Future Generations Fund
We created the Future Generations Fund, in partnership with Community Foundation Wales, with the aim of positively impacting local communities and improving the lives of young people in Wales.
We awarded money to projects throughout Wales to help more young people access:
- healthy food
- technology
- school equipment
- financial education
- career skills
- mental health and well-being services
- environmental projects
View the projects we've supported on our map and find out more about them below
- Phase 1 - 2022
- Phase 2 - 2023
- Phase 3 - January 2024
In 2022, as part of our first Future Generation Fund, we donated £117,000 to 24 youth and community groups and charities across Wales.
Read about the projects we've donated to below and how you can support your local community.
Aber Food Surplus is a not-for-profit social enterprise focused on taking action on climate change by tackling food waste and delivering meaningful, community place-based change.
They redistribute approximately 2 tonnes of food waste per month with 53 active volunteers and revalue this food to connect people with the food system.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Aberystwyth, Wales
Abergele Community Action help and support to people who are, or are at risk of becoming, excluded from social, educational, financial and digital opportunities.
They provide support and activities which develop the wellbeing, skills, capacities and capabilities of people in the local community to enable them to participate fully in society.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Conwy, Wales
Arts Factory exists to change people lives from all walks of life, specifically working with people who are disadvantaged, have a learning disability or mental health issues.
They run various projects and activities in their community hub including: Health and wellbeing club for adults, Fun Factory Parent and Toddler Group, Rhondda Fach Community Garden and more.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
Autistic Minds support roughly 6,000 autistic people and their families annually.
Their aim is to empower and equip autistic adults to support themselves, by improving access to support, education, employment and social opportunities so they can reach their full potential and build more independent lives.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
BulliesOut support individuals, schools, youth and community settings and the workplace through positive and innovative anti-bullying programmes and to empower individuals to achieve their full potential.
They provide anti-bullying workshops, training and support to thousands of young people, as well as supporting workplaces with a workplace bullying programme.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Caerau Community Growers work alongside the local community to promote living a more healthy lifestyle, with a main focus on the importance of a healthy diet based on home-grown fruit and vegetables.
This is to tackle the Public Health Wales report that shows the local people have 20 years less healthy life expectancy, compared to the rest of Bridgend.
To find out more, please visit their Facebook page.
Location: Bridgend, Wales
Carmarthen Youth Project provide a drop-in setting 5 days a week offering a lot of activities to benefit the community.
Their weekly sessions include Grow It Cook It Transform It, life skills and resilience, health and wellbeing and digital and financial literacy projects.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Carmarthenshire, Wales
Centre for African Entrepreneurship support ethnically diverse communities in Swansea and the surrounding areas. They support refugees, asylum seekers, young people and ex-offenders.
They work to tackle issues of poverty and inequality faced by our beneficiary groups, through providing person-centred and holistic support.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Swansea, Wales
Citrus Arts create outdoor arts and circus based and performance projects with and for local artists, audiences and communities.
They focus on developing young people and emerging creatives of all ages, building pathways for local young people interested in working in this sector.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
Community Heart Productions work to improve social exclusion and promote citizenship and social inclusion in communities that face poverty, hardship or disadvantage.
They promote interest in community arts and encourage socially excluded individuals and communities to explore social issues through creative and artistic learning.
Location: Flintshire, Wales
Eginiad Cymru Cyf provide free and low-cost wellbeing services to the local community in the Dyfi Valley.
They’ve run over 750 online and in-person classes such as yoga, writing, photography, Mindfullness Based Stress Relief and managing anxiety for children and parents.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Powys, Wales
Fishguard and Goodwick Young Persons Trust Ltd, also known as POINT Youth Centre, provide opportunities for young people between the ages of 11 and 25 confidence, self-esteem and skills to overcome the obstacles they may encounter on their journey from childhood to adulthood.
They operate a drop in service for young people, & various mental health, wellbeing and training services for young people and their community.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales
Groundwork North Wales work to improve social, economic, environmental and cultural wellbeing for communities across North Wales.
They focus on helping people who are vulnerable to today's economic and societal challenges, through our range of wellbeing-focused projects and services.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Kidscape is a bullying prevention charity working throughout England and Wales that wants to see all children grow up in supportive communities safe from bullying and harm.
They provide practical support, training, and advice to challenge bullying and protect young lives.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Blaenau Gwent, Wales
NYAS Cymru serves care experienced children and young people across England and Wales through multiple services.
