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General: Published on 21 January, 2021

Helping a care worker avoid homelessness

Our grants make a real difference to the lives of local people such as the Bristol care worker who CHAS Bristol helped avoid homelessness.

We recently awarded CHAS Bristol £10,996 for their Winter Homelessness Prevention Support in Bristol project.

General: Published on 20 January, 2021

Making a difference in lockdown

"Last week I was privileged to sign off 26 grants totalling over £430,000. This is the largest weekly total in our 33 year history" says our Interim CEO Ronnie Brown.

Our Interim CEO Ronnie Brown reflects on the team effort it takes to support people in our area during Covid-19 and beyond

General: Published on 20 January, 2021

We welcome two new colleagues

Leiza and Emily will boost our team's capacity to respond to the Covid response and recovery.

General: Published on 20 January, 2021

New leadership appointment at your local community foundation

Suzanne Rolt joins with over a decade of experience in charity leadership, having led St George’s Bristol as Director and CEO since 2006.

General: Published on 10 December, 2020

Catch up with our Annual Event 2020

It was lovely to see more than 80 of our supporters at our first virtual Annual Event on the eve of the latest lockdown on 4 November. Missed the event? You can still catch up on what happened.

General: Published on 8 December, 2020

You did it! Lasting Legacy Match raises £2m in match funding

When we launched the Lasting Legacy Match in April 2019 we thought it may take two to three years to raise the £2m. But the match fund proved so popular that the target has now been hit.

The Bike Project in Bristol benefited from funds raised through the Lasting Legacy Match

General, News: Published on 1 December, 2020

Join our Surviving Winter appeal to help support vulnerable older people

Sadly in our area hundreds of people die unnecessarily each winter - mostly people aged 65+. With your help we can help elderly people stay warm and well.

Helen said: “It’s shocking that so many local people die needlessly each winter. I’m donating all of my winter fuel payment to the Surviving Winter appeal because no older person should have to choose between heating and eating.”

General: Published on 1 December, 2020

Coronavirus support reaching people in need

Quartet Community Foundation has revealed that the charity has now distributed over £1.85 million in Covid related funding to local charitable organisations to help them through the coronavirus crisis.