You are here: Home Our Impact News News The latest information from South Yorkshire's Community Foundation, including updates from your local area Stay updated through our monthly newsletter Sign-up Region Barnsley Doncaster Sheffield Rotherham South Yorkshire Theme Arts and Heritage Crime and Safety Disadvantage and Inequity Education and Learning Healthy Living Housing and Homelessness Mental Health Natural Environment Stronger Communities Work and the Local Economy Grant funding for Barnsley dementia exercise group 6th July 2026 People living with dementia and their families, as well as those with physical challenges in Barnsley are benefiting from a new exercise group created thanks to grant funding from South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF). Barnsley Student partnerships spotlighted at SYGN social value event 30th March 2026 Organisations and individuals from across South Yorkshire came together at Barnsley College to explore how social value partnerships can support the region’s workforce of the future. Barnsley Memorial garden to commemorate Yorkshire’s mining history 10th September 2025 Barnsley Main Heritage Group volunteers have commemorated the fallen, injured and forgotten of Yorkshire’s mining past - thanks to support from South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation. Barnsley Giving Network welcomes Barnsley representative, Brooke 4th July 2025 Brooke Taylor has become the new Barnsley representative for South Yorkshire’s Giving Network (SYGN). Barnsley, South Yorkshire Meet our trustees: Adrian Kirk 28th April 2025 Introducing SYCF trustee, Adrian Kirk. Born in Barnsley and now living in Rotherham, former Royal Navy Aircraft Engineer Adrian is passionate about the role of Community Foundations and the positive impact they have in local regions. Barnsley, Rotherham, South Yorkshire £15,000 grant to support young carers in Barnsley 6th January 2025 A grant of £15,000 is helping to support and encourage young people from Barnsley into the care sector. Barnsley Choir hits the right note with Community Foundation’s funding 25th March 2024 A Barnsley choir at risk of folding following the Covid pandemic has found a new beat thanks to funding from South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF). Barnsley Wind Farm Benefits Fund open for Barnsley community groups 29th January 2024 Groups and projects in North East Barnsley can now apply for grants of up to £10,000 to improve their local communities. Barnsley
Grant funding for Barnsley dementia exercise group 6th July 2026 People living with dementia and their families, as well as those with physical challenges in Barnsley are benefiting from a new exercise group created thanks to grant funding from South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF). Barnsley
Student partnerships spotlighted at SYGN social value event 30th March 2026 Organisations and individuals from across South Yorkshire came together at Barnsley College to explore how social value partnerships can support the region’s workforce of the future. Barnsley
Memorial garden to commemorate Yorkshire’s mining history 10th September 2025 Barnsley Main Heritage Group volunteers have commemorated the fallen, injured and forgotten of Yorkshire’s mining past - thanks to support from South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation. Barnsley
Giving Network welcomes Barnsley representative, Brooke 4th July 2025 Brooke Taylor has become the new Barnsley representative for South Yorkshire’s Giving Network (SYGN). Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Meet our trustees: Adrian Kirk 28th April 2025 Introducing SYCF trustee, Adrian Kirk. Born in Barnsley and now living in Rotherham, former Royal Navy Aircraft Engineer Adrian is passionate about the role of Community Foundations and the positive impact they have in local regions. Barnsley, Rotherham, South Yorkshire
£15,000 grant to support young carers in Barnsley 6th January 2025 A grant of £15,000 is helping to support and encourage young people from Barnsley into the care sector. Barnsley
Choir hits the right note with Community Foundation’s funding 25th March 2024 A Barnsley choir at risk of folding following the Covid pandemic has found a new beat thanks to funding from South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF). Barnsley
Wind Farm Benefits Fund open for Barnsley community groups 29th January 2024 Groups and projects in North East Barnsley can now apply for grants of up to £10,000 to improve their local communities. Barnsley
