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Herefordshire

Funded project: Growing Local CIC

We are Herefordshire Community Foundation (HCF), an independent charity raising funds locally and giving grants to those most in need across the county.

Latest initiatives to change local lives

Current appeals and grants, plus latest news.

Herefordshire Community Foundation Wins Charity of the Year 2024 at the Herefordshire Business Awards

Herefordshire Community Foundation Wins Charity of the Year 2024 at the Herefordshire Business Awards

Herefordshire Community Foundation Wins Charity of the Year 2024 at the Herefordshire Business Awards Herefordshire Community Foundation (HCF) is proud…

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Grants for ‘Community Warm Spaces’

Once again we are providing help within our community this winter. Our Community Warm Spaces fund is awarding grants of…

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Iron Fund packs a punch in the county

The Iron Fund was established to provide grants which relieve the needs of people in Herefordshire. It favours projects which…

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Grants of up to £10k available to youth projects in North Herefordshire

Grants of up to £10k available to youth projects in North Herefordshire

Herefordshire Community Foundation today announces that it is inviting community groups working with young people in the north of the…

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We help the county by…

  • Funding local good causes
  • Supporting individuals in need
  • Inspiring charitable giving & philanthropy
More on what we do

Help us to raise funds for Herefordshire

We connect people who care with the causes that matter

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Our funds target the issues that matter most

With our expert understanding of the county, our funds help tackle specific local challenges.

HCF Care Fund

HCF Care Fund

Find out more: HCF Care Fund
Surviving Winter Fund

Surviving Winter Fund

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Jack Hughes Fund

Jack Hughes Fund

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Appeals & Programmes
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What IS a community foundation?

Community foundations are an international movement and there are 47 in the UK  looking after every corner of the country. Working in specific geographic areas, they connect philanthropic people with local causes that matter to them. They build endowments and generate funds to support community needs and local organisations making a difference.  Community foundations offer grant-making programmes funded by donations from individuals, families, businesses as well as grants from other bodies, such as the Government.

Bringing together funds

Distributing to local good causes

You have been fundamental to the success of the MARS (mixed ability rowers) programme at Ross Rowing Club.

 

I wanted to share some unsolicited feedback from a young woman, Marsaili Heatley who uses a wheelchair, who came to us for a social event, had a chat with some of the MARS gang, came back on Sunday and ended up rowing.   She sent me this message shortly afterwards.

“Thank you so much for helping me believe that I can. So often people take one look at me and all they see is the visible and presume I can’t… What you have set up is something truly wonderful, so liberating, so enabling, so freeing – and the rowing club should be extraordinarily proud of it.”

 

We had nine new people added to seven existing regulars last Sunday.   Please enjoy how much impact your support has given to these people and many more.

 

Ross Rowing Club , Iron Fund (Mar 2023)

I just wanted to again say a BIG THANK YOU to you and the team for the bike and helmet for my patient.  She was very emotional when leaving the building and could not stop smiling.

Stories like this make our jobs worthwhile.

Senior Social Prescriber, HMG, Iron Fund (August 2024)

A new washing machine and cooker have given a family a new lease of life! The HCF has been a life saver – literally!

Thank you to everyone in your office doing great things!!!

East Neighbourhood Mental Health Team, Household Support Fund (July 2024)

I can’t tell you how absolutely delighted the students, staff and volunteers were with this project. The visiting professional artists really were excellent, particularly as neither of them had any previous experience of working with visually impaired people.  As always, Herefordshire Community Foundation’s support has been incredibly valuable, thank you.

Royal National College for the Blind RNC, Richard Bulmer (October 2024)

A new washing machine and cooker has given a family a new lease of life! The HCF has been a life saver – literally.

East Neighbourhood Mental Health Team – Household Support Fund (July 2024)

2024 continues to be yet another challenging year as we plan to increase and develop our locally based Brain Tumour Support groups.  Your support enables us to plan our services for the coming year, thank you.  Please pass on our warm thanks and appreciation to everyone concerned for this wonderful donation.

Brain Tumour Support – June 2024 (Iron Fund)