Case studies

Side by Side Women’s Group

Side by Side was set up in 2008, to bridge the gap between refugees, asylum seekers, and the local Sheffield people, with the aim to reduce loneliness and isolation. The group was created as a way for people to make friends, learn English and take part in interactive sessions.

Barnsley Main Heritage Group

The Barnsley Main Heritage Group is a group of volunteers which has transformed, and continues to maintain, the once rundown and neglected site of the No.4 shaft of Barnsley Main Colliery.

SYCF Small Grants Programme

Barnsley

Harthill Tea Day Social Club Community Transport

Harthill Tea Day Social Club is a long-established, volunteer-led charity that has been serving the community of Harthill and the surrounding areas in South Rotherham since 1951.

Tweenbridge Wind Farm Community Benefits Fund

Rotherham

The Stephen Harrison Academy

Created by Stephen Harrison, an ex-professional snooker player, the Academy was inspired by his father’s own experience with snooker and how it supported his rehabilitation after a football injury left him paraplegic.

Sheffield

Upper Don Community Energy

Upper Don Community Energy (UDCE) was created in November 2019, to improve knowledge and increase the amount of renewable energy available in the Upper Don area.

Sheffield

Light Peer Support

Light Peer Support was established in 2010 by three mums who, inspired by their own experiences with postnatal depression, were determined to support other families affected in Sheffield and beyond.

Sheffield

Andrew Merson Sheffield Woodcraft

A talented young carpenter from Sheffield is nailed on for success after receiving a grant of £2,000 to support the launch of his fledgling business.

SWEF

Sheffield

Recycling project supporting Rotherham veterans

Casting Innovations is a recycling and craft themed not-for-profit organisation based in Canklow, Rotherham.

SYCF Community Grants Programme

Rotherham