With Oxfordshire already facing a larger attainment gap at age 16 than the rest of England, what will the impact of lockdown be?
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Age Friendly Banbury partners are involved in a joint project to support local people to get connected and answer their technology questions.
The Westgate Fund was established in 2017 with a £125,000 donation from John Lewis, and is held and managed by Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF). Since then it has funded 18 different community initiatives across Oxford.
The Phoenix Trust is no ordinary charity; nestled on the outskirts of Milton Country Park in Cambridge; it is both a bustling business and social enterprise. Forged with a mission to strengthen and empower the lives of people with learning disabilities or complex needs, the Phoenix Trust provides a meaningful experience of work together with the development of social and life skills to some of the most vulnerable in our society.
Despite the current socially distanced restrictions, accountants and business advisors Whitley Stimpson raised £1,100 for mental health charity Restore at its recent annual golfing day.
In August, Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF) invited small charities and community groups to apply for up to £2,000 of grant funding to support grassroots responses to the pandemic. The scale of applications received shows that the immediate crisis is far from over, and that communities urgently need more financial support.
Emmaus Oxford are seeking support from generous local businessness.
Unipart, the leading manufacturing, logistics and consultancy group based in Cowley, is helping to support one of Oxford’s major cancer charities before another health crisis.
Two projects, supported by funds raised through Oxford Homeless Movement, are aiming to help homeless and vulnerably housed people transition successfully from emergency Covid-19 accommodation to an independent life in their own self-supported housing.
It is our huge pleasure to confirm that SpecialEffect will be BIO2020’s official charity partner.
