Communities across England receive vital support as they recover from challenges caused by the pandemic, thanks to a recent* £65 million injection of National Lottery funding.
Today it was announced that The National Lottery Community Fund has awarded almost £100 million to 1,355 community organisations involving young people across England over the last year.
South Bristol group awarded nearly £500,000 funding to continue its ground breaking work nurturing young people who would otherwise have no place to go.
A new report published today by The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK, reveals the extraordinary social and economic impact volunteers make to communities.
A group in Oxford which uses the ancient Japanese art of origami to help those experiencing anxiety and other mental health problems is celebrating after receiving a £10,000 grant from The National Lottery Community Fund.
Adults with learning disabilities or additional needs in Cumbria will soon be able to benefit from a summer school of creative therapies delivered by local charity Prism Arts.
A Newcastle charity providing the only adapted bike scheme for adults with learning disabilities in the city centre has secured its future for the next three years.
Thanks to a helping hand from National Lottery players, two extraordinary groups are getting hundreds of people across the East Midlands moving, in a bid to create new friendships and reduce the impact of cognitive health issues.