What we do
Over 3,000 charities, community and voluntary groups work hard every day in local neighbourhoods across Suffolk to tackle issues such as inequality, loneliness, poverty, poor health and well-being, disability and lack of oppportunity.
Over the past 18 years, our grants team has worked in partnership with fundholders and volunteer grants panels to deliver over 9,500 grants to over 3,000 local charities and community groups.
Here are just a few case studies to showcase some of the amazing charities that we are able to support with your help.
Ormiston Families Breaking Barriers
Ormiston Families supports families to become resilient, giving children the best possible start in life. They help families to break negative cycles through a range of support. The organisation was awarded a grant from the Suffolk Police & Crime Commissioner’s...
Felixstowe Men’s Shed
Felixstowe Men’s Shed is a charitable organisation that aims to make DIY a communal rather than solitary activity. Men’s Sheds are all about social connections, building friendships and sharing knowledge. Formed in January 2018, the charity helps give people new...
Let’s Talk Reading
Since 2016, Let’s Talk Reading has been working in the disadvantaged areas of Ipswich to eradicate low literacy, to encourage and help everyone from birth to adulthood to read well, to feel confident about reading and to enjoy it. Working with parents and starting at...
Waveney Domestic Violence and Abuse Forum
Supported by its numerous partners, this vital East Suffolk based forum provides tailored services to families impacted by domestic abuse, offering a wide variety of support services, programmes and advice for both professionals and its clients. Lockdown life has...
Compassion in Crisis
Anyone can find their life in crisis and facing a critical situation where they need help quickly to prevent an even more serious downturn in their circumstances. Financial pressures caused by the cost of living crisis have pushed many more people into difficult...
Equity In Mind
Community, voluntary and social enterprise organisations in East and West Suffolk are invited to apply to the Equity in Mind grant funding that is available certain parts of the year for projects that will support people’s mental wellbeing and the further development...
Green Light Trust
Green Light Trust provide health, welfare and learning opportunities for people in the natural environment. The focus is on young people disadvantaged by disability, social circumstance or isolated through health-related issues; and adults with needs such as drug and...
Steel Bones
Steel Bones (SB) help amputee families thrive, helped by a proactive supportive peer community. They hosts regular social events for amputee families, engage in school workshops and publish children’s books featuring amputee families in settings familiar to all...
Level Two Youth Project
Level Two Youth Project promotes the welfare of young people (age 7-25) living in Felixstowe and surrounding villages, through supportive relationships and positive experiences, designed to enhance their personal and social development. The grant will help...
Lofty Heights CIC
Lofty Heights are a non-profit organisation providing specialist decluttering, deep cleaning and garden services working closely with the NHS, local authorities, and charities providing specialist support to more vulnerable people in the community. Their...
Emmaus Suffolk
Emmaus Suffolk supports vulnerably housed individuals through a work framework in their social enterprises to help build self esteem. The organisation is turning all it’s efforts to supporting people’s mental health to stay stimulated and safe indoors by providing...
E.P.I.C DAD
With a focus on supporting fathers, father figures and families - E.P.I.C stands for Encourager, Provider, Instructor, and Carer. The recent grant they have received will enable the West Suffolk based organisation to continue to support fathers, father figures, and...