Case studies

Exodus

Barnsley based charity Exodus provides diversionary education and activity clubs for children and young people to help turn them away from destructive lifestyles and choices. To achieve this, they utilised funding to run regular weekend camps for families, teaching family values and activities.

SYCF Community Grants Programme

Barnsley

Kiveton Park Independent Advice Centre

Kiveton Park Independent Advice Centre is a successful advice centre serving local, and often deprived, communities in Rotherham. Funding has enabled the centre to make essential improvements to their existing service provision at their base offices.

Loscar Wind Farm Community Fund

Rotherham

Boys and Girls Club

The Boys and Girls Club works as an umbrella organisation working with youth clubs and schools across South Yorkshire, running a range of activity programmes. They were given funding to hire a youth worker to deliver health and wellbeing activities to disadvantaged children

SYCF Community Grants Programme

South Yorkshire

Harthill Village Hall

Harthill Village Hall serves as a “community hub” and is used nearly every day by up to 30 different groups, ranging from a mother and toddler group to an over 60s club. Funding has led to the purchasing of new chairs for the hall, providing comfortable seating.

Loscar Wind Farm Community Fund

Rotherham

Doncaster Foster Carers

This Foster Carers Association is made up of local foster carer volunteers, who work together to provide activities for the children under their care. They aim to prevent exclusion and deprivation by giving children opportunities to socialise and enjoy themselves.

SYCF Community Grants Programme

Doncaster

Silence Breakers Media

Sheffield award winning social enterprise, Silence Breakers Media is doing its best to put a stop to digital exclusion.

Young People into Employment Fund for South Yorkshire

Sheffield

The Sheffield Engineering Leadership Academy

The Sheffield Engineering Leadership Academy works within the University of Sheffield, recruiting second-year students to boost their professional skills. Funding has helped the academy to organise its Bootcamp for the second cohort of SELA students.

Cutlers Company Grassroots Fund

Sheffield

Outcasts Cricket Club

The Outcasts Cricket Club based in Crowle in North Lincolnshire are dedicated to bringing the local community together through cricket. Tween Bridge Wind Farm Community Benefits Fund has supported the club’s progression and growing popularity.

Tweenbridge Wind Farm Community Benefits Fund

Doncaster