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New £360k fund opens to North Somerset projects
A new fund launched this week is offering grants of up to £20,000 to community groups supporting the health and wellbeing of people in North Somerset.
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Acting together to get help to those worst hit by the crisis
"We know that this virus is not “a great leveller”; we know that BAME communities, older people, people with disabilities, people living in poverty – particularly women on low incomes – have been hardest hit by this crisis." Sue Turner, Quartet CEO
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How to better connect Askers and Givers in Bristol?
Local groups are invited to take part in this new initiative from John Manley, Bristol's High Sheriff, to find out how best to match pro bono and volunteer offers with requests for help.
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Message from Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset
"One of the best things about being Lord-Lieutenant is being involved with our community foundations and, through them, with our charities, both large and small, and the people who work with them many of whom are volunteers." Annie Maw covers historic Somerset which includes B&NES and North Somerset.
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Spotlight on young people living under the Covid cloud
A new Bristol report reveals the issues our young people face today, such as hunger and domestic abuse, and the cumulative impact these and other challenges are having on their lives and wellbeing. It also shines a light on the youth sector and what it needs to help young people through this crisis.
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Hear about three new projects we’ve supported and find out where the grants go
Thanks to your support we've now helped more than 130 groups including Children Heard and Seen which helps children and young people affected by parental imprisonment during Covid-19.
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Lockdown triggers new wave of local support
Sue Turner, our CEO, writes: "How are you? I hope you and your loved ones are safe and well now we can look forward to the gradual easing of the lockdown."
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Bursaries now available for local students thanks to a generous legacy
Bursaries are now available for physics, maths and natural science undergraduates, (going to or currently at UK universities) thanks to a generous legacy.
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Charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers through coronavirus crisis gets £5k
A Bristol charity is delivering aid boxes full of daily essentials to hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers across the city – thanks to a Coronavirus 2020 Response Fund grant.
