Here's what's happening at Bernicia Foundation
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The Bernicia Foundation celebrates its fifth birthday with more than 8,000 people benefitting from £167,000 in grants to North East charities and young people in the past year. A total of 30 grants were made by the charitable foundation to projects and individuals supporting communities and gifted youngsters striving to…
North Tyneside’s Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library (BELS) has secured £10,000 grant funding from The Bernicia Foundation to continue its vital work providing an affordable, high-quality toy and baby equipment loan service for families across the region. Founded over 40 years ago by the Young Women’s Group in…
Hundreds of neurodivergent young people will be helped to live more independent lives by neurodivergent adults employed by a Northumberland-based charity to break down barriers to work. The Bernicia Foundation is investing nearly £10,000 into Amble-based charity Northumberland SpLinter Group and its ‘Waffling On’…
Champion Blyth judo siblings are fighting their way to further sporting glory with the backing of The Bernicia Foundation. Taylor and Joshua Chrisp, aged 15 and 18 respectively, are currently ranked number one and number three in Great Britain in their respective age categories.
A £10,000 grant from The Bernicia Foundation is helping adults with learning disabilities develop culinary skills and earn professional qualifications to support them into employment. Border Links received the grant towards the costs of a new kitchen at its Disability Hub in Berwick where…
Seventeen-year-old Penelope Boisseau-Hardman is firmly on track to an illustrious future as a professional classical musician with the support of The Bernicia Foundation. From first picking up the violin at the tender age of six, Penelope has excelled musically. She…
A North East charity has received £10,000 from The Bernicia Foundation to support care leavers and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to build their confidence, grow their self-esteem and develop their personal and employability skills. Headliners will support 30 young people…
A gardening project in Consett is helping people to improve their mental and physical health thanks to a grant from The Bernicia Foundation. Let’s Get Growing offers therapeutic horticulture and wellbeing sessions for people with mental health issues (including anxiety, depression, schizophrenia…
The Bernicia Foundation has passed the milestone of £1m in grants helping communities and young people, just months after celebrating its fourth birthday. The charitable arm of Bernicia, the North East housing association, has just gifted the region its one millionth pound of support for projects…
County champion teenager Kaitlyn Waddell is hammering down barriers on her way to national glory with the backing of The Bernicia Foundation. An Inspiration Grant of £1,000 is helping to support Kaitlyn and her family in tackling the financial implications of hotel stays, entry fees, event…
Young women in South Tyneside from minority ethnic communities will be helped through their first steps into adulthood thanks to a new project supported by The Bernicia Foundation. CREST (Compact for Race Equality in South Tyneside) has received a £10,000 Inclusion Grant to…
The Bernicia Foundation will launch its latest funding round next week to help local charities and voluntary organisations deliver their much-needed work to tackle social and economic isolation. The Foundation’s Inclusion Grant awards up to £10,000 to voluntary/community groups and registered charities that help people overcome…
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