Additionally, they deliver a range of projects to bring additional support to vulnerable children, young people, care-experienced individuals and families.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Caerphilly, Wales
NW Nappy Collaborative’s main aims are to reduce waste for environmental purposes and support people through financial insecurity.
They collect supermarket surplus and distribute it to people in need, preventing waste. They offer a solution to period poverty by providing reusable sanitary wipes as well as reusable nappies and wipes for families that can’t afford their single use counterparts.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Wrexham, Wales
The Outdoor Partnership support the people of Wales, and other areas of the UK, to take up outdoor activities as a life-long pursuit.
It aims to enhance people’s physical and mental health and wellbeing, economic return, social value through outdoor activity and grassroots participation in activities and sports.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Conwy, Wales
Sparkle ensure that children/young people with disabilities and/or developmental difficulties are fully supported and able to participate in valued childhood experiences.
The key outcomes of their clubs are to provide children with disabilities and developmental difficulties opportunities to have fun, develop skills, make friends and experience independence from their parents for what is often the first time.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Newport, Wales
Speakers for Schools is dedicated to supporting the social mobility of young people facing disadvantage.
Their mission is to raise career ambitions among young people from across the UK and provide the necessary inspiration, experience, and networking opportunities for them to succeed.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Stephens and George Centenary Charitable Trust improve the life chances for young people and the community through training, support, wellbeing, counselling and fitness programmes.
2500 people attend the centre weekly and the project is the biggest Youth and Play provision in Merthyr.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Swansea Music Art Digital (Swansea MAD) provide the people of Swansea with an inclusive safe space to access advocacy, creative arts, education, employability support, training and projects through a range of blended activities.
They aim to prepare young people for the world of work by developing digital, financial and employability skills through weekly workshops, training and one-to-one support on a variety of topics.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Swansea, Wales
Valleys Kids provided young people from socio-economically deprived communities with opportunities to try new things, learn new skills and develop their aspirations.
They deliver youth sessions each week for young people to access advice and support from their staff and external partners.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
Wales Air Ambulance deliver lifesaving, advanced medical care to people across Wales, whenever and wherever they need it.
Their vision is to improve the lives of patients and their families by being a world leader in advanced time critical care.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Carmarthenshire, Wales
YMCA Swansea provides a diverse range of services to approximately 1,500 young people in Swansea per week.
They also play a part in the wider community to both empower and represent young people and are active partners in a variety of local and national bodies and forums.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Swansea, Wales
In 2023, as part of our first Future Generation Fund, we donated £575,000 to 56 youth and community groups and charities across Wales.
Read about the projects we've donated to below and how you can support your local community.
A4W Innovation’s purpose is to harness creativity to improve lives and communities through unique training programmes and services.
They use the arts as tools to engage, inspire and motivate individuals to connect with a sense of self, others and the environment through participant centred practice.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Ceredigion, Wales
The African Community Centre provide advice, guidance, support, activities and counselling and are committed to breaking down barriers, promoting participation and supporting community cohesion for Africans who currently live in Wales.
They improve the health and well-being of ethnic minorities and other vulnerable groups by the provision of arts, sports, trips, educational, therapeutic and counselling services.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Swansea, Wales
ASDES’ aim is to explore and maintain meaningful work opportunities for autistic and / or neurodiverse individuals.
They do this by helping individuals maintain their role in the workplace, develop the understanding of autism in work teams and managers, creating social opportunities, developing the knowledge and skills in finding employment through supported work and training and more.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Swansea, Wales
Basecamp Cooperative Chepstow Services' consist of counselling, youth provision and a community hub. Basecamp provides free counselling to any young person under 18 who self-refers without the support of a parent/carer.
They work in partnership with colleges and universities to offer affordable online and face-to-face counselling services for all ages with costs of sessions based on a sliding scale.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Monmouthshire, Wales
Boss & Brew Academy's objectives are to tackle youth unemployment in Cardiff, boost confidence, self-esteem and well-being amongst young people and improve and promote diversity and inclusivity within the coffee and wider hospitality sector.
The main activity that they deliver towards achieving these goals is through their barista skills & employability training courses.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Boys' and Girls' Clubs Of Wales works with over 30,000 young people to support their moral, cultural, emotional and physical development so that they may mature as responsible individuals and as valued and active members of their communities.
