Latest News - Dorset Community Foundation

14th April 2021

Grant will help Citizens Advice cope with 30 per cent rise in queries after pandemic .

A DORSET Community Foundation grant of £30,000 will help Citizens Advice staff cope with a 30 per cent rise in queries from people plunged into debt or worried about their jobs because of the pandemic.

29th March 2021

New fund launches to deliver better futures through sport .

WE are delighted to announce a new partnership with Made By Sport to offer local sports clubs and organisations the opportunity to apply for a grant which can help support young people as they start to recover from the effects of the latest lockdown.

Report shows impact of £1.1 million distributed from our coronavirus fund .

Our new report into the response to the pandemic in Dorset has praised the work of thousands of volunteers and charity organisers for the work they did to keep the county safe.

26th March 2021

Dorset Community Foundation’s council partnership helps kitchen trainees develop skills at home .

A CATERING training charity that gives disadvantaged people the ability and confidence to find jobs is helping its trainees develop their cooking skills at home thanks to a partnership between Dorset Community Foundation and BCP Council.

24th March 2021

Food projects boosted by partnership with Dorset Council .

Food poverty projects have been boosted with £70,000 worth of funding thanks to a partnership between Dorset Community Foundation and Dorset Council.

19th March 2021

Community foundation’s council partnership helps food club deliver meals .

HUNDREDS of freshly-cooked meals will continue to wing their way to pensioners thanks to a partnership between Dorset Community Foundation and BCP Council.

11th March 2021

Hard-hitting video warns of County Lines drug danger .

A NEW film shot in Poole that is based on a true story and highlights the dangers of County Lines drugs gangs, is being supported by one of our collaborators, Dorset High Sheriff George Streatfeild. Sam – In Too Deep tells the story of how a bullied teenager from a single family is excluded from […]