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Dorset in the pandemic A report into our response to the coronavirus crisis
Covid-19 Timeline Our biggest test
January 31 First two Covid cases in the UK These last 12 months have, without doubt, been a
March 9 First three Dorset cases time of uncertainty, anxiety, sadness and disruption
March 15 Shielding of over 70s and vulnerable begins never seen on such a scale in this country outside
March 16 PM tells people to work from home if possible of wartime.
Jeremy Mills frsa llb te
March 19 Dorset Coronavirus Community Fund launched Chair of Dorset
Community Foundation
March 20 Schools close except for key worker children
March 21 First death recorded in Dorset However they have also brought out the very best in funds have an income of less
us as a people and in Dorset we have seen charities than £100,000 and 55 per
March 23 BCP and Dorset Councils call for volunteers and voluntary groups step up despite losing staff and cent under £50,000.
revenue, people who would never have imagined
March 26 Lockdown One So it was no surprise to see
themselves volunteering coming forward to help their
the bulk of the more than £1
Dorset volunteers begin shopping, dropping food parcels communities and new groups materialising to meet
March 30 million it has allocated over four phases going to these
and collecting prescriptions for isolated and vulnerable the need on their doorstep.
smaller groups, who have been magnificent.
April 6 First ten Dorset Coronavirus Community Fund grants are made I am proud that Dorset Community Foundation has
We have been able to look at the impact of phase
April 24 6,327 vulnerable residents contacted by BCP, 988 volunteers deployed stood squarely at the forefront of this effort.
one and we know that almost 45,000 people have
May 5 £250k of Phase 1 Dorset Coronavirus Community Fund grants paid It was impressive to see not just the extent of the benefitted from the first £500,000 of grant awards.
response from the voluntary sector but the speed at
June 1 Lockdown One eases This represents a phenomenal effort from
which it happened.
our small staff of just four, as well as its
July 13 £500k of Phase 1 Dorset Coronavirus Community Fund grants paid The Dorset Coronavirus Community trustees and supporters, who have
DCF awards additional £70,000 to Dorset’s five Citizens Advice Fund was launched in March just as worked tirelessly to streamline
July 30 the pandemic took its grip and ever processes to assess and approve
offices (total support now over £90k)
since, it has provided the essential applications quickly.
July 31 Shielding ends funds the groups asked for – at
When we eventually look back
August 3 Month long ‘Eat Out To Help Out’ the pace they needed them.
at this tumultuous time, we
September 30 £790k of Dorset Coronavirus Community Fund grants paid under phases 1 and 2 For the past 21 years Dorset will remember the heroism
Community Foundation has and dedication of our frontline
November 5 Lockdown Two shown that it is highly adept at workers who stood firm and
November 11 UK Covid death total hits 50,000 empowering the grass roots groups steadfast in the teeth of this crisis.
who do so much for this county. In a The voluntary sector deserves to be
December 2 Lockdown 2 ends, tier system begins typical year 70 per cent of the groups it heralded alongside them.
£136,000 of Phase 3 Dorset Coronavirus Community Fund grants paid
December 18
to address food poverty on behalf of Dorset and BCP Councils
December 19 Five-day Christmas ‘break’ cancelled
Who we are
January 5 Lockdown Three
For the last 21 years Dorset Community Foundation’s expertise and knowledge of where the need exists in
January 26 UK Covid death total hits 100,000
mission has been to raise funds for those most in need Dorset is unrivalled.
£51,000 additional Phase 3 Dorset Coronavirus Community in Dorset. Just in this last year we have awarded more
January 28 Because we are not cause specific, we can consider
Fund grants paid to address food poverty than £1.2 million in grants to charities, groups and
funding any area of disadvantage as long as it is
£61,000 of Phase 4 Dorset Coronavirus Community Fund grants individuals across the county.
