What has been happening
News from the Trust, and stories from the organisations we fund. If you run a project we support and something good has happened, we would love to hear about it, just tell us.
Helping People Find Friendship, Community And A Sense Of Belonging With West End Refugee Service
A £10,000 grant over two years is helping West End Refugee Service run its Weekly Welcome sessions and SkillsMatch programme for refugees and people seeking asylum in Newcastle.
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Supporting CREST To Bring Women Together Through Friendship, Creativity And New Opportunities
Trust funding is helping South Shields charity CREST run sewing classes, English lessons and group activities that bring women from different backgrounds and cultures together.
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Opening Up New Horizons For The Bilton Hall Community
Trust funding is putting on affordable community trips from Jarrow to York, Scarborough, Edinburgh and Flamingo Land, giving local people new places to explore together.
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Making Fitness Possible: Reece Family Trust Backs Gym Possible’s Next Chapter
A £20,000 grant is helping Gym Possible fit out a much larger accessible gym, with capacity for up to 300 members with physical disabilities.
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From First Stretches To New Experiences: Supporting Healthworks To Support More Families In The North East
Trust funding helped Healthworks launch Baby Yoga across Newcastle and is now supporting its Useful Vision project for blind and visually impaired children.
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Supporting James’ Place To Strengthen The Networks Around Men In Crisis
A £3,900 grant is funding specialist mentoring for the families and friends of men receiving support at James’ Place Newcastle.
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FAR Centre Creates New Opportunities For Families Thanks To Reece Family Trust
What began around a kitchen table in the 1980s is expanding again. How Trust funding is helping FAR create new opportunities for Fenham's children, young people and families.
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Retired Northumberland Vet Sets Off On 21st Humanitarian Mission To Ukraine With Support From The LGA Foundation
Retired Northumberland vet Graeme Reavley sets off on his 21st humanitarian mission to Ukraine, delivering vehicles and vital supplies, with £14,000 of support from the Trust.
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LGA Foundation Funding Is Helping Newcastle Carers Support Carers Across The City
Behind every caring role is someone who often needs support themselves. How Trust funding is helping Newcastle Carers reach older carers across the city.
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Meet The Projects Helping People Build Brighter Futures
For National Employability Week, we meet some of the organisations we fund that are helping people across the North East build confidence, skills and brighter futures.
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Lights, Camera, Community! Why You Should Enter the LGA Foundation’s Monthly Poster Competition
Why you should enter our Monthly Poster Competition: a simple, fun way for the organisations we support to showcase their work and win an extra £50.
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Green Light for Nursery Expansion in Benwell Set to Boost Support for Children and Families
Newcastle City Council has approved the expansion of Footsteps Nursery in Benwell, funded by the Trust, creating more space and better facilities for children and families.
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Opening Up Adventure For More People Across The North East
The Trust has awarded £10,000 to the Lake District Calvert Trust, helping 60 more people from the North East access accessible outdoor adventure.
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Investing in the Next Generation of North East Changemakers
A £5,000 grant to Junction Point CIC funds five Young Changemaker Bursaries, giving people aged 18 to 24 the skills and support to turn ideas into social enterprises.
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Why Mental Health Matters To The LGA Foundation
Mental Health Awareness Week is in May, but we back mental health projects across the region all year round. A look at the work, and why it matters to Lauren Reece.
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Denton Youth and Community Project Hits the Slopes Thanks To LGA Funding
Trust funding helped young people from Denton Youth and Community Project hit the slopes in the Cairngorms, building confidence and widening horizons.
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