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

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

Fishlake History Society

Fishlake History Society is dedicated to the preservation of the history of Fishlake village in Doncaster. To enable them to do that, they used funding to cover the cost of hiring a professional photographer.

Tweenbridge Wind Farm Community Benefits Fund

Doncaster

Doncaster Plant Works Youth Club

The Doncaster Plant Works Amateur Boxing Club holds a weekly youth club in response to the level of deprivation faced by children in Hexthorpe. Young people from the ages of 7 to 18 are benefitting from funding obtained to continue these sessions

SYCF Community Grants Programme

Doncaster

Forge Community Partnership

The Forge Community Partnership is dedicated to improving the quality of life of the residents of Hoyland and the surrounding areas in Barnsley. With funding support from SYCF, they have ran events young people aged 11 to 19 in half term.

SYCF Community Grants Programme

Barnsley

Harthill with Woodall Parish Council

The Parish Council was set up in 1950 to support the local community and funding from SYCF has enabled the latest improvement to the village to be completed.

Loscar Wind Farm Community Fund

Rotherham

Baby Basics

Baby Basics is a project which supports disadvantaged parents and families struggling to meet the financial and practical demands of looking after a new baby or young children. Community Grant funding from SYCF helped cover core costs.

SYCF Community Grants Programme

Sheffield