February 10 Dorset-based.
paid supporting longer term community recovery We have been able to do this because we have built
Boris Johnson announces roadmap for ending most restrictions up a relationship of trust and co-operation with our o find out more about us, how to donate and
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February 22
as 18 million are vaccinated donors and funders. They trust us to use their money the grants we have available, go to
where it can make the most impact because our dorsetcommunityfoundation.org
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A call to action Our response
On March 16, 2020, Prime Minister Boris We launched the Dorset Coronavirus Community
Johnson told people they should work from home to Fund on 19 March, 2020, when it was clear to us that
try to minimise the spread of coronavirus and that Dorset, with its above-average elderly population,
within a few days 1.5 million vulnerable people would many living in comparatively remote rural communities,
Grant Robson
Director, Dorset
Community Foundation
need to shield at home for three months. Jonathan Greenwood
Trustee and Chair
as well as other vulnerable groups living in localised
of Grants and Impact
Committee
areas of relative deprivation, would feel the impact
We realised we had to do something to meet the needs
of those in Dorset who would be disadvantaged by the
All of them told us that they
came to the community
straight away.
situation – those who were shielding or whose income foundation because we
was adversely affected by businesses closing down. were best-placed to We streamlined our grant-making processes need through our knowledge of grass-roots
use their money the to make sure help reached those most groups and networks.
We worked with UK Community Foundations and
most effectively in need as quickly as possible. Volunteer
the National Emergencies Trust to establish a way We have continuously analysed and reflected
by getting it to the assessors from our councils and other
of receiving money being raised nationally as well as on our grant-making and the results achieved
places where it was contacts helped share the load on our Grants
raising funds ourselves regionally and locally so we so we could adjust grant-making to ensure no
needed the most. Manager Ellie Maguire and applications
could get it to the community groups on the frontline. groups or communities were left behind. We reached
were determined daily by a small panel of trustees via
The result was the Dorset Coronavirus Community Looking back almost out to groups we may not have funded before and
email. As a result we were able to get help to Dorset
Fund, which has contributed to us awarding more than a year, I remember encouraged applications from BAME communities and
residents fast – the average turnaround for successful
£1.2 million in grants in the last year. it being a time of disability groups.
groups from application to awarding funds was just
enormous anxiety,
We knew the unsung heroes who were out there five days in the first phase. Through all this we feel we have played
mixed with huge pride and
rolling their sleeves up and helping vulnerable people a significant part in making a difference
admiration for the incredible Our priority was to fund emergency responses
by fetching shopping, collecting prescriptions and to people’s lives in Dorset affected by
community spirit we witnessed. supporting the most vulnerable and most impacted.
running errands, needed our support quickly. the pandemic.
Many people have suffered personal tragedies but the In any emergency response the
And as the full lockdown became reality little more
way the grass roots groups rallied, and continue to approach has to be flexible so our
than a week later, we quickly realised the impact it
adapt and rise to this unprecedented challenge, really application process was kept as
was having on established voluntary groups who were
has been uplifting and inspiring. simple as possible. We knew many
having to adapt to the needs of the people who relied
of the groups applying to us so
on them. Switching to online support, remote youth I have to include our staff, supporters, trustees,
due diligence checks and decision-
work and telephone contact is costly, especially at a partners and donors in that list as well. They have
making was straightforward.
time when revenues are drying up. all shown amazing resilience and resourcefulness to
achieve what we set out to do – raise as much money We looked for helpful and creative
That meant a complete gear-change in the way we
as quickly as possible and use it to fuel the ways to support the many new and
assessed and awarded grants. Our trustees
greatest community effort we have seen emerging groups set up quickly
and volunteers really came through for
in generations. in smaller communities that were
us in helping to make quick decisions
providing vital services.
without sacrificing the integrity of I hope this report highlights some
the process. of that spirit and resilience, We also awarded grants to agencies supporting
and acts as a tribute to the the voluntary sector as a whole, providing advice
We were bowled over that
enormous hard work and and guidance to groups on Covid guidelines and
donors we had known for many
dedication we have seen. connecting groups together – Dorset Community
years, as well as lots of new
Action and Community Action Network for
ones, came forward to help. We
example.
