On the anniversary of the first lockdown grant-maker Kent Community Foundation announces that it has distributed £5.1million in pandemic support grants to 1583 organisations and families across Kent and Medway Kent Community Foundation is delighted to announce that it has given out £5,100,000 to charities, community groups and families facing…
The charity Diagrama, which supports vulnerable people through residential care, adoption and fostering across the south east of England has recently moved its Head Office into a new office in Kent Space, Chatham. The office will house Diagrama’s finance, HR, fostering and adoption administration, marketing, and communication teams. Sue McGowan, Director, Kent Space, said, “When…
Residents at Cabrini House in Orpington have completed an upcycling project to turn old filing cabinets into garden planters When the charity Diagrama, moved into a new office in Kent Space in Chatham, they had a few filing cabinets that were no longer required. The residents of Cabrini house in Orpington, the charity’s home for…
Care provider Diagrama Foundation to take over from April 1, 2021 Diagrama has been awarded a 5-year contract for the management of a supported living service for adults with learning disabilities in the London Borough of Bromley. From April 1, Diagrama will manage the service for 35 people across 9 different homes throughout the borough.…
When the UK went into the first Coronavirus lockdown on 20 March 2020 no one could have predicted that a year later the country would still be facing so many restrictions. The Taxi Charity has been looking back on the past year. The Taxi Charity was with a group of veterans in Oosterbeek in…
Medway Council has appointed Kent Community Foundation to administer a Fund to offer financial support to charitable groups in Medway The Medway Better Connected Community Chest Fund is open now for applications from charitable groups who deliver services to reduce loneliness and social isolation to the over 65’s living in Medway. Natalie Smith, Director of…
Renowned artist Rosa Branson MBE, has spent a lifetime creating breathtakingly beautiful pictures including a picture for the Taxi Charity Rosa Branson MBE was born in 1933, and for over 60 years has been painting and designing fabrics. She specialises in the Old Masters oil painting technique of layering subtle glazes of translucent paint…
Kent Community Foundation reminds charities and community groups, who have been affected by the pandemic, about their social loans, which can help bridge gaps in income and enable improvements and expansion Kent Community Foundation recognises how difficult it is for charitable organisations across Kent and Medway, who are experiencing a surge in demand for their…
With the number of children needing safe and secure foster homes increasing during the pandemic, foster carers, Nic and Chris Kimmance, from Ashford in Kent, are hoping that their story will encourage more people across London and the South East to consider fostering Nic and Chris Kimmance have been married for sixteen years they have…
Two ‘ambitious’ charities have been selected to receive specialist story marketing support from STORY22 throughout 2021 after the Kent-based marketing agency ran a competition throughout December. RSPCA Canterbury and District, which responds to animals in need, and the Jigsaw Trust, which raises awareness and supports people affected by autism, were selected from entries received from…