They provide a varied youth work programme and a comprehensive training programme for leaders, volunteers and members offering training to club volunteers and leaders, opportunities for international visits, sports and youth work.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Bridgend, Wales
Bridgend Carers Centre provides the service and support to enable unpaid carers to carry out their role effectively while maintaining their own health, wellbeing and a life of their own.
Bridgend Carers Centre offers support to Young Carers and Young Adult Carers, Macmillan Patient and Carers, Dementia Carers Support and much more.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Bridgend, Wales
Brighter Futures exists to improve emotional and physical well-being of their beneficiaries by providing activities and services that reduce the effects of poverty, isolation, and loneliness.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Denbighshire, Wales
Cae Rhug Holistic Farm provide nature-based solutions with an aim to increase and support the emotional and physical wellbeing of all people facing social, vocational and educational barriers, but in particular those in crisis.
Using the farm's natural habitats, social environment, horticultural growing spaces, green woodworking facilities, and traditional arts and crafts, they tailor make programmes to increase confidence and raise self-esteem, building new skills and sharing those already attained.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Flintshire, Wales
Cefn Fforest Miners Welfare Hall was once a thriving hub of community activity with an ethos of promoting personal development through education, recreation and cultural activities to improve general wellbeing and quality of life.
It’s envisioned that the building will be redeveloped to provide opportunities for improving health, wellbeing, lifelong learning, employability, personal development and cultural participation.
Location: Caerphilly, Wales
Coetir Anian is a charity committed to restoring the wildlife habitats in and around the 142 hectares of beautiful land at Bwlch Corog in the Dyfi catchment area.
They undertake practical nature restoration work on the site, including semi-ancient woodland and peatland management, such as horse and cattle grazing, tree planting, and species monitoring. Connecting and reconnecting people to nature where they live is central to their work.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Ceredigion, Wales
CETMA is a social enterprise that Provides Social Engagement, Training, Health and Wellbeing through the development of unique sustainable projects for individuals, organisations and businesses.
Their projects include Carmarthenshire LGBTQ+ support, mental health support, PBP foodbank and many more.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Swansea, Wales
CADDT was created to support the local area in terms of social, economic, cultural and environmental activities, dealing with the high levels of poverty and unemployment.
Their activities revolve around supporting participants to improve their circumstances while volunteering to do things that assist the wider community.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Bridgend, Wales
Daffodils provide leisure and recreational activities for disabled children, young people and their whole family with a view to integrating them into society and improving their conditions of life.
Daffodils provides over 150 activities and events per year in the local communities in Flintshire.
Location: Flintshire, Wales
Double Click are a studio with a conscience, a not-for-profit firm combining professional design and print services to any business with supporting mental health in our community.
They create employment, work experience, training and volunteering opportunities within a supportive and inclusive environment for those who face significant barriers to employment.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Flintshire, Wales
Erlas aims to promote and protect the health of people with additional learning needs by providing meaningful daytime activity, education and work experience in horticulture.
They also try to promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the natural environment, for the education and enjoyment of the public.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Family Friends provide emotional and practical help to vulnerable families living in the County Borough of Wrexham.
Their aim is to alleviate stress, improve mental health and overall wellbeing, and reach the best possible outcomes for individuals
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Family Pathway is committed to foster Inclusion, Equity, Diversity and Participation (IEDP) in their communities. They believe that IEDP is the work of being a better human being to other human beings.
They work to improve the skills of those that feel excluded, are at risk of being excluded or who are excluded, they develop trust and lasting, beneficial relationships enabling individuals to engage in the things they want, need and are expected to do.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Follow Your Dreams Charity’s mission is to inspire children and adults with learning disabilities to follow their dreams and be supported through life.
They provide online sessions ranging from arts and crafts, sensory stories, singing and dancing to cookery and social sessions. They also run a weekly LifeWise group for those not in full time employment or education, to partake in activities including Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellbeing, Heritage, Knowledge/Life Skills and Performing Arts.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
Friends of Pedal Power aim to enable everyone, all ages and abilities, to access the benefits of cycling. They achieve this through a combination of equipment, experience and expertise.
Their equipment includes a wide variety of bikes, trikes and accessories to support many physical needs. They also offer cycle hire to the general public, accept donated bikes which are then refurbished and sell on, with profits going back into the charity.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Horn Development Association CIC have a wide range of youth and community activities in the heart of Grangetown in their own centre, which are completely free to everybody.
