Kent Community Foundation recently visited two charities in Folkestone to observe, how matching those who want to help, with those who need the help, makes such a difference to community projects. Kent Community Foundation trustees Melissa Murdoch DL and Robert Sackville-West DL recently visited Locavore Growing Project run by Custom Folkestone CIC and The Folkestone…
Edensor Care Centre thrilled to receive £15,000 from local charity Colchester Catalyst for their ‘End of Life’ project to build a ‘Quiet Oasis’ cabin. Rodney Appleyard, Development Manager and Stephanie Grant, Administrator from grant making trust and charity Colchester Catalyst, visited Edensor, the Diagrama Foundation run Care Centre in Clacton on 15 July, to present…
The Kent baby loss charity Abigail’s Footsteps has donated an Abi Cooling Cot to The Royal Bolton Hospital in memory of baby Austin. Families who suffer the tragedy of stillbirth in the Greater Manchester area will be able to spend precious time with their baby at The Royal Bolton Hospital thanks to an ‘Abi Cooling…
A football game on 8 July at Dartford FC raised £2,146 for the baby loss charity Abigail’s Footsteps. The charity game at Princes Park between the Dartford Manager’s XI and a team of Dartford Staff was held in memory of Ronnie Searle. In a competitively fought and very close game, held on the 3G pitch…
On Sunday 9 July, artist Tim Godden made the 300 mile journey from his home in North Devon to meet 99 year old WWII veteran Bill Gladden in Suffolk. At the meeting Tim presented Bill with an illustration depicting Bill on D Day and Bill presented Tim with a painting of Tim’s pet cat Percy.…
Kent Community Foundation is delighted to award eight organisations a share of almost £460,000 from their Kent County Council funded Infrastructure Support Fund. The Infrastructure Support Fund opened in March with £600,000 from Kent County Council to support charities, community groups and CICs with existing, dormant or new infrastructure projects. The first awards totalling…
Between 19 and 23 June, the UK will celebrate and raise awareness of the essential work of the third sector during Small Charities Week. Over the last twenty one year’s Kent Community Foundation has awarded almost £60 million to small charities and community groups across the county. Last year, Kent Community Foundation awarded just…
During Foster Care Fortnight, Diagrama Foundation invited their foster carers to a fun family picnic to strengthen their fostering community and thank them for everything they do. On 20 May a group of foster carers joined the Diagrama Fostering and Adoption team for a Hawaiian themed picnic in Croydon. The foster carers, their natural families…
Abigail’s Footsteps is delighted to announce that Susan Robinson has agreed to Chair their Board of Trustees. Kent based baby loss charity Abigail’s Footsteps has appointed Chartered Accountant and partner in Kreston Reeves LLP Susan Robinson, as the new Chair of their Board of Trustees. Susan is an expert on charities and their finances (heading…
Last year, Kent Community Foundation awarded just over £4.5 million to over 700 community groups across Kent and Medway. Based in Ashford, experienced grant makers Kent Community Foundation has announced that in the financial year ended April 2023, it awarded just over £4.5 million in more than 880 grants, to over 700 grassroots organisations working…