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As part of its emergency response to Covid-19, Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation has distributed over £600k to charitable and voluntary groups helping the people worst hit by the pandemic in the city and county. Women 4 Change […]

An emergency grant of £3,800 from Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation’s Coronavirus Support Fund has helped The Hindu Ladies Association to support local families who are struggling with the effects of the pandemic. Food parcels, shopping assistance and […]

This year, more than ever, The King’s Fund are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2021 GSK IMPACT Awards. Winning organisations will receive core funding of up to £40,000 plus access to excellent training […]

Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation has given Young Leicestershire an emergency grant of £4,800 from the National Emergencies Trust. The grant is to help young people stuck indoors during the lockdown and struggling with loneliness and poor mental […]

The Community Foundation has delivered a staggering £521,445.00 in emergency grants to charities, voluntary groups and community organisations who are working tirelessly to support people most in need during the Coronavirus pandemic. With grants of between £500 – […]

Live Cancer Free Ltd which supports people living with cancer, has used a grant for £1,895 from the Community Foundation’s Coronavirus Support Fund to provide nutritious food bags to patients whose treatment has stopped due to the pandemic. […]

With the help of a grant for £2,464 from the Community Foundation’s Coronavirus Emergency Support Fund, Eyres Monsell Club for Young People has been able to provide hundreds of emergency food parcels to those most in need in the local community. […]

IM Properties (IMP) has launched a £350,000 community fund to help local projects surrounding the new Mercia Park employment scheme. The Mercia Park Community Fund will be managed by Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation and will typically offer […]

Action Homeless, which offers accommodation to people and families in housing crisis, is using a grant of £5,000 from the Community Foundation’s Coronavirus Support Fund to help those who have insecure or no housing. As one of the […]

SEGRO, a leading owner, manager and developer of warehousing and industrial space, has launched a new £10 million Centenary Fund which will be used over the next decade to make a positive impact within communities in the UK […]