reached out to some but many
came to us wanting to respond From the beginning we adopted a collaborative
to the pictures they were seeing approach in our response. We strengthened
on TV and in newspapers. our partnerships with the two local councils,
assisting their efforts to reach those most in
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Our impact in Phase One
Beneficiaries by place for first £500,000 of Dorset
Coronavirus Community Fund grants Gillingham 268
Shaftesbury
3551
Marnhull area 1500
Sherborne 770
North East
Sturminster Dorset Dorset
Newton 91
Verwood 12
West Dorset Blandford 776
Thorncombe 20 Horton 90 West Moors 886
Broadwindsor Milton Abbas 30 Colehill 118
Beaminster 89 Tricketts
area 1445 Cross 45
Cerne Valley area 180 Wimborne 360
Ferndown
Salway Ash 50 Sydling Valley 60 441
Upper
Marshwood Toller Porcorum 30
Vale 400 Piddlehinton 25 Townsend 583
Parkstone 85
Loders and Uploders 15 Lytchett 1010
Morden 30 West
Charmouth 158 Howe 98
Bridport 1029 Affpuddle & Turlin Moor
Turnerspuddle 315 210
Chideock 30 Dorchester 3410
Lyme Regis 1305
Boscombe 944
Additional regional
beneficiaries*
“The Fund recognised the
Weymouth and Portland 2559 Weymouth 1,091 Voices
from the urgency of the application and
West Dorset 4444 Swanage 1045
pandemic provided a fast, positive,
North Dorset 1418 response. As a result the
Wyke Regis 450
East Dorset 474
Purbeck 686
Weymouth Service/Project was quickly up
and running. In turn this gave a
Christchurch 3008 & Portland boost to the volunteers who
Bournemouth 3649 had joined the initiative.”
Portland 2778 Swanage and Purbeck
Poole 2660
Development Trust
*data provided by groups delivering services regionally
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Our impact Grant-giving by area
How all four phases of our grant-giving helped Dorset North Dorset
tackle the pandemic fallout. £131,856 East Dorset
Total amount awarded by grant theme area £70,747
West Dorset
Strategic grants Grants to agencies supporting and £166,848
£21,124
maximising collaboration within Purbeck Christchurch
the voluntary sector.
£65,302 £107,773
Supporting BAME Poole Bournemouth
communities Mental health support £126,635 £248,914
£43,173 Support for
young people
£126,336 Weymouth & Portland
£117,768
£117,170
Grants to groups supporting Grants helping groups take early action on
BAME communities with impact of loneliness, existing conditions
culturally-sensitive projects. and working on frontline services.
Grants to groups providing
education, childcare,
mental health services and Disabilities/serious Illnesses Grants by phase Our response
supporting disabled children
and their families. £77,505 and by month in numbers
Grants supporting people
Complementing with disabilities, their Phase 1 April £163,066 Total amount awarded
statutory services Supporting families and carers, people with health Supporting emergency
May £138,318 £1,035,845
£24,450 conditions, including with treatments responses and services
homeless providing immediate relief. June £166,847 Average grant awarded
cancelled due to Covid.
individuals
Grants to voluntary groups July £30,246 £3,140
supporting statutory services,
£24,362 Doorstep deliveries
Number of grants awarded
£64,662
eg police and hospitals.
Phase 2
Grants to groups helping rough
sleepers mitigate against Tackling longer-term
August £95,350
328
Grants for groups, newly-formed and September £193,197
Supporting mental health issues, addictions emerging needs, focusing
Number of groups supported
long-standing, who organised volunteers on vulnerable people and
those in and lack of food and supplies.
financial
for shopping, prescriptions and errands. those suffering hardship. 220
hardship Number of newly-formed
£106,045
Support for the recovery of Phase 3 November £38,631 groups supported
families and communities
26
Addressing food poverty
£58,301
Dec £97,903
Grants for debt relief, by supporting community
employment support and food projects.
universal credit services to Grants to help to begin Food/hot meal provision Number of groups new
£345,400
to DCF supported
switch to online support for recovery from the impact
huge increase in demand. of the pandemic.
Grants for groups providing
Phase 4 January £65,537 78
Addressing the needs of
February £46,748
food to people in hardship, vulnerable people self- Number of town and
Crime including domestic/sexual violence projects collecting and delivering isolating in Lockdown 3 parish councils supported
£27,297 14
Grants for crime prevention food to foodbanks, refuges, and funding community
and support of victims. hostels and homeless. recovery and cohesion.
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Complementing Statutory Services Food and hot meal provision
Case studies Eype Scrubs Sewing Group The Bus Stop Club
An army of talented quilters took up the challenge of sewing 3,000 The Bus Stop Club received a £844.20 grant to cover
pieces of protective wear for health workers. its overheads while it ran a hot meal and groceries
They used a £1,500 coronavirus fund grant towards the cost of project for low income families in Ferndown.
making scrub sets, large and small scrubs bags, scrub hats, Project manager Sue Sutherland said: “Without
headbands, mask extenders, adult and child face coverings the grant from DCF none of our costs would have
from donated material. been met.”
