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Over £160,000 In Emergency Payments Made To Flooded Households Across South Yorkshire
Over 800 households have received emergency payments from local charity South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF) to help support those affected meet their most urgent needs. The £200 payments have gone to all affected households who applied, with the aim of alleviating the immediate pressures experienced by those hit by the destructive flooding in November 2019. […]
Yorkshire Wildlife Park roars into action for Flood Disaster Relief Appeal
Yorkshire Wildlife Park responded to the disastrous floods in South Yorkshire with a big-hearted gesture – free tickets for flood victims and people who helped them. More than 500 tickets were handed out to adults and children over a weekend – worth more than £8,000 – in a partnership with South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF). […]
Women and Girls Projects in Yorkshire Recieve Major Funding Boost
Grassroots groups working in Yorkshire will get much-needed grants worth £148,736 to help support local women and girls facing a range of challenges. Seventeen projects will receive grants of between £5,000 – £10,000. This is the second time South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF) has awarded groups money from the Tampon Tax Community Fund to help […]
Muslim Charity and other MCF Charities respond to South Yorkshire Flooding
Press Release from Muslim Charities Forum: In early November, Northern England experienced wide-spread flooding. Over 1000 properties have been affected, and residents were evacuated from their homes. Sadly, families may need to wait at least six to twelve months to get back to normal. Many families have full or part cover insurance, however, at least […]
A kind donation from Madina Mosque to the South Yorkshire Flood Appeal
The Madina Mosque in Sheffield has donated £1,220 to help victims of the South Yorkshire floods. Based in Wolseley Road, the mosque is one of the latest organisations to support South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation’s Emergency Flood Disaster Relief Appeal. Money continues to be raised in response to the widespread flooding in South Yorkshire last November, […]
SYCF appeal to support victims of South Yorkshire floods tops £500,000 as donors show Christmas spirit
The South Yorkshire charity’s emergency appeal to help victims of the devastating South Yorkshire floods has surged past the £500,000 mark, offering aid to hundreds of residents including those who will be forced to spend Christmas away from home. Launched by South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF), the relief appeal has brought donations from organisations and […]
The Human Cost of the 2019 South Yorkshire Floods
On the 7th November 2019, South Yorkshire was hit by its most devastating floods since 2007. That night, during unprecedented levels of rainfall, water began spilling into homes. Families raced against time to move what belongings they could out of reach of the rapidly rising water and retreated upstairs. Others had to simply leave their […]
Granny Norbag is on a mission to save Christmas!
Yorkshire’s favourite Granny is calling on everyone to do something special this Christmas by putting a little something extra under their Christmas tree, to help those who have been affected by widespread flooding across South Yorkshire. Granny is asking schools, workplaces and businesses to put a bucket or box under their Christmas tree and to […]
How to volunteer or make item donations in response to the South Yorkshire Flooding
If you are interested in donating your time or goods to support those impacted by the recent flooding, then there are plenty of ways you can get involved. Here is a list of the different ways you can currently give your support. This is based on the information we have been provided by the relevant […]
British Red Cross activates Disaster Fund to help those worst affected by floods
The British Red Cross has given £50,000 from its Disaster Fund to help people who have been most affected by the flooding in Yorkshire and the Midlands. The money will be used to meet the urgent needs of people in the worst affected areas. It will be distributed by local organisations based on need, through […]
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Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020
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