Green projects in Dorset to benefit from grants
Applications to The Wessex Water Environment Fund, run by Dorset Community Foundation, should be made by 27 May.
Applications to The Wessex Water Environment Fund, run by Dorset Community Foundation, should be made by 27 May.
A total of 16 groups across Dorset are receiving funding to enable them to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June.
Christchurch’s The Water Lily Project will be offering more mental health support to women in crisis, thanks to a grant of £5,000 from the Dorset Community Foundation.
Wimborne Community Food Supply is amongst 16 groups to receive funds from the legacy of Vivien Barnard from Bournemouth.
The 22-year-old foundation is hoping to attract younger and more diverse applications to its board of trustees.
More than 140 rough sleepers and people battling addiction have been helped by funding from the local Change for Good campaign.
People who don’t need their £200 Winter Fuel Payment are urged to donate it to the Dorset Community Foundation to help people in fuel poverty.
CoCreate Dorset has been awarded almost £5,000 from Dorset Community Foundation’s Living Legacy Fund to provide healthy social activities.
A total of 19 groups have received funding to enable them to supply food to vulnerable groups in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Dorset Community Foundation is working with Arts Council England to distribute Platinum Jubilee funding.