Here's what's happening at Bernicia Foundation
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Staff from a County Durham charity which delivers training and courses for people with complex learning needs, disabilities and mental health issues have spoken of how money donated by The Bernicia Foundation has helped them alleviate the pressures facing their organisation over the last 18 months. Real Lives: Real Choices,…
A voluntary women’s support organisation that has helped thousands of Teesside women over the last 32 years, is calling for support after seeing rising demand for its services post-lockdown whilst being hit hard financially over the last 14 months. The Tees Valley Women’s Centre (TVWC) is calling for help to…
A South Tyneside young people’s counselling and support services charity is calling for help to fund ongoing operational costs after a challenging year aiding more than 300 families and children facing difficulties. South Shields-based, Escape Intervention Services, is seeing rising demand for its services post-lockdown from young people aged from…
A programme helping people with mental health issues, learning disabilities and special educational needs to maintain a level of routine, purpose and social contact, will continue to be delivered thanks to funds donated by The Bernicia Foundation. £10,000 was given to The Hextol Foundation to help staff continue engaging…
Talented teenage climber Fred Williams is reaching out to grab his Olympic dream with the support of The Bernicia Foundation. A £1,000 Inspiration Grant from the charity will take his development to the next level, ensuring he can learn from the some of the country’s best coaches in the Precision…
The next round of funding opens on 23 November to support people and communities across the North East. The Bernicia Foundation has so far awarded nearly £210, 000 this year among 22 organisations as well as releasing £200,000 in April for local authorities to help charities and organisations tackle hardship…
Support from the Bernicia Foundation helped feed and provide arts and crafts activities for more than 900 people from County Durham during lockdown. A grant of £6,250 ensured the East Durham Trust was able to deliver packed lunches and activity packs to households hit hard by the pandemic. Parcels containing…
The latest round of Bernicia Foundation funding has now closed – with a huge ‘thank you’ from trustees to the dozens of people and organisations who applied. So please, don’t apply for this latest round of funding as we won’t be able to consider your application at the moment. But…
A charity that provides lonely and isolated older people with a place to have fun and socialise is one of the first organisations to be awarded a grant from the Bernicia Foundation. Teams and Bensham Community Care has received £6000 from The Bernicia Foundation’s Inclusion Grant to support its…
A £1m charitable fund has opened its second round of funding to support people and communities across the North East region. The Bernicia Foundation, which is led by North East housing association Bernicia, awarded £130,000 among 14 organisations from the first round launched in January this year as well as…
Foundation funding is continuing to help those who need it most. Charities and volunteer organisations across the region have been benefiting from a cash boost with Northumberland County Council distributing £20,000 each to Adapt North East, North Northumberland Voluntary Forum, Blyth Valley CVA, Leading Link and Real…
Communities across the North East received a much appreciated cash boost of £200,000 from the Bernicia Foundation, to help tackle hardship caused by the Coronavirus crisis. The funding has been shared among eight local authorities across the region, with councils asked to use their local knowledge to help us direct…
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