They were sent to frontline workers at Dorset County Hospital The group’s after-school club was unable to meet
and Weldmar Hospice as well as GP practices, health care but it used its Facebook page to keep in touch with
centres and hospice shop staff. families and at Easter volunteers delivered holiday
Co-ordinator Beverly Chisnall said: “Children’s and Maternity craft packs. like all we have got to do is open a door and we can go
wards initially received sets of scrub bags, headbands and mask for a walk, go shopping or see family.
The group’s regular befrienders helped deliver meals
extenders to accompany scrub sets being made by a seamstress. We and groceries three times a week. “This also gave us If there is anything I have learned it is I will never take
designed and made a gathered face covering for use by outpatients, which the opportunity to check on the well-being of clients,” things for granted ever again.”
were supplied regularly. said Mrs Sutherland.
A further £5,486 was awarded to fund the delivery of
“On our suggestion, every member of staff received an individual designed One recipient wrote: “I have been doing a lot of meals during Christmas and to reopen a debt relief
scrub bags, with matching face covering and headbands.” thinking how it is so easy to take things for granted, service for those in financial hardship.
Disabilities and serious illness
Doorstep deliveries to those self-isolating
Dorset Children’s Foundation
Lychett Minster and Upton Town Council
For families of vulnerable children with handed because carers were unable to
complex medical needs the lockdown was visit, or for exhausted parents taking The council received a grant of £3,000 of tea. “She said she didn’t like to
an anxious time that led many of them to turns to care overnight. to set up a food bank which provided trouble anyone, but she hadn’t had a
shield completely from the outside world. bespoke, home-delivered food parcels cup of tea for a week as she had run
Counsellors identified particularly
to those in need. out,” said clerk Karen Cane.
The Foundation, which supports sick vulnerable families and put them in
and disabled children by funding contact with other parents to act as A team of 55 volunteers were recruited Another elderly resident
medical expenses, mobility equipment support buddies. Said staff member to fetch shopping and collect who had no family was taken
and therapies not covered by the NHS, Patsy Hallmey: “This has enabled our prescriptions for those having to shield. to hospital every day for
used a £5,000 coronavirus fund grant charity to further build a close network The council also delivered a Cornish chemotherapy by volunteers,
to fund extra support from trained of families within the community. cream tea to over 70s and organised a who then waited to bring
counsellors as the focus shifted to summer sports camp for 30 children of him home.
“When a practical problem was
supporting its families’ practical and families impacted by the pandemic.
highlighted, we were able to draw upon “We have really observed local
emotional needs.
other functions of the charity, for The council delivered 7,000 leaflets people stepping up to help
By talking to a counsellor via phone or example providing home deliveries of advertising its 9am to 9pm phone those that are in a less fortunate
Zoom, parents were able to talk essential supplies, bottles of Calpol, or helpline for people feeling isolated. It position than themselves and have
honestly about how they felt. It was other medication. This has brought our came to the rescue of one lady in her been really keen to work with the
reassuring for mums left coping single- community together.” 80s, who rang because she had run out Upton Together team,” said Mrs Cane.
“Mrs H is an elderly lady of 92 with a lung condition and was in isolation since April. “Thank you, the children are hungry and I have nothing to
Voices Voices
from the
Mrs H rang WCV for help as she had not eaten for four days, had no food in the from the
give them. I have been working on a zero hours contract and
pandemic house and was feeling very weak, and tired. WCV took down a shopping list from pandemic now have no work or money, this is helping us so much.”
her and got it delivered within the hour.” Blandford Forum Parish Church beneficiary
Weymouth Community Volunteers
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Mental health support Support for the recovery of families and communities
Case studies Bournemouth YMCA Home-Start South East Dorset
A grant of £3,340 clients’ mental health. It has helped A grant of £5,000 helped Home-Start During this period, the needs have
enabled Bournemouth clients by being able to maintain a stable adapt its face-to-face support for increased with families reporting
YMCA to provide 15 hours presence when all other interactions had families to online and phone contact. increased stress, anxiety, and lower
counselling per week over four been reduced to no contact rules.” moods with disclosures of self-harm,
Volunteers contacted families weekly
months to expand its service and suicidal feelings, and domestic
It also meant that when NHS and other to offer critical emotional and practical
move it online. violence incidents.”
local services had been stopped clients support, including resources to support
This allowed its counsellors to were still able to access support for mental health and wellbeing and advice She said as a result of
continue working with and expand mental health and addictions. The YMCA on how to cope with new demands on volunteers’ support, some
their work with vulnerable homeless has also started to offer the service to the parenting such as home schooling. parents have gone on to
individuals with mental health issues community and have taken on a number
Grants Partnership Manager Sally Smith seek specialist help from
and those suffering from addiction or of clients already who required support
said: “The support we have delivered mental health/
domestic abuse. and which it previously would not have
throughout the pandemic has made a counselling services,
been able to work with.
