A charity project that supports and enables people with disabilities in the West Midlands move towards their employment goals through bespoke training and mentoring has reached its funding goal after receiving a significant grant from the Foundation. Birmingham Disability Resource Centre’s Positive Pathways project engages with adults with disabilities across the West Midlands and South […]
Donations of PPE give London hospices vital lifeline
Carers from hospices across London have begun to receive vital consignments of essential PPE free of cost as part of our charitable initiative with Kit4Carers. The donated personal protective equipment (PPE) includes masks, gowns and gloves, and is an urgently needed lifeline for hospices desperately trying to keep patients and carers safe. Shortages of PPE during the coronavirus outbreak have had a profound impact on hospices. Hospices […]
Dudley Town FC launches new first team strip in support of social care workers
We are delighted to announce our support of Dudley Town FC through the Community Grants. The partnership will see Dudley Town FC’s launch of their new first team football kit for the 2020/21 season mark the club’s support for frontline social care workers. The £2,500 grant comes as the club has commissioned a new first […]
Community carers to benefit from free PPE
Ahead of National Carers Week, an important new charitable initiative has been launched today to ensure that carers in the UK and overseas have access to essential PPE to protect them and those for whom they care from COVID19.
New partnership with Connect the Love allows vulnerable people to see families for first time in months thanks to iPad donations
We are delighted to announce our partnership with Connect the Love, thanks to whom a 90-year-old care home resident from Cumbria has been able to see her husband again after over a month thanks to the donation of iPads to care homes. Gwenie, who is 90, hadn’t been able to see her husband Bill since […]
#SparkleforSocialCare in your colours
Since Monday, 13th April 2020, the Sparkle for Social Care campaign has been launched to offer recognition to care workers. They don’t receive enough credit for the vital work they do. An army of almost 2 million care workers is currently looking after the most vulnerable people in the UK, helping them get through the […]
Annual Report and Impact Report 2018/19
We are delighted to share our latest Annual Report for 2019 and the first-ever interactive Impact Report for 2019. Over the previous year, we have continued to improve and grow our grant-making potential. Our four main grant schemes have received higher-than-ever applications resulting in us being able to support a greater number of individuals and […]
Foundation offers vital funds to help care sector and local community through coronavirus crisis
The COVID-19 outbreak has impacted many lives and we have taken on the responsibility to help charities and community groups get through the lockdown by delivering charitable services. The Foundation has authorised a series of urgent grants to help groups affected by COVID-19. In particular, our focus has been on supporting care workers and the […]
Our CEO is taking the 2.6 Challenge!
On Sunday 26th April, the Foundation’s CEO Jonathan Freeman will be riding 26 miles on his indoor turbo trainer as part of the 2.6 Challenge to raise funds for our Staff Hardship Fund. Here are Jonathan’s thoughts on the 2.6 Challenge: “The care sector has played a big part in my life over the last […]
New partnership with National Care Force responds to the current crisis
An important new partnership between the National Care Force and the Foundation will provide support through funding to an online tool that matches volunteers with social care providers. Endorsed by Care England and the National Care Forum, the easy-to-use National Care Force platform will address the urgent need faced by the social care sector during the COVID-19 […]