They have youth club evenings, gym sessions, a social area, kitchen, large volunteer community garden and professional music studio, which provides support and social opportunities to the community.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Impelo is a charitable organisation that seeks to share the transformational power of dance as far and wide as possible, connecting people of all ages and ways of life in joyful expression.
They believe in putting the transformative power of dance at the heart of everyday life to encourage everybody to dance – for themselves, each other and a better life.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Powys, Wales
Islwyn Art Project CIC are an art club for adults with learning disabilities and/or Autism.
As well as providing a safe space for artists to get creative, they also go out into the community to encourage inclusion and social cohesion through the medium of art.
To find out more, please visit their Facebook page.
Location: Caerphilly, Wales
Kurdish All Wales Association is a refugee community organisation with the aim of developing and providing a wide range of support and services to the Kurdish community living in Wales.
The current services include Kurdish classes, homework support, child and young people engagement activities such as psychosocial and mindfulness support, art, music, dance and playing as well as access to information, advice and signposting to specialist organisations.
To find out more, please visit their Facebook page.
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Llanfyllin Community Initiative are committed to creating a community space in Llanfyllin where people of all ages can be active.
Their focus is on the redevelopment of mountain bike trails in order to encourage local children to leave their computers and engage with the outdoors.
To find out more, please visit their Facebook page.
Location: Powys, Wales
Llanhilleth Miners Institute provide diverse projects that reach out to the most disadvantaged and isolated members of the community. They also have a holistic approach and focus on delivering projects which help create a prosperous, resilient and healthier community.
They run after-school clubs, holiday activities for young people, volunteer programmes, literacy programmes and more.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Blaenau Gwent, Wales
MSF's ethos is to incubate potential and talent, supporting the personalised developmental needs of our young people, to facilitate a structured path from hopelessness to accomplishment, by unlocking their potential through bespoke mental health packages.
Their mission is to raise career ambitions among young people from across the UK and provide the necessary inspiration, experience, and networking opportunities for them to succeed.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales
Milford Youth Matters is a local charity based in Milford Haven aimed at supporting young people aged 11-25.
The project looks to offer a comprehensive package to young people within the community aiding them with physical, emotional, educative training and employability support.
To find out more, please visit their Facebook page.
Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales
NYCA is dedicated to the local community's social, educational, and economic advancement, and serve as a bridge between all cultures and communities.
They have been delivering essential services within our community, connecting people to mainstream provisions, and offering a range of engagement and integration-focused activities to the communities that make up Pill.
To find out more, please visit their Facebook page.
Location: Newport, Wales
Operasonic makes opportunities for people to use their creative power to tell stories and celebrate their communities, opening up music as a means of expression.
They create opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to participate in shared music events such as workshops, performances and training. They support the next generation of Newport musicians and music creators, both young, and those emerging at a later life-stage due to barriers faced earlier in life.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Newport, Wales
Ospreys Wheelchair Rugby Club provide rehabilitation physically, socially and mentally through sport by giving the opportunity for disabled people to take part in wheelchair rugby where they meet friends, build confidence and learn a whole set of new skills.
Wheelchair rugby can help decrease the need for long-term healthcare and medical treatment because of a healthy lifestyle and restores independence, which enables people to undertake everyday tasks more easily.
To find out more, please visit their Facebook page.
Location: Swansea, Wales
Play Radnor aims to provide recreation, play and leisure opportunities to children and young people in Powys. In particular those who are in need and disadvantaged due to disability or socio economic circumstances.
They run around 7 different projects for children aged 0 – 12+ and breastfeeding mothers, as well as one off events for families.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Powys, Wales
Ready Steady Go is an autism specific charity based in Monmouthshire. We provide weekly activity sessions and play opportunities, therapeutic activities and family events at weekends and in school holidays.
They are committed to providing a safe, accessible environment to children and young people with autism, where they cannot otherwise access mainstream provision. They provide space for children and young people with autism to build confidence, develop friendships and gain skills.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Monmouthshire, Wales
Sirhowy Valley Hub tries to improve the social and wellbeing of the local communities, help the environment, and help tackle poverty by offering a variety of different sessions in their hub.
They currently run a food pantry, so everyone can access affordable and quality food, at a fraction of a cost. They also offer free emergency food parcels through professional referrals.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Blaenau Gwent, Wales
Skills & Volunteering Cymru (SVC) is a small youth-led charity, established by students in the late 1960’s, with the aim of supporting social action.