The service was able to offer professional huge impact for our beneficiary families which will benefit their
support to 45 people, including existing One client wrote: “Counselling has really and improved the lives of children. children in the long term.
clients and frontline staff. Senior helped me. I have come a long way since I
Operations Officer Mark Inkpen said: started my sessions and I wouldn’t know
“During the pandemic the counselling has where I would be without them, I would
offered an important resource to support highly recommend these sessions.” Support for young people
Bridport ASD and Social Anxiety Group
Supporting BAME communities
The £2,281 awarded to the group has had a huge impact “One 15-year-old with ASD started on the journey of
Umoja Arts Network on its 104 young people and parents, it said. gender change just before lockdown, during which he
only saw family and had barely left the house. The group
“It has helped us to stay in virtual contact during
Umoja Arts was awarded a grant of involvement in the sense that some groups supported him and his mum on social media and
lockdown and engage in meaningful and supportive ways
£3,775, which helped it to support ethnic went the extra mile in publicising the encouraged him gently to start coming to the group
– such as social media posts, yoga and meditation
minority communities with food parcels. project as well forsaking their donations again. Although initially very nervous he has continued to
content to support teens and carers with mental and
for people they deemed more needy.” come, gaining in confidence to express his change and
Workers used the grant to buy supplies, physical health,” said organiser Karen Wright.
participate in group activities.”
particularly culturally sensitive products The group also came to the aid of 300 “The competitions we were able to run helped the teens
such as dhal, Carnation milk, cashew nuts ethnic minority students trapped in get out taking photos and recording things about their
and powdered cassava. They used their university halls of residence and being special interests. What they have done will feed into our
contacts with other groups working within threatened with eviction. They had no longer-term media project which will increase awareness
the communities to identify families at risk recourse to public funds so workers of autism and anxiety in the wider community.”
so they could receive parcels. Ebi Sosseh provided them with urgently needed
of the group said: “The grant gave the food and signed them up to foodbanks The grant also helped the group reopen after the first
recipients a feeling of being wanted and for longer term support. lockdown so children and carers were able to meet again.
supported within their community, even “Two of our teens had barely been out of the house at all
The group has also provided food to at during this time. Some were in urgent need of nurture
amongst those who were on the breadline.
least seven full time musicians from and support and have been self-harming, ticking,
“The grant has also contributed to ethnic minority backgrounds who have experiencing psychosis and having suicidal thoughts ,”
reinvigorating their sense of community had no income. said Mrs Wright.
“Before I found you I had gone without a hot meal for three days, Probably more but “A woman with a history of poor mental health suffered a severe crisis and became suicidal at the
Voices Voices
from the
who’s counting? Due to health problems I have been self isolating for months and having from the
beginning of lockdown. She required intensive support with many phone calls from the support
pandemic recently moved to Poole prior to the lockdown I did not know a lot of people.” pandemic worker who used distracting techniques to help the client who is now able to access the Thursday
The Crumbs Project beneficiary group for support, as well as continuing support by telephone.”
Water Lily Project
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Groups rise to challenge Our Covid grants
From the start of the pandemic groups on the frontline of the
Access Dorset Dorset Community Action
Acts Fast Dorset Forest School
response adapted and evolved their operations.
