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 Business grant breakthrough for apprentice’s new events enterprise 24th June 2026 A Sheffield-based apprentice has turned an idea born from his own experience into a thriving events enterprise thanks to support from South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF). Sheffield Meet the Funder event brings South Yorkshire community groups together 22nd April 2026 Sheffield’s Canon Medical Arena provided the backdrop for scores of voluntary and community groups from across South Yorkshire to connect with funders at a special free event. South Yorkshire Charitable rugby funding tackling social isolation 26th January 2026 A series of inclusive walking rugby sessions is helping participants stay active, make new friends and feel more connected to their community. Sheffield Community funding leaving a sporting legacy in Darnall 30th January 2025 New sporting sessions are being delivered in Darnall to improve the health and wellbeing of local young people thanks to SYCF funding. Sheffield South Yorkshire’s Mayor opens £50,000 A Tree for Everyone Grant Fund for the region 24th January 2025 South Yorkshire’s Mayor, Oliver Coppard, has opened a new Tree for Everyone Grant Fund which is available to everyone in the region who would like to plant more trees. Sheffield £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 New funding boost for green social prescribing in South Yorkshire 18th September 2024 NHS South Yorkshire has received national funding to support green social prescribing and improve mental health and wellbeing. South Yorkshire New charitable fund to tackle loneliness and isolation in South Yorkshire 28th July 2024 Community groups and organisations in South Yorkshire can apply for a share of more than £25,000 following the launch of a new fund to tackle loneliness and isolation across the region. South Yorkshire 1 2 Next
Business grant breakthrough for apprentice’s new events enterprise 24th June 2026 A Sheffield-based apprentice has turned an idea born from his own experience into a thriving events enterprise thanks to support from South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF). Sheffield
Meet the Funder event brings South Yorkshire community groups together 22nd April 2026 Sheffield’s Canon Medical Arena provided the backdrop for scores of voluntary and community groups from across South Yorkshire to connect with funders at a special free event. South Yorkshire
Charitable rugby funding tackling social isolation 26th January 2026 A series of inclusive walking rugby sessions is helping participants stay active, make new friends and feel more connected to their community. Sheffield
Community funding leaving a sporting legacy in Darnall 30th January 2025 New sporting sessions are being delivered in Darnall to improve the health and wellbeing of local young people thanks to SYCF funding. Sheffield
South Yorkshire’s Mayor opens £50,000 A Tree for Everyone Grant Fund for the region 24th January 2025 South Yorkshire’s Mayor, Oliver Coppard, has opened a new Tree for Everyone Grant Fund which is available to everyone in the region who would like to plant more trees. Sheffield
£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
New funding boost for green social prescribing in South Yorkshire 18th September 2024 NHS South Yorkshire has received national funding to support green social prescribing and improve mental health and wellbeing. South Yorkshire
New charitable fund to tackle loneliness and isolation in South Yorkshire 28th July 2024 Community groups and organisations in South Yorkshire can apply for a share of more than £25,000 following the launch of a new fund to tackle loneliness and isolation across the region. South Yorkshire