Their projects support various disadvantaged groups, ranging from children and adults with physical and/ or learning disabilities, young carers, the homeless community and adults with mental health conditions.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Small World Theatre exists to help many communities in Wales to foster well-being through their participation in the arts. This supports positive individual behavioural change and brings arts activity into the heart of community.
They create environmental puppet theatre and processions with core projects supporting health and creativity.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Ceredigion, Wales
South Riverside Community Development Centre aims to alleviate poverty and promote education in the area of benefit of the three Cardiff Council wards of Riverside, Grangetown and Canton.
They manage 3 community buildings that are used for varied and diverse community gatherings, events, projects and activities.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Cardiff, Wales
SpokesPerson support marginalised people in cycling. They run a bicycle workshop to service bicycles for the community at a low cost. They also fix donated bicycles and sell them at affordable prices.
They also run one-to-one and group classes on basic bicycle mechanics, and attend local markets where a mechanic can fix small issues there and then. For disabled individuals or those unable to travel, they provide a service of collecting bicycles by car and returning them once fixed.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Swansea Community Farm is Wales’ only city farm, set in a deprived area of Swansea where volunteers care for livestock, wildlife and each other to improve wellbeing and resilience.
Working at the farm helps vulnerable people rebuild their confidence, learn new skills and develop new interests in growing food, caring for animals and the environment. The focus is addressing health inequalities and promoting health literacy.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Swansea, Wales
The Aloud Charity was founded in 2012 to give underrepresented boys from marginalised Welsh communities the opportunity to sing.
The Only Boys Aloud, Only Girls Aloud, and Only Kids Aloud choir programmes have supported young people's improved mental health and increased confidence as they rebuild their lives following the Covid-19 pandemic.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Cardiff, Wales
The Bridge Mentoring Plus Scheme encourages acceptance and inclusivity, to support emotional well-being and personal development, enabling people to build a more positive future.
Activities include 1-2-1 mentoring support, youth clubs, training and volunteering opportunities and a community hub which offers various groups and programs.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Bridgend, Wales
The Cardiff Rugby Community Foundation use the power and values of sport to inspire, engage and improve opportunities for all people within our community.
They develop and deliver programmes on sport related themes, health, mental health, social inclusion and education, as well as reacting to the needs of our community on a bigger scale, engaging more people, more often throughout the region.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Cardiff, Wales
The Community Impact Initiative supports people affected by unemployment and social isolation across South Wales, empowering them to make meaningful changes in their lives.
They deliver Building Resilience in Communities, a series of projects that supports people to improve their wellbeing, build their confidence, learn new skills, achieve qualifications, and connect with others in their community, through the regeneration of empty properties.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Bridgend, Wales
The Environment Centre support individuals, groups and communities and cover a broad range of environmental issues.
They also help people in fuel poverty with energy efficiency and support. We provide training, information services and the encouragement of participation and volunteering in environmental projects.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Swansea, Wales
The Family Place Foundation provides vital therapeutic support for vulnerable adoptive, foster and kin carer families.
Their work provides essential therapeutic support, not covered by statutory funding, which is especially designed to support the welfare, wellbeing and mental health of children and their parents and carers, whilst strengthening family relationships.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Powys, Wales
The GFG is a community organisation based on a social housing estate in Merthyr Tydfil, deeply rooted in the community and responsive to local need.
Their role is to provide opportunities and services that help people feel good and we do this by connecting people together, being active, learning new things, being creative and giving through volunteering.
To find out more, please visit their Facebook page.
Location: Blaenau Gwent, Wales
The Heritage Crafts Association provide a focus for craftspeople, groups, societies and guilds, as well as individuals who care about the loss of traditional crafts skills, and work towards a healthy and sustainable framework for the future.
Their charitable purpose is to improve public knowledge and appreciation of traditional and heritage crafts through education, advice and training.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Cardiff, Wales
The Hwb Torfaen aims to provide tailored and specific support for young people aged 11-25 by creating a safe space for young people to learn new skills, be empowered, get support, feel included and make new friends.
They provide young people with a hot meal made through our independent living workshops by young people, for young people.
To find out more, please visit their Facebook page.
Location: Torfaen, Wales
The Makers Guild in Wales champion Welsh craft makers, by engaging with and inspiring audiences to learn about craft, through craft demonstrations workshops and community engagement programmes.
Their core purpose is to inspire, support and celebrate Welsh crafts and Welsh craft makers.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Cardiff, Wales
The Mullany Fund believe all young people should have a right to access a career of their choice, and not be excluded due to their socioeconomic background.
