News
If you want to find out about what’s happening at The National Lottery Community Fund, you’ve come to the right place. You can read the latest news on: the community groups and charities we fund, how we work with the Government and other funders to distribute National Lottery money and how we support local communities across the UK to become more active, vibrant and stronger together.
Blog posts
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1 April, 2021
Faiza Khan MBE, Director of Engagement and Insight, reflects on the Fund’s recent conference: Communities Can Conference – a day of thought-provoking discussion to mark one year, since the UK went into lockdown. Read more -
HeadStart: Helping schools to respond to uncertainty and change during COVID-19
18 March, 2021
We’re taking a look at how The National Lottery Community Fund’s HeadStart programme – a six-year, £67.4 million programme set up to help improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people and prevent serious mental health issues from developing – has supported schools during the pandemic. Read more -
18 March, 2021
John Rose, interim CEO of The National Lottery Community Fund, shares how the Communities Can Conference 2021 will bring the voluntary and charitable sectors together to celebrate achievements, reflect on challenges and share thoughts on how to rebuild post-pandemic. Read more
People Stories
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Swansea volunteer using his experience to help others
15 December, 2020
Richard is a volunteer at the Congolese Development Project in Swansea, helping people who, like him, have just arrived in the country Read more -
The pen pal scheme connecting children in hospital to the outside world
7 December, 2020
Ward Wire, the brainchild of Fahad, medical student and former volunteer at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital, is helping children in long-term wards communicate with people their own age. Read more -
Volunteering is just the beginning
1 December, 2020
Youth worker Jade owes her blossoming career to volunteering. Just three years after volunteering at the YMCA East Surrey, she’s now a full-time employee, coordinating and running sessions for adults with additional needs. Read more
Press Releases
Our press releases will give you the key facts about funding announcements, new grants or research, special events, launches, which charities have been awarded funding, innovative projects, best practice in the sector and more.