Case studies

Unlimited thanks for Doncaster mentoring charity’s SYGN grant

For young people facing school exams, the stress of revision, pressure to succeed and uncertainty about the future can feel overwhelming. In Doncaster, a charity is helping young people build the confidence and resilience they need to navigate these challenges and reach their full potential.

Doncaster

How retired lecturer Gordon Dabinett is turning generosity into lasting change

Having called South Yorkshire home for nearly 40 years, retired lecturer Gordon Dabinett has always been committed to giving back to the place that shaped his life and family.

South Yorkshire

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