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Cornish Lithium Community Fund open for new applications to support more communities
Cornish Lithium, the pioneering mineral exploration company based in Penryn, that is supporting the UK’s transition to Net Zero, is inviting new applications for grants from its Community Fund in partnership with Cornwall Community Foundation.
Cornish communities to receive £80,000 funding support for care leavers thanks to new philanthropic initiative.
The Care Leavers Programme is a new philanthropic initiative with a primary focus of improving the life chances of care leavers through decentralised funding across 17 regions in England. UKCF have awarded £40,000 to Cornwall which CCF which has been able to match fund thanks to the Sedel-Collings Foundation and Cornwall Council, which brings the total amount available for care leavers across Cornwall to £80,000.
Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum and the Integrated Care Board’s Health Improvement Fund injects £645,000 into Cornish Communities
The VCSE Health Improvement Fund has supported 68 voluntary organisations across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly with a total investment of £645,000 via the CCF. The VCSE Health Improvement Fund forms part of the broader NHS Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board funding being led & managed by Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum.
Cornwall Women’s Fund host International Women’s Day event
On Thursday 7th March, Cornwall Women’s Fund held an event in partnership with Take Point Training to celebrate and inspire the Women of Cornwall for International Women’s Day.
Cornish Lithium awards grants to community groups across Cornwall
Cornish Lithium, the pioneering mineral exploration and development company that is supporting the UK’s transition to Net Zero, has awarded £17,775 to 13 local organisations through the Community Fund it has established in collaboration with the Cornwall Community Foundation.
£79,500 distributed to voluntary groups across Cornwall thanks to the Cornwall Christmas Fair
Last November the Cornwall Christmas Fair, kindly hosted by the Eden Project, raised a record-breaking £79,500 for the Cornwall Community Foundation. These funds have now been distributed to various voluntary organisations across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly who are working tirelessly to improve lives and make the Duchy a wonderful place for all.
A new report from UK Community Foundations shows that the determination of communities to prevail through tough times has not faded
UK donors and communities are determined to drive philanthropy forwards to tackle the root causes of social inequity and climate change in the face of today’s financial turmoil, according to a new report published by UKCF
Two Cornish hotels donate £8,000 to local charities, following a calendar of fundraising initiatives
Since 2022, the teams at The Greenbank Hotel in Falmouth and The Alverton in Truro have been fundraising for Cornwall Community Foundation, pledging to support the charity’s mission to help front-line, volunteer-led organisations making positive impacts in local areas around the county.
Funding from The Chief Constable’s Fund helps vulnerable people across Cornwall
Thanks to recent funding from The Chief Constable’s Fund, Cornwall Community Foundation has awarded a grant of £2,000 to the Devon and Cornwall Community Watch Association (DaCCWA) Feel Safe Scheme to help vulnerable people across Cornwall feel safer in their homes.
Cornwall Christmas Fair raises over £79k to support Cornish communities
This year’s sell-out Cornwall Christmas Fair raised a record-breaking £79,500, smashing through the £1 million total since the Fair began. The critical funds will help change lives across Cornwall by supporting community and grassroots non-profit organisations through Cornwall Community Foundation.