Where WE CARE comes to life
The Openwork Foundation uses your generous donations to award grants to UK registered charities that help vulnerable people of all ages, from babies and children to adults and those in later life.
Grants can be nominated by colleagues and advisers from all businesses in The Openwork Partnership. The grants we award range from smaller unrestricted funds to larger restricted funding supporting capital projects or core running costs, helping charities provide their life changing services in our communities.
Sponsored Grant Committee dates for 2021:
22nd June 21st September 24th November
All sponsored applications must be received by the Foundation team three weeks prior to a Grant meeting.
Sponsored Grants If there is a UK registered charity you would like to support for a particular project or service, they can apply for a grant of up to £10,000 to help develop or maintain their valuable support in our communities. The applications are assessed each quarter by our Grant Committee, made up of advisers and colleagues from across The Openwork Partnership.
If you are a member of The Openwork Partnership and would like to nominate a charity, simply contact us for the Sponsored Grant guidance booklet to pass on to your contact at the charity. This includes a link to our on-line application form for the charity to complete.
We will work with the charity to prepare their application pack for the Committee and keep you updated on the progress and final decision.
Discretionary Grants We also make smaller grants to UK registered charities that have a special meaning or importance to a member of the Openwork Partnership.
You can nominate the charity to receive a grant of between £100 and £250 and these are processed by the Foundation Team throughout the year.
National Charity Partners Our most recent charity partnership with my AFK is drawing to a close. It was a rewarding 4 year partnership and we shared more details in our Case Study.
We are also excited to announce our two new charity partnerships with Dementia UK and Cruse Bereavement Care who will feature in the next edition of the newsletter.
Children’s hospices
Respite care
Schooling support
Families living in poverty
Mobility equipment
Hospice at home care
Young Peoples mental health
Special educational support
Clean water and medical equipment abroad
COVID support
Awarded £250 in January
Works with teachers and educators to deliver projects to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
A small charity who provide group support for people with OCD, phobias and other anxiety disorders. Following a cognitive behavioural therapy structure, the groups are run by volunteers to help individuals work towards recovery.
Awarded £250 in March
The fundraising arm of the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital in Brighton. They raise money for life-saving equipment, specialist projects and enhanced services for sick babies, children and young people throughout Sussex.
The Prospect Hospice offer end-of-life care services for a community of more than 300,000 people in Swindon, Marlborough and north east Wiltshire.
Awarded £5,000 in March
To support 7 or 8 young people from Swindon on Year 2 of the YAT programme, which includes a 6-day Forest camp and 2 Activity Days.
Awarded £9,440 in March
To support the funding of the weekly Families Matters Group for vulnerable parents and their pre-school children.
Awarded £9,600 in March To support the successful training and placing of three hearing dogs with severely or profoundly deaf children.
15-year-old Amelia was four and a half when, during her recovery from having her tonsils removed, her doctor noticed she was lipreading. No-one knows exactly why Amelia lost her hearing.
Awarded £10,000
To cover the costs required to provide one-to-one mentoring support to at least 70 young people in the next year through The Youth Mentoring Programme.
Awarded £5,150 in March
To provide one year’s rent to meet an emerging Post-COVID need of a space for wellbeing support for young people and volunteer training. This space will be transformed from an office to a wellbeing hub.
Awarded £10,000 in March
To support the funding of a Fabian Therapy Evolution CPAP machine to provide high flow oxygen to extremely premature babies.
Awarded £5,100 in March
The grant will be spent on vital equipment for the pre and post natal clinic, one year’s salary for a fully qualified midwife and numerous vitamins desperately needed by the pregnant mothers.
To support the salary of a care support worker for survivors of child trafficking and exploitation who have moved on to independence but remain emotionally vulnerable and will benefit from counselling or practical advice.
To support expert arts based therapy and mentoring provision in Partner Schools, where Blue Smile provide teams of therapists to support up to 20-25 children each year.
To sustain and support the continuation of the inclusive cycling scheme ‘Gloucestershire Wheels For All’ during 2021/22.
