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County Durham Foundation has helped over 4700 groups and 2300 individuals in County Durham and Darlington. Below are a few of the groups and individuals we have helped over the last twelve years.
Children, Young People and Families.
Improving Environments.
Improving Health.
Regenerating Communities.
Combating Isolation.
Children,
Young People And Families
Providing learning opportunities opens up a world of possibilities for young people of all age groups, and gives them the tools to succeed in whatever goals they aim for.
Click here to view a few of the groups and individuals we have helped:
Improving
EnvironmentsCounty Durham's patchwork of small, disadvantaged and isolated communities has suffered from low income and the effects of the exit of the mining and steel industries. We have helped to address this legacy through a wide programme of enviromental improvements at a community level, including developing community gardens, children's play areas, allotments, village greens, cleaning up graffiti, providing enhanced local facilities and improving access to wildlife areas.
Click here to view some of projects and schemes we have helped:
Improving
HealthWhether promoting a healthy lifestyle, combating teenage pregnancy, or encouraging young people to become involved in sport, working to combat the high levels of illness and disability in our communities is another popular choice for our fund holders. We have bought hundreds of football strips, goal posts and other sporting equipment (for boys and girls), supported coaching as well as helping talented young sports stars of the future.
Whether giving grants to individuals with cerebral palsy, funding respite care breaks for carers, exercise classes or offering arts and crafts sessions as part of rehabilitation or recuperative sessions, people are being given opportunities to increase confidence, mental well being and physical strength.
Click here to read a few of the ways people are improving their health:
Regenerating
Communities True regeneration comes from people developing a pride in their community and a commitment to improving their local surroundings and quality of life. We have helped to build and equip new community centres, providing funding to help develop Residents Association's to tackle the disadvantaged at a local level, provided training and re-training for the unemployed and low-paid, helped people access affordable child care and transport whilst improving meeting points and amenities such as community shops/cafes.
Most importantly, we have supported the people themselves, the social entrepreneurs who get things moving often before other people would give them a chance, offering them mentoring, training, support and the opportunity to visit other similar projects and groups in the rest of the country.
Click here to read some of the overwhelming results:
Combating
IsolationWhether people are isolated by a disability, from their ethnicity, because they are elderly or live in a disadvantaged rural area, the effects on their lives and those of their families can be devastating. We have funded hundreds of people and projects including support schemes for the elderly, those in rural communities, residents associations and village halls.
Click here to see just a few of the highlights:
