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Brushing away Blue Monday blues with mental health positivity
Blue Monday is marked in the calendar as the most gloomiest day of the year and South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF) wanted to share how funding of community groups focusing on mental health has resulted in positive changes in the lives of young people across the region.
Doncaster
Jess joins our team
Jess O’Neill has been appointed by South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation as its new Grants and Partnerships Manager.
South Yorkshire
Transforming lives with £1.7m grant total
New figures show we awarded grants totalling more than £1.7m in 2023 to help transform the lives of people and communities across South Yorkshire.
South Yorkshire
Foundation’s funding suits fashion styling charity
A charity which provides free interview outfits to help struggling, unemployed people into work is suited for success thanks to funding from South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation.
Vital Signs with the Doncaster & District Deaf Society
Michelle Dickinson and Rachael Farrell, the Foundation’s very own dynamic duo, visited the Doncaster & District Deaf Society to conduct a community consultation as a part of their Vital Signs Research.
Doncaster
Wind Farm Benefits Fund open for Barnsley community groups
Groups and projects in North East Barnsley can now apply for grants of up to £10,000 to improve their local communities.
Barnsley
Choir hits the right note with Community Foundation’s funding
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
Our impact
Grow To School
National Growing For Wellbeing Week 2023 shines a spotlight on Grow To School, who explain how their local growing has helped the physical and mental health of young children.
South Yorkshire
Darfield Bowls Club
Funding from the Park Spring Windfarm Community Fund allowed Darfield Bowls Club to renovate their grounds
Barnsley
Saffron Sheffield
Saffron Sheffield offers free, specialist services for women in Sheffield who are suffering psychological trauma due to experiences of abuse or trauma as children or adults. Funding helped to hire a part-time specialist therapist who provided 1:1 psychotherapy for young women aged 16 – 26 in Sheffield
Sheffield
Doncaster Housing For Young People
A Doncaster-based charity, Doncaster Housing For Young People (DHYP) support young people aged 16-25 who are at risk of homelessness. Funding has helped to provide counselling and wellbeing activities, supporting 21 young people.
Doncaster
Friends of Thorne Community Woods
Friends Of Thorne Community Wood is Doncaster based and was founded in 1994 when the council first purchased the land. Funding has allowed the volunteer group to upgrade their equipment and to train their volunteers so they can conserve the area better.
Doncaster
FareShare Yorkshire
FareShare Yorkshire is a Barnsley based charity that tackles food waste and alleviates food poverty. This funding enabled the continuation of their award-winning employability programme in Barnsley.
Barnsley
South Yorkshire Chaplaincy and Listening Service
South Yorkshire Chaplaincy and Listening Service (SYCLS) aims to preserve and protect good physical and mental health. This has been supported by SYCF funding to train five people at various levels for listening.
South Yorkshire
Sheffield Samaritans
The Sheffield Samaritans provide essential support to people suffering from emotional distress and suicidal thoughts and actions, with the aim of preventing death by suicide. Grant funding of £1,000 enabled the organisation to provide recruitment and specialised training of volunteers, to learn about Child Sexual Exploitation and how to support callers who are affected by it.
Sheffield
Outcasts Cricket Club
The Outcasts Cricket Club based in Crowle in North Lincolnshire are dedicated to bringing the local community together through cricket. Tween Bridge Wind Farm Community Benefits Fund has supported the club’s progression and growing popularity.
Doncaster
The Sheffield Engineering Leadership Academy
The Sheffield Engineering Leadership Academy works within the University of Sheffield, recruiting second-year students to boost their professional skills. Funding has helped the academy to organise its Bootcamp for the second cohort of SELA students.
Sheffield
Silence Breakers Media
Sheffield award winning social enterprise, Silence Breakers Media is doing its best to put a stop to digital exclusion.
Sheffield
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.
Doncaster
Harthill Village Hall
Harthill Village Hall serves as a “community hub” and is used nearly every day by up to 30 different groups, ranging from a mother and toddler group to an over 60s club. Funding has led to the purchasing of new chairs for the hall, providing comfortable seating.
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
South Yorkshire
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.
Rotherham
Exodus
Barnsley based charity Exodus provides diversionary education and activity clubs for children and young people to help turn them away from destructive lifestyles and choices. To achieve this, they utilised funding to run regular weekend camps for families, teaching family values and activities.
Barnsley
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.
Doncaster
Onboard Skatepark, Sheffield
Onboard Skate Park in Sheffield opened in 2012 to help young people fulfil their potential and improve their lives. Funding has allowed funding for one part-time project manager and one part-time staff member to help grow and sustain the skate park.
Sheffield
Blend Kitchen
Staff at Blend Kitchen in Sheffield are getting a helping hand on the employment ladder thanks to funding from SYCF
Sheffield
Ethel Trust
Ethel Trust organised boat trips for people living in residential care, that resulted in their wellbeing improving.
Doncaster
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.
Sheffield
Blackburn Club for Young People
The Blackburn Club for Young People was founded in 1974, aiming to help young people in the community and the club has been able to bring in paid staff members with professional training to lead their sessions.
Rotherham
Woodland Speaks
Woodland Speaks is a community based charity located in the Woodlands area of northern Doncaster. They required funding to run specific workshops and begin a therapeutic programme, both of which have been made possible since being provided with a grant by South Yorkshire's Community Foundation
Doncaster
The Association of Barnsley Foster Carers
The Association of Barnsley Foster Carers formed in 1975 with the aim of improving the life chances of children in care through stimulating and educational activities. Funding was used to organise activities for the children including a Christmas party and pantomime trip.
