Case studies

Citadel Associates

Citadel Associates deliver innovative projects across South Yorkshire designed to help vulnerable adults into training and careers. Funding enabled the social enterprise to cover the cost of rent as well as the purchase of new tools and equipment.

Young People into Employment Fund for South Yorkshire

Doncaster

Silence Breakers Media

Sheffield award winning social enterprise, Silence Breakers Media is doing its best to put a stop to digital exclusion.

Young People into Employment Fund for South Yorkshire

Sheffield

Home-Start South Yorkshire

Home-Start works across South Yorkshire to support struggling families, supporting parents dealing with issues such as isolation, unemployment, and domestic violence. This grant funded a new learning programme for young parents under 25 in Rotherham, covering literacy and numeracy skills.

Young People into Employment Fund for South Yorkshire

Rotherham

Sharrow Community Forum

The Sharrow Community Forum is a charity working in one of the most deprived wards in Sheffield. Funding has enabled them to launch a new project to engage with vulnerable young people, 14 to 25 years old.

SYCF Community Grants Programme

Sheffield

Activate Rawmarsh

Activate Rawmarsh provides support and activities to bring out the skills, employability and confidence in local people. Funding has helped to fund a new, comprehensive programme of support to boost employment.

Comic Relief Local Communites

Rotherham

Milefield Primary School

Located in Grimethorpe, Milefield Primary School paid for the salary of a trained farm teaching supervisor for the school’s newly established on-site community farm, thanks to funding from the Park Springs Windfarm Community Benefits Fund.

Park Spring Wind Farm Community Benefits Fund

Barnsley

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

Business & Education Together Foundation

The Business and Education Together Foundation work with children and young people, providing support and teaching to assist them in developing their skills, capabilities and employability. Funding has been used to set up work experience placements for students.

Cutlers Company Grassroots Fund

Rotherham