Garfield Weston Foundation

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📢 We’re delighted to announce our continuing partnership with Garfield Weston Foundation! With the Foundation’s transformative three-year support of our Pathways to the Professions programme, together we will unlock the potential of thousands of young people through access to top universities and careers. We’ve been a proud partner of Garfield Weston Foundation since 2013, and together we have already supported 27,980 young people access higher education.    💬 Our CEO, Nick Harrison, said:  “We are enormously grateful to Garfield Weston Foundation for their extraordinary support. Our partnership will have a profound impact on the futures of young people from low socio-economic backgrounds on our Pathways programme. Our work to reach the widest possible cohort of young people would not be possible without this long-term investment – and we look forward to following young people’s achievements on our programme. We offer our heartfelt thanks to the Foundation as we plan for the future with confidence and ambition.” 💬 Garfield Weston Foundation’s Deputy Chair, Sophia Weston, said: “We are delighted to partner with The Sutton Trust again in support of their important work to engage and inspire young people, addressing the barriers to social mobility.”    Read about our Pathways programmes ⤵ https://lnkd.in/eys6UJ7i

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"We anticipated 1,000 users in the first year but have had over 2,700 in the first six months, thanks to the solid foundation that Garfield Weston enabled us to establish" - Hannah Escott, CEO, Open Trail. Open Trail is a charity which supports young people in Worcestershire and the West Midlands through cycle coaching, forest schools and outdoor education. We were delighted to support their core costs. https://lnkd.in/ehCeQc4f Find out if your youth charity could be eligible too: https://lnkd.in/ekwXSGFr

Many congratulations to the 24 charities who've won #WestonCharityAwards. We're proud to partner Pilotlight to support these outstanding charities to tackle social and environmental challenges. https://ow.ly/xkzn50S7a9M

It's brilliant to see that our work has been featured by Garfield Weston Foundation as a case study. We're extremely grateful for the funding and support the Foundation has given us, allowing our vital work in communities across England to thrive. "Our core funding grant from the Foundation has enabled Orchestras Live to engage thousands of people of all ages and backgrounds in the thrill of live orchestral music and in positive shared creative experiences. Our work has inspired and brought joy to those living in the most under-invested and culturally under-served parts of England; widening access, improving opportunity and enabling creativity to flourish." - Sarah Derbyshire MBE FRSA Visit their website to read the full case study ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/erFp97iE

"Our Garfield Weston grant has been invaluable during a challenging time of increased demand and limited core funding" - Chilli Studios, who work with vulnerable people using a range of arts-based workshops. We made a grant to help with running costs: https://ow.ly/yz7f50Rh0lH

We’d like to show our appreciation and share our biggest thanks to Garfield Weston Foundation for giving us a grant of £300,000 for the dementia support groups we run across the country.      With this funding we can continue to provide and develop the vital support we offer to people living with dementia and their carers. Our amazing staff and dedicated volunteers make a significant impact each day by providing accessible dementia support for those who need it ❤      Such amazing news to receive at the end of #DementiaActionWeek 😍👏 

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To mark #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we are celebrating our partners working in this space, who support those dealing with mental illness across the UK. We'll be signposting resources and services throughout the week.