Community Foundation News

9 Jun 2022

Welcome boost to services for Older People in Carrickfergus

Over £8,000 has been awarded to local groups in the Carrickfergus area aimed at boosting services supporting older people the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland and…

31 May 2022

Verbal Arts shares the power of storytelling

Verbal Arts Centre are using a unique storytelling based approach with children and young people to improve mental health and wellbeing. With the support from the Hobson…

17 May 2022

Tea Dance bringing back great memories

Music and dementia: a powerful connector Access to Arts NI wanted to make their community a better place to live by providing positive social activities to those with…

29 Apr 2022

Our Community ‘Through our eyes’

Gilford Youth, a participant in the Foundation’s Community Innovators Programme, have been showcasing the efforts young people are making to improve relationships between…

8 Mar 2022

A celebration of women in Philanthropy

International Women’s day, 8th March is a chance to celebrate the growing contribution made by women in philanthropy. When we think of philanthropists, we immediately…

27 Jan 2022

Integrating Asylum Seekers into Elite Sports

Our economy is about people living, working, and thriving together. Building a fair economy or society is impossible if people are excluded from taking part. In Northern…

14 Dec 2021

Finding ‘Commoning possibilities’

Commoning Possibilities is a partnership between Garvagh People’s Forest, St Columb’s Park House in Derry/ Londonderry, poet Anne McMaster and the Rural Community…

18 Nov 2021

After the darkness comes the light

The short film ‘After the Darkness’ is the culmination of a North West Carnival Initiative programme that engaged several groups from across the Derry City and…

5 Aug 2021

“No Judgement at the Crisis Cafe”

The Foundation was delighted to hold their first physical Seeing Is Believing event this week as some of the team visited Crisis Cafe, Newry to meet the young people…

30 Jul 2021

“D’ye mind the day?” storytelling project benefits those with dementia

Older people with dementia in deprived areas throughout Northern Ireland are benefitting from the ancient art of storytelling. The Armstrong Storytelling Trust are using…

28 Jul 2021

Pressure fund supports Aspire NI to work towards a poverty-free future

Aspire NI, exists to work with children in Northern Ireland in poverty to help close the educational attainment gap that exists between rich and poor. Based in Craigavon,…

26 Jul 2021

Removing Barriers to Lasting Peace

The Foundation works in partnership with the International Fund for Ireland to deliver Peace Impact Programmes (PIP) across the whole of Northern Ireland. PIP is designed…

23 Jul 2021

Empowering communities to be more self-sufficient

Over the past year, many of us have become mini climate heroes through growing our own fruit and veg. Nothing more satisfying than watching the first strawberries appear,…

27 May 2021

Young Decision Makers award over £120k in funding to local groups

A Thursday Throwback to 2018 when The Change Something Fund was established to give young decision-makers in the North West a real voice with over £120k of funding.…

21 May 2021

Energia wind farm funding supports Termon Community responders

Termon Community Responders a team of 22 that is set up to support vulnerable individuals until the ambulance service arrives. Received £4,800 of funding from Energia,…

17 May 2021

Young Volunteers in NI Sports to gain major skills boost through leadership programme

A leadership training programme for young people in sport, supported by the David Cross Young People’s Fund, established in partnership with The Community Foundation and…

17 May 2021

Accolade – communicating through music

Accolade a community association, which includes two community choirs and one Studio Voices choir, a community orchestra, a chamber ensemble and a ukulele group. Based in…

28 Apr 2021

The Kate Lagan Fund, in memory of mum

Written by Suzanne Lagan. It seems fitting to reflect on one year since my family and I set up the Kate Lagan Fund as we mark our seventh year without our loving mum. Our…

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…

1 Oct 2020

From Event Tourism to ‘Community Calling’

Sarah Scullion As a mum, freelancer and entrepreneur Sarah Scullion leads a busy life. Launching a travel startup specialising in event tourism was her next step. …

26 Aug 2020

Allegri community-based arts & culture initiative brings music into lockdown

Covid-19 has impacted on all of us, including the enriching interactions and activities we previously took for granted and for many have disappeared from their lives. …

16 Jun 2020

Supporting Carers Week with Comic Relief

Nicole Downes is a full-time career to her sons Levi, 8 and Jamie, 5 who both have autism. She also has another son, Gabriel who is one. After her son Levi’s…

