Building on Local Resources

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Building Caring and Inclusive Communities

See what empowered parents can achieve

Stick 'n' Step from UK Community Foundations on Vimeo.

Building Positive and Dynamic Communities

Supporting resourceful volunteers

Church Road Neighbourhood Resource Centre from UK Community Foundations on Vimeo.

Building Fair and Just Communities

Individual and family philanthropy is the mainspring of community foundations' activity. The many different ways people choose to get involved to support our communities reflects their overwhelming generosity. In 2005, Helen McArdle had a very clear idea of what she wanted to achieve with her philanthropy. Helen wanted to help young people and families who were having a tough time and she knew this would require significant support over several years. Helen asked the Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland to identify local organisations which were really making a difference on issues such as homelessness, domestic violence and disability.

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