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 programme to strengthen maternity care across South Yorkshire 22nd October 2026 Community groups across South Yorkshire are being invited to apply for grants of up to £4,500 to help improve maternity and neonatal care for women and families across the region. South Yorkshire South Yorkshire’s Mayor announces new Youth Impact Fund to help young people take on the world 7th October 2026 South Yorkshire’s Mayor Oliver Coppard has announced the creation of a new charitable fund, The South Yorkshire Mayor’s Youth Impact Fund, designed to help gifted and talented young people across the region reach their potential and realise their dreams. South Yorkshire Businesses join forces to support care-experienced young people in Rotherham 1st October 2026 South Yorkshire businesses are being encouraged to use their time and skills to create better opportunities for care-experienced young people in Rotherham. Rotherham Grant funding unlocks inclusive community nature reserve 22nd September 2026 A community nature reserve in north-east Barnsley is now accessible to more local people thanks to a grant from South Yorkshire's Community Foundation (SYCF). Barnsley Funders collaborate in South Yorkshire supporting young people to build stronger local communities 10th March 2026 BBC Children in Need, in partnership with Co-op Foundation, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Henry Smith Foundation, Joseph Levy Foundation, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Postcode Justice Trust, UK Community Foundations and The National Lottery Community Fund have announced the launch of Lead the Change. Sheffield, Rotherham Investment Beyond Finance | Evelyn Partners & The Suit Works 20th February 2026 Part of South Yorkshire’s Giving Network, Evelyn Partners is bridging the gap between professional expertise and community investment by donating clothes and accessories to local Sheffield Charity, The Suit Works. Sheffield South Yorkshire voices shape national conversation on support for care leavers 11th February 2026 South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF) and Rotherham charity Affinity 2020 CIC joined local authority bodies, organisations and individuals from across the care leavers landscape at a special conference in London. Rotherham Partnership to improve maternity care for under-served South Yorkshire communities 1st December 2025 A new partnership between South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF) and NHS South Yorkshire is set to help improve maternity and neonatal care experiences for women and families across the region. South Yorkshire 1 2 3 4 Next
Grant programme to strengthen maternity care across South Yorkshire 22nd October 2026 Community groups across South Yorkshire are being invited to apply for grants of up to £4,500 to help improve maternity and neonatal care for women and families across the region. South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire’s Mayor announces new Youth Impact Fund to help young people take on the world 7th October 2026 South Yorkshire’s Mayor Oliver Coppard has announced the creation of a new charitable fund, The South Yorkshire Mayor’s Youth Impact Fund, designed to help gifted and talented young people across the region reach their potential and realise their dreams. South Yorkshire
Businesses join forces to support care-experienced young people in Rotherham 1st October 2026 South Yorkshire businesses are being encouraged to use their time and skills to create better opportunities for care-experienced young people in Rotherham. Rotherham
Grant funding unlocks inclusive community nature reserve 22nd September 2026 A community nature reserve in north-east Barnsley is now accessible to more local people thanks to a grant from South Yorkshire's Community Foundation (SYCF). Barnsley
Funders collaborate in South Yorkshire supporting young people to build stronger local communities 10th March 2026 BBC Children in Need, in partnership with Co-op Foundation, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Henry Smith Foundation, Joseph Levy Foundation, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Postcode Justice Trust, UK Community Foundations and The National Lottery Community Fund have announced the launch of Lead the Change. Sheffield, Rotherham
Investment Beyond Finance | Evelyn Partners & The Suit Works 20th February 2026 Part of South Yorkshire’s Giving Network, Evelyn Partners is bridging the gap between professional expertise and community investment by donating clothes and accessories to local Sheffield Charity, The Suit Works. Sheffield
South Yorkshire voices shape national conversation on support for care leavers 11th February 2026 South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF) and Rotherham charity Affinity 2020 CIC joined local authority bodies, organisations and individuals from across the care leavers landscape at a special conference in London. Rotherham
Partnership to improve maternity care for under-served South Yorkshire communities 1st December 2025 A new partnership between South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF) and NHS South Yorkshire is set to help improve maternity and neonatal care experiences for women and families across the region. South Yorkshire
