Community Foundation News

29 Jan 2021

Accelerator Programme empowers voluntary sector

Monkstown Village Initiatives in Newtownabbey is a charitable organisation serving the Monkstown community for over 25 years, with a focus on the regeneration of the…

22 Jan 2021

How much of a crisis is enough of a crisis to ignite change?

Written by Paul Braithwaite for Involve NI. Paul leads the Foundation’s work on social and civic innovation. Since 2013 he has developed and delivered a series of unique…

20 Jan 2021

Celebrating public spirit and generosity

In Northern Ireland, there are around 50 individuals at any one time who are destitute because of their asylum status (NICRAS). This means that they have no adequate…

20 Jan 2021

Covid Response

Since March we have been privileged to work with over 1,000 organisations who have been working tirelessly to provide support to those in our communities. Covid forced…

13 Jan 2021

Aware NI encourage children to ‘Express Yourself’

12.6% of children and young people in Northern Ireland experience common mood disorders such as anxiety and depression – around 25% higher than in other UK nations…

5 Jan 2021

Star Boxing Club gains Christmas bonus from Business Eye and Community Foundation partnership

Star Amature Boxing club has been an integral part of the New Lodge community for 82 years. So much more than a boxing club, they work hard to reach young people in the…

4 Jan 2021

Building leaders, building peace programme

We are now recruiting individuals from a range of communities across Northern Ireland to take part in our Building Leaders, Building Peace: A Grassroots Leadership…

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