Their flagship project, Mullany e-Mentoring, enables young people, experiencing disadvantage, to access a life scientist, healthcare or STEM professional in a secure online environment, to get advice on career ambitions.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Swansea, Wales
The Osborne Trust provide emotional, mental and practical support to children and young people across Wales affected by their parent(s) undergoing cancer treatment, living with incurable cancer or who have died from cancer.
The support is provided through peer to peer sessions, journalling, colouring books to aid mindfulness and funding local respite activities.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Denbighshire, Wales
The Parish Trust offers children/youth activities and clubs, a food bank, pastoral care and support, apprenticeship schemes, training, volunteering opportunities, and other events that benefit the community.
They tackle poverty in all its forms, giving opportunities for people to learn and develop skills, bringing people together to create meaningful community and connections, and giving people space to explore life's biggest questions of faith, to find hope, and receive love.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Caerphilly, Wales
The Wilderness Trust aims for environmental protection and enhancement (building biodiversity), promotion of the arts, education (environment, arts, traditional skills), and social inclusion of most marginalised groups.
They have provided over 30 years of training in sustainable living skills; horticulture, woodland management and woodland crafts skills, grassland management, food processing, cooking, experimental archaeology, traditional building techniques, natural history, bush craft, metal working, carpentry.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Powys, Wales
Tumble Family Centre looks after the health and relieves distress within family relationships by providing a resource and advice centre and educating the public in good parenting skills.
They also provide facilities for recreation and other leisure activities for families with young children in the interests of social welfare with a view to improving conditions of life.
To find out more, please visit their Facebook Page.
Location: Carmarthenshire, Wales
Y Tŷ Gwyrdd are a grassroots community hub with a zero-waste shop offering re-fill groceries, household and gardening products, locally made gifts, an indoor children’s play space, and studio/room hire, aiming to help support ethical consumerism, and reduce unnecessary packaging and food waste.
They also run a family gardening and nature club delivering bespoke interactive nature studies and gardening and craft activities to promote education, socialisation, well-being and self-resilience.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Denbighshire, Wales
In January 2024, as part of our Future Generations Fund, we have donated £330,462 to 18 community groups and charities across Wales. This phase marked us donating over £1 million to deserving projects in our communities.
Bonymaen Kids Play Initiative aims to provide affordable play facilities for children and parents. They offer a play environment which builds self-respect and confidence and where children feel safe secure and free.
They promote social inclusion by working with over 250 children per year aged 5-16, from over 11 schools, through afterschool clubs and playscheme activities.
To find out more, please visit their Facebook page.
Location: Bonymaen, Wales
Carmarthenshire YFC are a youth movement that provide opportunities for its members aged 10-28 through clubs held by young people for young people. Their members learn various skills such as woodwork, cookery, floral art, public speaking, committee official skills, social skills, sports and more.
They offer opportunities for young people to develop new skills, receive valuable training, travel the world and become an integral part of the community.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Carmarthenshire, Wales
Canolfan Plant Jig-So Children's Centre (Jig-So) offers support to children and their families from pre-birth to age 14. They provide a safe and stimulating environment where children can learn and develop to reach childhood milestones.
Their vision is that every child and their family can access the support they need, when they need it, to thrive and reach their full potential.
To find out more, please visit their Facebook page.
Location: Cardigan, Wales
Creations of Cymru Film and Media (Cymru Creations) run free community projects including the Blaenau Gwent Film Academy, for young people aged 7-17, that teaches filmmaking, media and work skills like CV writing and interview techniques.
They offer hands on classes that get children using film equipment from day one and aim to help children increase their confidence, aspirations and awareness of the world of work.
To find out more, please visit their Facebook page.
Location: Tredegar, Wales
Piws bring attention to hidden disabilities and conditions in families with children with additional needs and provide a safe place for networking and having fun. They aim to empower families to be able to step out with confidence and enjoy a day out like anyone else.
Their goal is to reduce the feelings of isolation and encourage providers to make small, impactful accessible changes to improve the lives of those with hidden disabilities.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Anglesey, Wales
Eginiad Cymru Cyf provide free and low-cost wellbeing services, educational health and wellbeing programs in local schools, and workshops for young people in the local community. They provide young people with the skills and tools they need to improve their overall mental health.
