West Bromwich Building Society’s Mercian Community Trust offers grants to charities tackling issues such as ill health, social wellbeing, disability, poverty, vulnerable children and domestic violence. The Trust mainly supports organisations working within the West Bromwich Building Society branch network area, including parts of the West Midlands and surrounding areas.
Grants are available for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations in England working to improve the mental health of underserved young men aged 16 to 35.
The funding will support community-based projects that strengthen social connections and encourage young men to seek help earlier, particularly those facing barriers to support.
Freelands Foundation has launched the Learning Through Making Fund, offering grants to support hands-on visual arts education projects taking place in the UK.
The fund is designed to support projects that help people learn through making, including workshops, events, learning activities, research that tests new ideas through hands-on activity, and new making activities added to existing programmes.
The Royal British Legion has launched a Community Grants Programme to support projects that help members of the Armed Forces community connect with others in their local area. The programme will fund projects that bring people together, reduce loneliness and help Armed Forces communities access local support.
The Henry Smith Foundation is opening applications for its Equity in Justice Fund, offering grants to organisations supporting racially minoritised young men aged 18 to 25 who are in contact with the criminal justice system. The fund will support culturally appropriate, specialist services delivered in prisons, in the community, or through work helping people move from prison back into the community.
The Grocers’ Charity is offering grants to UK-registered charities working to reduce disadvantage and improve quality of life for vulnerable people and communities. Through its Open Grants Programme, the charity provides one-off grants for practical projects that create positive and lasting benefits.