You are here: Home Our Impact News News The latest information from South Yorkshire's Community Foundation, including updates from your local area Stay updated through our monthly newsletter Sign-up Region Barnsley Doncaster Sheffield Rotherham South Yorkshire Theme Arts and Heritage Crime and Safety Disadvantage and Inequity Education and Learning Healthy Living Housing and Homelessness Mental Health Natural Environment Stronger Communities Work and the Local Economy SWEF Grant Helps Young Carpenter Carve Out Success 26th March 2025 In 2024, Andrew Merson received a grant from the Social Enterprise Fund to support his carpentry business, Sheffield Woodcraft. The grant allowed him to purchase essential high-quality tools, improving efficiency and contributing to business growth. South Yorkshire Grant funding a recipe for success in Ammi’s Kitchen 24th March 2025 A Sheffield food social enterprise bringing together local women from different cultures to transform their authentic culinary skills into paid work is cooking up success thanks to charitable funding. Sheffield Major investment to tackle unemployment in South Yorkshire 13th January 2025 Employment opportunities in South Yorkshire are set to be boosted by a major new partnership between rural broadband provider Quickline and the region’s Community Foundation. South Yorkshire SEGA programme achieves milestone success 25th November 2024 The Social Enterprise Growth Accelerator (SEGA) programme has proudly surpassed its ambitious participants target, reaching this milestone four months ahead of schedule. Groups switch on to new digital grants programme 6th November 2024 Grassroots groups and organisations in South Yorkshire can apply for a share of £40,000 to boost their digital connectivity following the launch of a new funding programme. South Yorkshire Young people Moving On Up with pioneering employment programme 5th September 2024 An innovative grants programme designed to tackle unemployment amongst young people across South Yorkshire is celebrating a major funding milestone. South Yorkshire Social value experts headline Giving Network event 21st May 2024 Delegates from businesses and organisations across South Yorkshire came together for an exclusive networking event to hear from two industry experts about the benefits of social value and investment. South Yorkshire Trio of outstanding STEM schools celebrated with High Sheriff Award 20th May 2024 Three South Yorkshire schools have been presented with special awards in recognition of their innovations and inventions to help create a greener future. South Yorkshire 1 2 Next
SWEF Grant Helps Young Carpenter Carve Out Success 26th March 2025 In 2024, Andrew Merson received a grant from the Social Enterprise Fund to support his carpentry business, Sheffield Woodcraft. The grant allowed him to purchase essential high-quality tools, improving efficiency and contributing to business growth. South Yorkshire
Grant funding a recipe for success in Ammi’s Kitchen 24th March 2025 A Sheffield food social enterprise bringing together local women from different cultures to transform their authentic culinary skills into paid work is cooking up success thanks to charitable funding. Sheffield
Major investment to tackle unemployment in South Yorkshire 13th January 2025 Employment opportunities in South Yorkshire are set to be boosted by a major new partnership between rural broadband provider Quickline and the region’s Community Foundation. South Yorkshire
SEGA programme achieves milestone success 25th November 2024 The Social Enterprise Growth Accelerator (SEGA) programme has proudly surpassed its ambitious participants target, reaching this milestone four months ahead of schedule.
Groups switch on to new digital grants programme 6th November 2024 Grassroots groups and organisations in South Yorkshire can apply for a share of £40,000 to boost their digital connectivity following the launch of a new funding programme. South Yorkshire
Young people Moving On Up with pioneering employment programme 5th September 2024 An innovative grants programme designed to tackle unemployment amongst young people across South Yorkshire is celebrating a major funding milestone. South Yorkshire
Social value experts headline Giving Network event 21st May 2024 Delegates from businesses and organisations across South Yorkshire came together for an exclusive networking event to hear from two industry experts about the benefits of social value and investment. South Yorkshire
Trio of outstanding STEM schools celebrated with High Sheriff Award 20th May 2024 Three South Yorkshire schools have been presented with special awards in recognition of their innovations and inventions to help create a greener future. South Yorkshire
