great idea.

🚨 CLOSING SOON! Applications for grants of up to £6,500 from our BCP Food & Energy Support Fund close at midday on Monday. Get details of eligibility and how to apply here: ⬇️
www.dorsetcommunityfoundation.org/funds/bcp-fo...

More than 20 students have been awarded a share of almost £16,000 to help with the cost of vocational courses at college from our DCF Bursary Scheme so far this term. The fund is still open for applications here until February 2. ⬇️
www.dorsetcommunityfoundation.org/funds/dcf-bu...

The Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation is offering grants of up to £10k to small charities for projects, core costs and smal capital outlays. The deadline for applications is October 31. Apply here: ⬇️
www.skiptoncharitablefoundation.co.uk

The B&Q Foundation is offering grants up to £10k for projects improving homes and community spaces for people facing homelessness, financial hardship, health challenges, or other disadvantages. Applications open on Oct 20 and close on Nov 7. Details here:
bqfoundation.org.uk/apply-for-a-...

Our Autumn Newsletter, full of our latest news, grant updates and programme launches is out now. You can read or download it here: ⬇️

Our Wessex Water Community Fund is open for applications until October 20. It offers grants of up to £4,000 for groups running projects that bring people together and strengthen communities. More details and how to apply ⬇️
www.dorsetcommunityfoundation.org/funds/wessex...

We care about how we deal with the groups we fund and the donors we work with so we regularly ask for feedback. It helps improve our service and makes applying for grants smoother. These quotes are from our new impact report, which is here: ⬇️
www.dorsetcommunityfoundation.org/wp-content/u...

Applications are open for grants of up to £4,000 for groups running projects that bring people together to build stronger communities from our @wessexwater Community Fund.
More details and how to apply here: ⬇️
www.dorsetcommunityfoundation.org/news/wessexw...

The Friendly Food Club and DorPIP are using a grant from our BCP Food & Energy Support Fund to run free three-week eating Well In Pregnancy Courses at the Townsend and Turlin Moor Family Hubs and Somerford ARC next month. Details and booking: ⬇️
www.thefriendlyfoodclub.org/pregnancy

Home-Start Wessex Opens New Forest School Group in Weymouth - Dorset Chamber Families charity Home-Start Wessex has opened its first-ever Forest School group, as it continues to expand its service in Weymouth. The referral-only group will take place at the Tumbledown Farm Comm...

Congratulations to our friends at Home-Start Wessex, who have opened their referral-only forest school as they expand their service in #Weymouth.
More details here: ⬇️
dorsetchamber.co.uk/home-start-w...

Congratulations to Lord Lieutenant's Fund for Young & Talented grantee Harry Stewart of #Bridport on winning bronze in the 100m breaststroke at the World Paralympic Games in Singapore. His swim in the heat broke the European record. He goes again in the medley relay on Friday. 🥉

Many thanks to the good people at Monkey World near #Wareham for hosting our strategy day yesterday. We had a brilliant day of chat, activities, walking and – not unexpectedly – monkeys.

Our BCP Food and Energy Support Fund awards grants of up to £6,500 to groups helping people cope with the cost of living over winter. It is open for applications until October 13. More details and how to apply here: ⬇️
www.dorsetcommunityfoundation.org/news/bcp-foo...

Our Hidden Dorset report paints a true picture of the real Dorset. You can find it here: ⬇️
hidden.dorsetcommunityfoundation.org

Good luck to Lord Lieutenant's Fund for Young & Talented grantees Tom Walker and Molly Cartwright-Tickle who have been called up for England's Beach Sprints team at the Home Internationals in Donegal this weekend.

Seed2Plate's grant from our Community Wellbeing and Mental Health Fund supports nature connection and wellbeing sessions. In recent weeks they've practiced nature sketching, forest bathing, Qigong and mindful photography.
It's wonderful seeing these grants in action.