Towards a fairer, happier and healthier Midlands.
We are the Community Foundation for the West Midlands and Warwickshire. As the leading, independent grant making foundation in the region we have proudly awarded over £40 million to over 8,000 great causes since 1995.
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World Mental Health Day 2021.
Today marks World Mental Health Day 2021, this years theme is 'Mental Health in an Unequal World'. The Foundation agrees that mental health services should be accessible to everyone. Since the beginning of the pandemic the need for mental wellbeing support has been at...
Your support helped us save African women’s lives.
Sandwell African Women Association [SAWA] provide community support services to disadvantaged African women and African refugee women and children. The group delivers a range of services to improve safety, help those who are homeless and support young people who face...
I don’t let them leave until they’re smiling.
free@last, an organisation who provide opportunities, activities, mentoring and support for children and young people in Nechells, were awarded a £5,000 grant from the Positive Futures Fund to support their Entrepreneur Programme. Adam Irvine, project lead at...
Foundation’s CEO Tina Costello wins prestigious award.
The Foundation is pleased to announce that Tina Costello, CEO at the Foundation, has been awarded the Public & Third Sector Leader Award at the West Midlands Leadership Awards. Last week's West Midlands Leadership Awards, hosted by The Business Desk, at the...
Black Country Women’s Aid launches safe-house for victims of modern slavery.
Today Black Country Women's Aid (BCWA) launched a brand new space for women who have escaped modern slavery in the UK. The specialist refuge features 12 safe, welcoming flats and a new reception centre for women rescued from modern slavery. This has been made possible...
Creating happier, healthier communities.
For over 26 years Heart of England Community Foundation has been raising funds to support the regions we care about. Last year alone, we gave £5.8m to over 1,600 groups across the West Midlands and Warwickshire. Those funds benefitted over 1 million people. We're...