Case studies

Kiveton Park Independent Advice Centre

Kiveton Park Independent Advice Centre is a successful advice centre serving local, and often deprived, communities in Rotherham. Funding has enabled the centre to make essential improvements to their existing service provision at their base offices.

Loscar Wind Farm Community Fund

Rotherham

Boys and Girls Club

The Boys and Girls Club works as an umbrella organisation working with youth clubs and schools across South Yorkshire, running a range of activity programmes. They were given funding to hire a youth worker to deliver health and wellbeing activities to disadvantaged children

SYCF Community Grants Programme

South Yorkshire

Doncaster Foster Carers

This Foster Carers Association is made up of local foster carer volunteers, who work together to provide activities for the children under their care. They aim to prevent exclusion and deprivation by giving children opportunities to socialise and enjoy themselves.

SYCF Community Grants Programme

Doncaster

How the Deakin & Withers Fund helps individuals

"Jane" received a grant of £1,017 from the Deakin and Withers fund after having been widowed at the age of 60 and was struggling to pay for the funeral expenses of her late husband.

The Deakin and Withers Fund

South Yorkshire

Thorne Old People's Welfare Centre

Thorne Old People’s Welfare Centre provides facilities for the local community and SYCF funding has been put towards renovating the Centre, making it accessible for everyone.

Tweenbridge Wind Farm Community Benefits Fund

Doncaster

Doncaster Plant Works Youth Club

The Doncaster Plant Works Amateur Boxing Club holds a weekly youth club in response to the level of deprivation faced by children in Hexthorpe. Young people from the ages of 7 to 18 are benefitting from funding obtained to continue these sessions

SYCF Community Grants Programme

Doncaster

Deakin & Withers Fund helps 'Anne'

The Deakin and Withers fund was able to provide support to "Anne", who was struggling under the limited support provided by pension credits, especially after having just moved to smaller accommodation, which had required a number of necessary expenditures.

The Deakin and Withers Fund

South Yorkshire

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