Barnsley
Ummeed Group
Beginning in September 2018, the Ummeed women’s reading group has become an invaluable asset to its members. With SYCF funding, they have been able to purchase appropriate reading books and cover the cost of a tutor and room hire costs.
Rotherham
Join In Local Life (JILL)
Join In Local Life is a group set up to combat social isolation and loneliness through funding a variety of different social groups across Thorne and Moorends. This funding has provided much-needed support to ensure that activities can continue as well as to contribute towards running new groups.
Doncaster
Dearne Electronic Community Village
In 2009, a group began that changed the lives of residents in Thurnscoe for the better. Funding from SYCF has allowed the DECV to continue helping members of its community to feel confident with their IT skills and more hopeful when applying for jobs.
Doncaster
Abundance Sheffield
Abundance is a volunteer-run organisation which rescues, shares, cooks and processes fruit and vegetables which would otherwise go to waste from all across Sheffield. Funding contributed to the cost of skills training volunteers to lead harvesting events as well as community workshops
Sheffield
Ben’s Centre for Vulnerable People
Ben's Centre For Vulnerable People provides a place of sanctuary and stability for excluded street drinkers and drug users in Sheffield. Grant funding has meant they can extend their outreach hours each week.
Sheffield
Harthill Netball Club
This women’s netball club is based in the village of Harthill in Rotherham and is open to ladies who like to play in the local area. Funding has helped them to buy essential equipment such as netballs, post protectors, roller driers for the courts and bibs.
Rotherham
Disability Sheffield
To raise awareness of Learning Disability Week 2023, themed about busting myths about living life with a learning disability, Disability Sheffield tell their story magically
Sheffield
Head In The Game
Head In The Game brings men together to bond over football whilst promoting mental health and wellbeing. The funding enabled Head In The Game to further increase the vital support and guidance that they provide.
Sheffield
Harthill with Woodall Parish Council
The Parish Council was set up in 1950 to support the local community and funding from SYCF has enabled the latest improvement to the village to be completed.
Rotherham
Breaking Beats
Breaking Beats has become a respected group looking out for young people across South Yorkshire. Funding for session workers and specialist artists led to fifteen sessions to restore and paint murals on the Boat House building in Askern.
Doncaster
Barnsley YMCA
Barnsley YMCA has a strong legacy of supporting children from a variety of backgrounds throughout their lives. ‘Little Y’, an activities group for children aged five to eight has continued due to funding from SYCF's Community Grants.
Barnsley
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
Doncaster
Open Kitchen Social Club
Open Kitchen Social Club in Sheffield have been able to cover core costs, so they can continue the social club every Monday, welcoming anyone along including providing a hot meal.
Sheffield
TESOL UK
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) was set up to benefit people learning English as a second language in Barnsley, with classes free for asylum seekers. Funding has allowed these sessions to continue.
Barnsley
Fishlake History Society
Fishlake History Society is dedicated to the preservation of the history of Fishlake village in Doncaster. To enable them to do that, they used funding to cover the cost of hiring a professional photographer.
Doncaster
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.
Sheffield
Sheffield Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre
Sheffield Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre is a specialist, women only service which offers free confidential support to woman and girls. Funding has helped cover the cost of the telephone support service and the free counselling support the centre provides.
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.
Rotherham
Forge Community Partnership
The Forge Community Partnership is dedicated to improving the quality of life of the residents of Hoyland and the surrounding areas in Barnsley. With funding support from SYCF, they have ran events young people aged 11 to 19 in half term.
Barnsley
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.
South Yorkshire
Dearne Playhouse
The Dearne Playhouse is a legacy of the Miners Welfare Association, providing socially inclusive access to high quality creative and artistic experiences for local residents. Funding has helped the Playhouse become environmentally friendly by replacing traditional lighting with energy efficient LED bulbs
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.
Sheffield
Harthill Tea Day Social Club
Harthill Tea Day Social Club run fortnightly tea days for elderly people in Harthill, Tiverton and the surrounding areas, as well as also arranging trips for their members. Funding was used to help pay for the use of the local village hall where and to allow them to pay for the food and drinks they put on for members attending tea days.
Rotherham
Dance Stars
Dancestars in Sheffield offers opportunities to dance to children and young people with learning disabilities. Community grant funding from SYCF has enabled them to fund tutor and venue costs for its classes.
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.
Rotherham
Aurora Wellbeing Centre
Aurora Wellbeing Centres support local people and their families, who are living with cancer. Funding of £1,000 from SYCF's Community Grants enabled Aurora's Wellbeing Doncaster Centre, to run mindfulness and healthy living classes.
Doncaster
Elsecar Heritage Railway
Elsecar Heritage Railway was established in 2002 by a group of dedicated volunteers determined to reopen the railway line, closed after the miners’ strikes in the mid-eighties. Grant funding of £1,500 has enabled the refurbishment of their volunteer mess room.
Barnsley
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.
Rotherham
Smile a While Health and Social Group
Smile a While Health and Social Group was set up by a nurse who recognised the need to help socially isolated adults and elderly people struggling with physical and/or mental health difficulties. Funding has supported transport costs for the group so they can continue their work.
Doncaster
Dearne Electronic Community Village - ICT Skills
Dearne Electronic Community Village provides specialised support for local people. Funding has covered the costs of tutoring and maintaining the service so it can stay open 5 days a week.
Sheffield
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.
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.
South Yorkshire
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.
Barnsley