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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Just Straight Successes.
Just Straight Talk (JST) are part of the Foundation’s Community Matters programme which aims to break down the barriers of employment in the Black Country. JST supports people by providing the practical help and motivation needed to turn their lives around...
Street smarts.
Thanks to the Foundation's partnership with Wesleyan Assurance a charity in Sheffield has been awarded £2,000 to help continue their fine work. Sheffield Street Pastors patrol the city’s streets on Friday and Saturday nights in a bid to keep members of the...
Grants made from Surviving Winter Fund.
Thanks to the Foundation's Surviving Winter Campaign a project in Sandwell combatting loneliness in south Asian women has been awarded a grant to help it expand. The Aman Group brings together Asian women aged 40 or older with a Pakistani, Indian or Bangladeshi...
It was great fun, we want more!
It’s a bright Monday morning at Tile Hill library and there’s a buzz as families start to arrive.Today’s the second week that Wriggle Dance Theatre have held a workshop at the library. Aimed at children aged 2 – 7 they offer arts-based activities to...
The help and advice they’ve given me is immense.
It’s a bright day in February and we’ve joined Accord – Age Matters and their weekly walking group. Accord – Age Matters are one of the Foundation’s Community Matters partners and work specifically with people over the age of 50 in the Black Country providing a range...
We’re all good at something, it’s just finding out what it is.
Hunters Hill Charitable Trust were awarded a grant of £1,200 from the Deutsche Bank Small Grants fund to help them continue their Motor Vehicle Provision. Tucked away in the outer city, Hunters Hill Charitable Trust is working hard to drive new opportunities. The...