Families and vulnerable people across Sandwell are being supported with food parcels, home visits, and even ‘check in’ phone calls from ex-Baggies to help tackle loneliness.
Charities and community groups across the West Midlands have received more than £22 million in much-needed funding since the COVID-19 crisis and lockdown began all thanks to National Lottery players.
Following two successful years of the Mayor’s Community Weekend, communities across the West Midlands are being given £100,000 to host celebrations this summer.
A support centre in Coventry for people with muscular dystrophy is celebrating after being awarded almost £300,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund.
More than 3,000 community projects across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton have received funding, from school playgrounds and parks to allotment sites and community centres.
Support network for young people in Herefordshire is one of the first projects in the UK to receive cash from the newly named The National Lottery Community Fund