They aim to make health and wellbeing support accessible to all in Wales and beyond and be responsive to the needs of the communities they serve.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Machynlleth, Wales
Growing Real Opportunities for Women (GROW) Cymru provides training, support, mentoring and guidance to women of all ages and backgrounds across South Wales. Run by women for women, they offer workshops, discussions groups and opportunities for women to explore their fears, barriers and aspirations.
They enable, empower and encourage women to overcome their barriers and earn a brighter future for themselves, their families and the community.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Swansea, Wales
Hywel Dda Primary School aims to provide a happy and caring learning environment where children can feel safe and secure. They support their pupils to become confident, independent and lifelong learners through maintaining a high standard of teaching and learning.
Their vision is to build a strong partnership with families and respond to the needs of their community by collaborating with other services in response to the rise of the cost of living.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Lampeter Family Centre offers support to families with young children through baby groups, toddler play sessions, trips exploring the local community, lunch clubs and cookery packs.
They aim to nurture families and strengthen the local community by providing opportunities for families to build a social network, learn new skills and access the support their children need to reach their full potential.
To find out more, please visit their Facebook page.
Location: Lampeter, Wales
Local Aid for Children and Community Special Needs offer support for children and young people with disabilities who find it difficult to access traditional resources. They empower young people and help them develop self-confidence, life and independence skills.
They aim to raise awareness of disability needs and aspirations within the community by organising campaigns and workshops, as well as providing resources and assistance to support families.
To find out more, please visit their Facebook page.
Location: Swansea, Wales
OUTSIDE LIVES LTD focus on improving the wellbeing of people and our planet, so people feel less isolated and can access learning and training opportunities. They offer volunteering opportunities and community events, from their woodlands HQ and other community hubs.
They aim to create a robust, resilient and healthy society. They do this by connecting people through their interests, bringing together marginalised members of society and creating connected communities, who work together to better protect our planet.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Flintshire and Denbighshire, Wales
People Speak Up is a social, arts, mental-health and well-being community organisation. Their free to access services are designed with and around the needs of the local community and welcome everyone to participate.
They connect people, help them find their voice, and create healthier and resilient communities, through storytelling, creative writing, conversation-based activities, participatory arts, volunteering and training.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Llanelli, Wales
Reality Theatre CIC use theatre, performance, film and music to engage with marginalised and neglected communities, with a particular focus on young and older people with additional needs.
They aim to support people to tell their stories and raise the profile of marginalised groups. Through the process, they teach new skills and offer experiences and opportunities for deprived people to experience life in the creative industry.
To find out more, please visit their Facebook page.
Location: Newport, Wales
Swansea Make a Difference (MAD) provide marginalised people with an inclusive safe space to access advocacy, creative arts, education, employability, training, digital and cost of living support.
They aim to prevent poverty in Wales by preparing young people for the world of work through developing their digital, financial and employability skills in weekly workshops, training and one-to-one support on a variety of topics.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Swansea, Wales
Tanyard Youth Project Ltd provide a safe place in a deprived area for free, inclusive activities for children and young people, aged 10 to 25. Their activities include an LGBTQ+ group, wellness group, debate club, film, photography, music, theatre sessions and more.
They aim to support mental health and physical well-being of those with anxiety, autism and other neurodiversity in a community with over 80% of young people living in poverty.
To find out more, please visit their website.
Location: Tanyard, Wales
The Cam Nesaf Team, work with young people, aged 16-21, to prepare them for independent living. They support young care leavers and vulnerable young people in complex situations, who have had difficult childhoods, that have created issues that have impacted their independence.
They aim to help these young people progress and establish the skills needed, to live independently in the community, whilst strengthening family and community ties.
Location: Swansea, Wales
The Roots Foundation Wales empower young people in care and kinship care as they move to independent living, and they progress into adulthood. These young people are often vulnerable and experience loneliness and isolation, as they make this transition.
They aim to support these young people for as long as needed with their emotional, physical, and mental well-being by offering positive experiences and opportunities for personal growth.
For more information, please visit their Facebook page.
Location: Swansea, Wales
Vibe Youth CIC offer early intervention support for children and young people’s social, emotional, mental and personal development. They create an inclusive environment free from discrimination, harassment, and victimization.
They aim to empower young people to better understand themselves and navigate a fulfilling life, regardless of their background and are committed to tackling unlawful discrimination and harassment against children and young people, with protected characteristics.
For more information, please visit their Facebook page.
Location: Swansea, Wales
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