We are closing the Futurebuilders Fund to new applicants following huge demand from the third sector for social finance. We have been receiving up to £90m worth of enquiries per month.

Stephen Bubb, Chairman of The Social Investment Business said: “The Futurebuilders Fund has confirmed the sector’s appetite for affordable loan financing – even in these challenging economic times. [...]

Jamie Archer performed for the first time since leaving the X Factor at Treehouse - the national charity for autism education.

The Learning Launchpad is a fund delivered by the Young Foundation working in partnership with Edge to enable young people, whatever their background, to achieve their potential. It invests specifically in the youth and education sector and aim to promote practical learning opportunities for young people. Early stage organisations can apply to the fund for [...]

News: Topping out with the Mortimer Society for the opening of its new building

The Lighthouse Group (TLG) have been nominated for a major national prize at The Charity Awards 2009, the UK charity sector’s most prestigious award scheme. TLG is nominated for transforming itself from a small drop-in centre serving the local community of Bradford, into a successful national organisation helping hundreds of teenagers each year who are [...]

Decoda is a social enterprise that uses sound and music technologies to help people with profound disabilities or behaviour that’s considered challenging. Decoda recently reached the regional final of the NHS Health & Social Care Awards in the category of Innovative Technology for its interactive inflatable maze which was developed with the input of Music [...]

Breathing Space is opening a new venue on Friday the 8th of May with the help of high-profile government adviser, economist and author on wellbeing and happiness, Lord Richard Layard. The new venue will enable Breathing Space to expand its service provison of teaching Mindfulness Based Approaches to prevent relapse into depression and addiction and to manage stress and [...]

Disability Stockport celebrate the completion of its new premises

TreeHouse is the national charity for autism education. 02 April 2009 was World Autism Awareness Day and to coincide with this, TreeHouse launched a brand new information and social networking website called talkaboutautism.org.uk,  sponsored by TalkTalk.  The site will provide expert advice and an online community to share experiences, ideas and support.
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Birtenshaw opened a second new Children’s Home in Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton in this month to provide full time care for three children with a significant physical disability. Birtenshaw anticipates opening a third children’s home in summer 2009.
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Trevor Burchick MBE of Proud City gets his authored literature & learning resource iPAC (Individual Profile in Active Citizenship), as awarded by City and Guilds, into the new National Pathfinder Programme. The Pathfinder Programme works to empower citizens with knowledge, skills and confidence to increase engagement in civil, civic and democratic activity.
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Urgent Care Ltd is starting a new Rapid Response Service on May the 1st for residents of the London Borough of Havering. The project is a partnership with Havering Primary Care Trust and will respond within an hour to older people with urgent care needs who are referred by their GPs, Nursing and Residential Homes or [...]

My Time CIC has established a partnership with Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust and other local therapeutic providers to create 4 new jobs with counsellors now working out of 15 GPs in Heart of Birmingham and from Monday 9th March to support people experiencing depression triggered by the recession.

P3 (People, Potential, Possibilities) is once again recognised by the Sunday Times