Case studies

Dearne Electronic Community Village - ICT Skills

Dearne Electronic Community Village provides specialised support for local people. Funding has covered the costs of tutoring and maintaining the service so it can stay open 5 days a week.

Park Spring Wind Farm Community Benefits Fund

Sheffield

Dance Stars

Dancestars in Sheffield offers opportunities to dance to children and young people with learning disabilities. Community grant funding from SYCF has enabled them to fund tutor and venue costs for its classes.

SYCF Community Grants Programme

Sheffield

Open Kitchen Social Club

Open Kitchen Social Club in Sheffield have been able to cover core costs, so they can continue the social club every Monday, welcoming anyone along including providing a hot meal.

Police and Crime Commissioner's Fund

Sheffield

Ben’s Centre for Vulnerable People

Ben's Centre For Vulnerable People provides a place of sanctuary and stability for excluded street drinkers and drug users in Sheffield. Grant funding has meant they can extend their outreach hours each week.

SYCF Community Grants Programme

Sheffield

The Suit Works

Established in 2016, The Suit Works had an immediate impact in helping people of all ages back into work. Funding has allowed more hours of their Project Manager to meet the growing number of referrals the charity is receiving.

SYCF Community Grants Programme

Sheffield

Abundance Sheffield

Abundance is a volunteer-run organisation which rescues, shares, cooks and processes fruit and vegetables which would otherwise go to waste from all across Sheffield. Funding contributed to the cost of skills training volunteers to lead harvesting events as well as community workshops

SYCF Community Grants Programme

Sheffield

Baby Basics

Baby Basics is a project which supports disadvantaged parents and families struggling to meet the financial and practical demands of looking after a new baby or young children. Community Grant funding from SYCF helped cover core costs.

SYCF Community Grants Programme

Sheffield

Saffron Sheffield

Saffron Sheffield offers free, specialist services for women in Sheffield who are suffering psychological trauma due to experiences of abuse or trauma as children or adults. Funding helped to hire a part-time specialist therapist who provided 1:1 psychotherapy for young women aged 16 – 26 in Sheffield

Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund

Sheffield