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CEO, Dorset Community Foundation - Connecting people who care with causes that matter. 01202 670815 @DorsetComFnd [email protected]

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"The grant could not come at a better time and is already making an impact." CEO Julie Berti says a £6k grant from our BCP Food and Energy Support Fund is helping Hope Housing in #Bournemouth teach cookery and budget skills to formerly homeless people as they rebuild their lives.

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We're delighted to welcome our new trustee Neil Lewis. Neil has more than 40 years' financial sector experience and also has a wealth of understanding about caring through his and wife Vicky's care for their son Ben.
Read more here: ⬇️
https://t.co/B5Qw7NOGkl

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Mid Dorset and North Poole MP Vikki Slade highlighted our Surviving Winter campaign in the Winter Fuel Payment debate in Parliament yesterday. It prompted Pensions Minister Torsten Bell to rightly praise charities for supporting people with energy bills.
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Leaving a legacy to us in your will means we can help you create a unique and lasting tribute to your community – reflecting your wishes, supporting causes or the area you care about and benefits future generations in the years to come. Read more here: ⬇️
https://t.co/jarAnE21Ul

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Our SWEF Enterprise grants can take an existing new business or a start-up and boost them with grants of up to £2,000. Do you know a young person who needs our help? Details and eligibility here: ⬇️
https://t.co/wkkQr4BDX1

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We love to see our grant-making in action. PooleCommunities Trust's Bourne Community Store helps distribute donated and unsold food to people on low incomes. For just £1 membership they can buy ten good quality items for £3 every week. Simple but brilliant.

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The impact report for our 2024/25 Surviving Winter appeal shows that, with the help of @CitAdviceEDP and our generous donors, we suppported 245 older or vulnerable people with fuel grants and energy and benefits advice. Read the report here:⬇️
https://t.co/gmA8164p0n

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German film actress Renate Morley loved #Dorset so much after she moved here she left us a legacy in her will so we can fund groups who make life better for people in the county. Find out more about leaving a legacy with us here: ⬇️
https://t.co/JaWaHm9I7X

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DEADLINE ALERT: Our Wessex Water Environment Fund, which awards grants of up to £2k for projects that improve biodiversity or have a positive impact on the environment, closes at midday on Monday. See eligibility and how to apply here: ⬇️
https://t.co/0KbmD3cyjC

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With the support of Superior Seals, we've awarded £15,000 to 22 promising young sports people from our Lord Lieutenant's Fund for Young and Talented. Our grants will support training, kit, coaching, travel, entry fees and other costs that will help them fulfil their potential.

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We enjoyed our visit to meet Carole Jones at The Vale Pantry's Family Hub in Sturminster Newton. Getting out to hear what groups are planning and hearing first hand the impact our grants have made really brings home the value of what our donors allow us to do.

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We've distributed more than £1 million from the @BCPCouncil Food and Energy Support Fund since its launch four years ago. The impact report into the latest round is out now. You can see the highlights below or read it here: ⬇️
https://t.co/3OgGcc9jl5

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We had a great visit to meet everyone at #Gillingham Youth and Community Centre to hear about their work and their challenges. These visits help us to understand the need in our communties so we can make our donors aware of how they can make an impact.

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Our Hidden Dorset report is now a website, full of stats, analysis and first hand accounts, all of which paint an accurate picture of the county's need, the ongoing work to address it by the voluntary sector and the challenges it faces. Read it here: ⬇️
https://t.co/jCqpWWpPwM

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Wild and Free Therapy is using funding from our Community Wellbeing and Mental Health Fund to run a Carers' Blue Space Therapy programme. It aids unpaid carers focus on emotional and physical health through sea and beach activities. Find out more here: ⬇️
https://t.co/fALgCoZf3o

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We had a great visit to #Dorchester Youth & Community Centre yesterday to hear from manager Laura Barnes how it provides activities, support, fun and a listening ear for 200 young people in the town. It really is a fantastic resource for the town and its young people.

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As part of our commitment to being open and transparent, we work with 360Giving to publish where all our grants are awarded. This will help groups, fundholders and researchers understand the causes we fund and the areas we support. ⬇️
https://t.co/aUYumVU0y3

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We love it when we see our funding in action. Townsend Community Association is using part of a grant from our @BCPCouncil Food and Energy Support Fund for weekly community cooking workshops, helping families make their budget go further, with the aid of @TheFriendlyFood Club.

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We're pleased to welcome trustee Michelle Howard. She brings knowledge of health and social care and remarkable lived experience – she has held senior health roles and has been paralysed from the chest down since she was 16. Read her story here: ⬇️ https://t.co/ep1qUVN7Rg

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Woman paralysed at 16 takes on new role at Dorset charity https://t.co/0hOtVFuiXn