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Devon Community Foundation has helped hundreds of groups working with thousands of individuals in Devon. Below are a just a few of those we have helped in recent years.
Children and Young People
Combating Isolation
Helping the Unemployed
Improving Health
Regenerating Communities
Although generally unemployment in Devon is low, there are pockets where it is a serious issue. Devon Community Foundation is working with a variety of different partners, including Devon County Council, Exeter City Council, the Department for Education & Skills and the European Social Fund, to support a wide range of projects which will help to move long term unemployed people towards the workplace. Grants are targeted at activities delivered by the voluntary and community sector in the areas of highest deprivation throughout Devon (excluding Plymouth and Torbay). Click on the links below to view some of the projects and schemes we have helped:
Telephone Box Performance Company
Yeti Project
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Whether promoting a healthy lifestyle, combating teenage pregnancy, or encouraging young people to become involved in sport throughout their lives, 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 regalia (for boys and girls), supported cricket and tennis coaching as well as helping talented young ballet, swimming, boccia, Paralympics and rugby 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. Here are a few of the ways people are improving their community's health:
Newton St Cyres Football Club
Soroptimist International Torquay & District
Torbay Olympic Gymnastic Club
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Providing opportunities for children and young people has been a key focus for Devon Community Foundation. Through the Local Network Fund we have been able to open up a world of possibilities for young people of all age groups who are affected by poverty and disadvantage, giving them the tools to succeed in whatever goals they aim for. Click on the links below to view a few of the groups we have helped:
Exeter Storm Roller Hockey Club
All Nations Ministries
Cuddles
Chelston Park Friends Group
Hartland Print Workshop
Estover Steel Band
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 equip community centres, provided funding to people to help develop Residents' Associations to unite people in working together to tackle disadvantage at a local level, funded training for volunteers, helped people access affordable child care and transport whilst improving meeting points and amenities such as community shops and cafes. Most importantly, we have supported the people themselves, the social entrepreneurs who get things moving and very often before other people would give them a chance and encourage them in their ideas:
Community Regeneration Outreach Project
Students and Refugees Together
Totnes Young People's Theatre
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Whether people are isolated by a disability, by 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, here are just a few of the highlights:
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