26 May 2020

Promoting Wellbeing and Positive Thinking through Art Therapy

Mollie Browne, recently received an award from the Thomas Devlin Fund to support her journey on an Art Foundation Course at the Ulster School of Art in Belfast. A past…

12 Mar 2020

Cregganconroe Community Benefit Fund supports Galbally Youth & Community Association Eco Kids Project

In the beautiful townland of Cregganconroe in Pomeroy near Omagh, a local community fund set up by CGN Europe Energy is committed to supporting marginalisation and helping…

9 Jan 2020

Aquinas Pupil joins forces with the Community Foundation to support Ardoyne Afterschools Club

Aquinas Upper Sixth pupil Oisín Cahalane has raised £500 in partnership with the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland to fund new games and play equipment for…

6 Dec 2019

Equine Enrichment key to promoting positive mental health in Derry

Horses are strong and powerful animals with the potential to support people when overcoming fears and developing confidence and the therapeutic relationship between a…

8 Oct 2019

A Brighter Future….

By Jill Robinson Flourish provides long term tailored support to survivors of human trafficking within Northern Ireland. We work to empower survivors to be able…

28 Jun 2019

“The Impact of Local Philanthropy”

When we think of giving and philanthropy, often the image that comes to mind is of a top-hatted Victorian gentleman, Andrew Carnegie or John Cadbury perhaps and if modern…

17 May 2019

The Impact of local philanthropy

When we think of a philanthropist, often the image that comes to mind is of a top-hatted Victorian gentleman, Andrew Carnegie or John Cadbury perhaps. If modern…

1 Apr 2019

‘Techies in Residence’ project, uHub, launches first of kind mental health app

Following successful completion of the Techies in Residence programme, uHub Therapy Centre in Bangor is launching a new mental health website to help those at risk and…

28 Feb 2019

Women’s Fund to mark International Women’s Day and screen ‘Hidden Figures’ on 26 March

International Women’s Day is a day that celebrates womanhood, with events taking place all over Northern Ireland, at community and national level. “It is the…

16 Jan 2019

NI women and girls projects receive share of £3.4 million Tampon Tax Fund

More than 30 projects working with some of Northern Ireland’s most vulnerable women and girls have received a much-needed funding boost from the Community Foundation.…

4 Dec 2018

Families with Ups and Downs

At twelve weeks pregnant, 29 year Laura Denny from Belfast was told that her baby had Down Syndrome. She was told her baby was also very unwell and had a zero percent…

29 Nov 2018

£15 million lottery funded programme creates 30 amazing spaces across NI

The Big Lottery funded Space & Place Programme has marked the delivery of millions of pounds in funding to community and voluntary group across Northern Ireland which…

28 Nov 2018

NI Gives – local generosity unwraps £18,000 gift for charity on Giving Tuesday

Three local charities have boosted their fundraising efforts ahead of Christmas at a crowdfunding event organised by the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland. The NI…

17 Oct 2018

Thomas Devlin’s legacy highlighted by young bursary recipients at awards night

The eight successful 2018 Thomas Devlin Fund recipients recently received their bursaries at a special event in Belfast. Hosted by comedian Shane Todd, this year’s crop…

16 Oct 2018

Women’s Fund for NI Golf Day 2018 Roundup

On 21st September the Women’s Fund panel headed to Bangor Golf club for a great day of golf, food and raffle prizes, all in support of disadvantaged women and girls in…

10 Oct 2018

Rostrevor Men’s Shed & The Murlough Foundation

We take a look at the impact of funding from the Murlough Foundation on a Men’s Shed project in Rostrevor, Co Down. Later this month in a dimly lit church in Rostrevor…

28 Aug 2018

£33,533 Awarded To Four Innovative Projects To Overcome Challenges Facing Communities

The Community Innovators Programme, the first of its kind in Northern Ireland is a partnership between the Community Foundation and WorkWest and aims to support…

11 Dec 2017

Seeing is Believing – Homeplus NI

Homeplus NI, a Belfast based charity working with homeless people received £10,000 from the Community Foundation’s New Beginning’s Fund in 2016. We recently…

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