Affpuddle & TurnersPuddle Parish Council Dorset Mental Health Forum
Age UK Bournemouth, Poole & East Dorset Dorset Mind
Age Concern North Dorset Dorset Parent Infant Partnership
Age UK North, South and West Dorset Dorset Polish Centre
Our Dorset Coronavirus Community and Lyme Cancer Support received Alacrify Foundation CIC Dorset Race Equality Council
Fund was vital to empowering those more calls in two weeks than in a Axe Valley & West Dorset Ring
& Ride Service
Dorset Search & Rescue
Dorset Search Dogs
at the forefront of the huge effort normal year. Axminster & Lyme Cancer Support
Double Act Disability Theatre Company
to help people over 70 or with B Sharp
D’Urberville Centre
Many groups also lost Beaminster Cricket Club
serious health conditions EDAS
experienced workers who were Beaminster Foodbank
EDP Drug & Alcohol Services
shielding at home. Blandford Community Volunteer Helpline
shielding. Broadwindsor & Blandford Forum Parish Church
Escapeline
Eype Scrubs Sewing Group
Town and parish councils, and District Community Enterprise Bournemouth Churches Housing Asociation
Faithworks Wessex
Pathways for all People
rapidly-formed Covid response reported: “We have lost Bournemouth Foodbank
Families For Children
People First Dorset
Bournemouth YMCA
groups marshalled armies of around 80 per cent of our Bourton Community Support Group
Family Counselling Trust
People First Forum
Ferndown Community Coronavirus Support
helpers, whose ranks were volunteers.” Bradpole Pre-School
Fernheath Play
Piddlehinton PCC – Piddlehinton Crisis Fund
Pinehurst Community Church
swelled by furloughed workers. Briantspuddle Village Hall
Friends of Bere Regis School
Counselling, advice and support Bridport ASD & Social Anxiety Group
Friends of Guys Marsh Prison
Poole Communities Trust
Poole Community Exchange The Crumbs Project
These fledgling groups set up groups found ways to stay in touch Bridport Coronavirus Community Support
Friends of Luccombe Hub
Poole Men’s Shed The Drop In, Portland
Bridport Cupboard Love
helplines, organised rotas and took with those who needed them Broadwindsor & District Community
Friends of Stour Connect
Poole Waste Not Want Not The Footprints Project
Friends of Swanage Primary School
hundreds of calls from isolated through video calls, phone or text, which Enterprise
Future Roots
Portland Foodbank The Friendly Food Club
Broadwindsor Cricket Club Poundbury Village Hall Trust The Friends of Brianstpuddle Post Office and
people needing shopping, meant the unplanned cost of training and Broadwindsor Group Parish Council
Gillingham Community Church
PramaLife
Village Shop Association
prescriptions collected and equipment. Others sent out activity packs to keep Bus Stop Club
Gillingham Town Council
Prout Bridge Project
The Horse Course
Grounded Community The Lantern Trust
errands run. They recruited anxious and lonely members active. Carer Support Dorset
Hamworthy Church
Purbeck Youth and Community Foundation
The Listening Ear
Cerne Abbas Coronavirus Support REFRESH
trustees and adopted governance Hipp!!Bones The Magdalen Environmental Trust
Ten months of this relentless activity without Cerne Abbas Surgery Patient Participation Relate Dorset and South Wiltshire
and safeguarding practices, Group Home-Start North Dorset
Ringwood Foodbank – Verwood Community
The Nest Social Supermarket
fundraising has taken its toll. A Dorset Community Charmouth COVID-19 Volunteers Home-Start South East Dorset Larder The Power House
supported in their rapid learning by
Action survey last May found 64 per cent of 192 Chickerell Methodist Church / Hall Home-Start West Dorset Safe and Sound Dorset The Rotary Club of Westbourne Trust Fund
voluntary sector support charities. Chideock Covid-19 Support Group Hope Housing ,Training and Support Salway Ash, Netherbury & Melplash The Samaritans of Bournemouth & District
groups feared they were at risk of closing within 12 Christ Church – Creekmoor Community Hub Horton Help Administered by Horton &
Community Support
The Shine Project
As lockdown’s grip tightened, the fund aided well- months without emergency funding. Bournemouth Christchurch Activities for Young People
Chalbury Village Hall SAMEE
The Stable Family Home Trust
Igbo Community in Dorset Shaftesbury & District Carers Association
established charities forced to adapt their services and YMCA estimates it lost £1.4 million last year and Christchurch Community Partnership
In Jolly Good Company Shaftesbury Bowling Club
The Stepping Out Cancer Rehabilitation
Community Group
Citizens Advice Bournemouth, Christchurch
launch new ones in response to escalating need. countless others are eating through meagre reserves. and Poole International Care Network Shaftesbury Town Council The Vale Pantry
Citizens Advice Bridport & District Island Community Action Sherborne Community Kitchen The Veterans Hub, Weymouth and Portland
