We are moving!
On Friday 21st November Sussex Community Foundation is relocating to Suite B, Falcon Wharf, Railway Lane, Lewes, BN7 2AQ. Our new telephone number will be 01273 409440.
Grant Case Studies
1st Lindfield Sea Scouts
Activity, Respite, Rehabilitation Care Centre
Adventure
Age Concern Burgess Hill
Alfriston Pre School
Alzheimer's Society Brighton Area Branch
Alzheimer's Society-Sussex High Weald Support Group
Alzheimers disease affects around 450,000 people in the UK and the numbers will grow as our population ages. The Sussex High Weald Support Group used their grant to give carers of Alzheimer sufferes and those they care for some festive cheer by hosting a Christmas tea which included presents at Barnsgate Manor.
"We try to keep it simple so that all can enjoy and that the carers can relax with their loved ones without any stress. The tables were laid out and Christmas decorations gave the room a lovely ambience. With professional carers present to help, the conversations were kept at a happy level and everyone seemed to enjoy the break."
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“"Many of the carers were thrilled because they don’t get to have this sort of activity very often and the cared for people felt it was like when they were young. Gradually people left and were certainly feeling that they had received a Christmas treat, this is all thanks to the Marit & Hans Rausing Fund. Thank you very much."”
Ivy Elsey, Organiser
Angola Youth Club
Arc Foundation
Association of Carers
Baby Cafe Charitable Trust
Bike For Life
Brede Cricket Club
Brighton & Hove Citizens Advice Bureau
Brighton & Hove Parents and Children Group
Brighton & Hove Parents and Children Group
"Thanks to the generosity of American Express in August 2006 we were able to take 150 children to the Bluebell Railway and nearly 200 to the Bentley Wildfowl Park and Motor Museum.
We provided transport to and from the Bluebell Railway and Bentley, a picnic, refreshments and ice creams. At Bentley the children also went on the Uckfield Model Railway. Both were wonderful enjoyable days out."
“For many of the children these were their only outings during the summer holidays. Once again I would like to thank American Express for making both outings possible.”
Sharon Halsall, Secretary Brighton & Hove Parents and Children Group
Brighton Dome and Festival Ltd.
Brighton Oasis Project
Carers Centre Brighton & Hove
Chichester & District Citizens Advice Bureau
Community Wise
Company Paradiso
Cornerstone Community Centre
Crawley & Horsham Home-Start
Crawley Community Transport
Creating Futures
Downland Village Lunch Group
"If you could give us a grant to provide the pots and pans, then we can manage the rest."
When Downland Village Lunch Club faced closure they approached Sussex Community Foundation. They had to relocate and their new venue did not have cooking equipment. This small grant enabled them to keep the club going for the long term, giving isolated older people in rural East Sussex a chancec to get together once a month and share a roast dinner.
Eartham Village Hall
East Sussex Credit Union
East Sussex Wlidlife Rescue & Ambulance Service
Eastbourne Association of Voluntary Services
Extratime
Fernhurst Youth Club
Five Ashes Village Hall & Playing Fields Trust
Furnihelp Mid Sussex
Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
GIZMO the DIY Theatre Company
Hastings & Rother Mediation
Hastings Advice and Representation Centre
Holy Nativity Senior Citizens Club
Home-start Worthing & Adur
Huntington's Disease Association
Hurstpierpoint Tenants and Residents Association
Injury Minimisation Programme for Schools (IMPS)
Life Centre
Manor Road Gym Sports Club
Mick's Garage Community House
Moulsecoomb Neighbourhood Trust
National Childbirth Trust Worthing Branch
Newhaven Community Development Association
Off The Fence
Parents and Carers Support Organisation (PACSO)
Paws and Claws Animal Rescue Service
Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare
Safety Net
Sadly being bullied is an experience that many children suffer and each month over 3,000 call the ChildLine service for help.
Safety Net found that bullying was one of the key issues that children wanted to talk about. A grant from the American Express Fund at the Foundation enabled Safety Net to develop their anti-bullying work in the Whitehawk and Moulsecoomb areas of Brighton.
Shoreham & District Mental Health Association
Sussex ADHD Support Group
Sussex Association for Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus
Sussex Brighton & East Grinstead RSPCA
Sussex Clubs for Young People
The People Matter Charitable Trust
A workshop on the 'Getting a Job Programme'
Returning to the workplace after a break can be daunting. The People Matter Charitable Trust runs projects that support individauls into employment. They received a grant to support their "Getting a Job" Programme of workshops and clinics delivered at their centre in Eastbourne. The Programme provides support to boost the confidence and self esteem of clients as they look for opportunities to return to work.
Training Assessment Progression
‘TAP’ provides realistic work opportunities for those who
would otherwise be excluded from participating in real work experiences, because they require additional support.
They help adults with learning difficulties, young offenders, those excluded from or struggling at school, people with mental health issues, and people with a range of disabilities.
A grant from the Foundation in March bought equipment for their ‘Home and Garden Support Project’ where trainees carry out gardening tasks and light external repairs for elderly and disabled people.
“"Our work is about giving people the opportunity to make choices."”
Sam Gregory - TAP Project Manager/Construction Projects Supervisor
Wealden Citizen's Advice
West Sussex Learning Links
‘Learning Links' works throughout West Sussex to pair up people with Learning Difficulties with buddies who can accompany them to Adult Education classes and beyond that is exploring social activity pairing for other activities such as ten-pin bowling. It is an almost unique service. Whereas many authorities offer special classes for people with such difficulties, with the help of this voluntary body, Learning Links is able to promote the inclusion of people with learning difficulties into ordinary classes thus fostering integration within the community and giving people with learning difficulties valuable opportunities to make friends.
“I have been accompanying a lady called ‘S’ to classes for several years. When I first took her to calligraphy classes to work on a photograph album she wanted to create,
‘S’ was very quiet, responding only when I spoke to her in short words and sentences. For the last two years we have been doing pottery and ‘S’ has made items she is very proud of and which she often uses as gifts for other people, thus aiding her independence and sense of self worth. We have found the classes very friendly and ‘S’ chatters away, instigating conversation even with people she hardly knows. Her care home tells me that she has been much more inclined to join in with activities and events run by the home. Many people we have encountered in classes have also clearly felt they gained something from having people with learning difficulties in the class.”
Ruth Bradford (Volunteer Buddy)