Our Stories - Dorset Community Foundation

Nathan secures a place at Emmanuel College, Cambridge! .

We have supported Nathan, 17, through bursaries from the Superior STEM Fund for the last two years and we are very pleased that the very ambitious and talented student has just been offered a place at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

Creative Kids .

Creative Kids is a local charity based in the Sovereign Centre in Boscombe, a deprived area in Bournemouth.

Strictly Come Tea Dancing .

Dancing is a brilliant way of improving mental and physical health and research also shows that taking part in ballroom dancing has been shown to reduce the chances of getting dementia by 76%!

Space Youth Project .

Space Youth Project supports young people in Dorset who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or is questioning their sexuality and/or gender.

Dorset Dolphins Visually Impaired Cricket Club .

Visually impaired members from across Dorset benefit from playing cricket.

People First Dorset .

People First Dorset is as established local charity that supports people with learning disabilities and raises public awareness of their needs.

Purbeck Youth & Community Foundation .

Purbeck Youth & Community Foundation are a Charitable Incorporated Association launched following funding cuts to youth centres in Dorset, including the Wareham youth centre.

Jacob Peters .

Jacob has the ambition to represent Great Britain at the Olympics one day.