This often came with extra costs – just as demand It is clear grass roots funders like Dorset Community Citizens Advice Central Its All About Culture Sherborne Viral Kindness The Women’s Centre Cornwall
began to rise and fundraising dried up. Portland Foundation will be an even more important source of Citizens Advice East Dorset Julian House SMILE Connect This Is Alfred
Citizens Advice Purbeck King’s Park Academy Parents Somerford ARC Thorncombe Parish Council
Foodbank saw need double by mid April. Axminster funding and support in the future. Citygate Church
& Friends Association
South East Dorset Community Accessible Toller Porcorum Parish Council
Kushti Bok Transport
Co Create Townsend Community Association
Loders Parish Council South West Dorset Multicultural Network
Coastline Vineyard Church Townsend Youth Partnership
Lovechurch Space Youth Project
Coda Music Trust TRIP Community Transport Association
How to get involved with us
Lyme Regis Community Support St Edmunds Church Foodbank
Colehill Parish Council UK Nepal Friendship Society
LymeForward CIC St Francis Church
Community Action Network Umoja Arts Network
Lytchett Matravers Parish Council St James the Great – Village Café
Connie Rothman Learning Trust Upper Marshwood Vale Parish Council
By supporting Dorset Community Foundation you With our expert knowledge of Dorset’s communities, Counselling Together
Lytchett Minster and Upton Town Council St Mary’s Church Chickerell Foodbank
Vita Nova
Maddie’s Miracle St Mary’s Church, Ferndown
will be empowering people who inspire change and the need within them, we can match your giving Countrymen UK
Manor Park CE First School Foodbank St Thomas Church PCC
Voice of Hope Radio
Creative Kids Volunteer Centre Dorset
in their communities. And in the aftermath of the with causes you are passionate about, ensuring your Diverse Abilities Plus
Mapperton Parish Meeting Stalbridge Cancer & Recovery Support
Water Lily Project
pandemic grass roots groups will need our help generosity has the maximum impact. Doors Open SEN Support Community
Marnhull Village Care STAR – Steps to Active Recovery
Wessex Cancer Trust
Milton Abbas Neighbourcar STARS (Sexual Trauma and Recovery Service)
even more. Dorchester Community Kitchen West Howe Community Enterprises
You can be involved in funding decisions and visit Dorchester Community Support Group
Mindful Mosaics StreetLight Project
Weymouth Area Development Trust
Morden Parish Council Swanage and Purbeck Development Trust
Whether you want to make an instant impact on a projects to see the difference your giving is making if Dorchester Family Support
Mosaic Swanage Neighbours
Weymouth Community Volunteers
Dorchester Foodbank Wheels for Freedom
particular issue or support your community for years you wish. You will receive reports that show the impact Dorchester Poverty in Action
Music Lovers Bollywood SWOP Cherry Tree Nursery
Wiltshire & Dorset Deaf Association
to come, we can develop a charitable giving plan that of your giving and updates of each funded project, as Dorchester Town Council
MyTIME Sydling Support Network CIC
Wimborne Minster Folk Festival –
Open House Team Dorset Athletics Network The Allendale Café
meets your needs and philanthropic goals. well as a wider report each year. Dorchester Trust for Counselling and
Psychotherapy Opportunities R UnLtd The Bourne Foundation Windrose Rural Media Trust
Dorchester Youth and Community Centre Our Voice The Burrough Harmony Centre Winterborne Whitechurch Village Hall
Go to dorsetcommunityfoundation.org to find out more or call us on 01202 670815 Dorset Blind Association Owermoigne Village Hall The Bus Shelter Dorset Wired
Dorset Children’s Foundation Parkstone United Reformed Church The Colour Works Foundation Youth Resource Services (The Rendezvous)
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“We are so grateful for the support we
have received from Dorset Community
Foundation’s Coronavirus Community
Fund. We have received a professional,
friendly and very approachable response
through all of our communications with
you and have found the application and
feedback forms to be very efficient and
also simple to fill in. We would like to say a
huge thank you to you for this incredible
funding and for your continued support.”
Age UK North, South and West Dorset
With thanks to:
The Spire, High Street, Poole, BH15 1DF.
Registered charity number: 1122113
Telephone: 01202 670815
Email: philanthropy@dorsetcf.org
www.dorsetcommunityfoundation.org
/DorsetCF
@DorsetComFnd
Dorset Community Foundation
With grateful thanks to all of the charitable
trusts, companies and individual donors who
made this response possible.
Dorset in the pandemic A report into our response to the coronavirus crisis
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