WALSALL BLACK SISTERS COLLECTIVE 

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 SURVIVAL PROJECT (Phase 3)
£46,801	25/03/2021 3	The project will use its funding to address continued demand due to Covid-19 emergency support work . The group supports and aims to make people feel safe well and connected reduce the feeling of ....more The project will use its funding to address continued demand due to Covid-19 emergency support work . The group supports and aims to make people feel safe well and connected reduce the feeling of loneliness and isolation maintain good mental health wellbeing and better coping mechanisms and in turn increase independence and confidence as we slowly get through this crisis.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Walsall Black Sisters Collective
£5,000	04/03/2021	Towards the continuation of the organisation’s ‘COVID-19 Survival Project’. This provides food boxes and a befriending service to lonely and isolated people in the borough.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£78,622	22/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
CAF - Grant to Walsall Black Sisters Collective
£8,454	10/07/2020 3	Grant to Walsall Black Sisters Collective to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 SURVIVAL PROJECT
£71,696	04/06/2020 5	This group’s aim is to support the black and minority ethnic community improving their health and wellbeing. Due to COVID-19 they have had to adapt their support. They received food donations from ....more This group’s aim is to support the black and minority ethnic community improving their health and wellbeing. Due to COVID-19 they have had to adapt their support. They received food donations from partners and were able to set up food parcel deliveries a food shopping service as well as befriending to those in isolation. This grant will allow this emergency work to continue for another six months.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Walsall Black Sisters Collective
£1,500	09/04/2020	Walsall Black Sisters have adapted their service to support their vulnerable service users. They are offering a befriending service to 200 isolated elderly people, they also offering food deliveries ....more Walsall Black Sisters have adapted their service to support their vulnerable service users. They are offering a befriending service to 200 isolated elderly people, they also offering food deliveries to the elderly, to those that are in isolation and families suffering financial difficulties. They are based in a deprived area of Walsall and this will be a much-needed service.
National Lottery Community Fund - Making Digital Connections
£9,069	03/10/2019 12	This project will bring older people together to learn new digital skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - WBSC Volunteering & Work Experience
£9,830	23/08/2017 12	Workshops and training will be delivered to unemployed people with this funding. This will help them to gain skills and experience in volunteering, in order to aid their future employment prospects ....more Workshops and training will be delivered to unemployed people with this funding. This will help them to gain skills and experience in volunteering, in order to aid their future employment prospects and to help them feel valued in their local community.
National Lottery Community Fund - BME HOUSING FLOATING SUPPORT PROJECT
£277,567	23/04/2015 59	Floating housing support services are a more flexible way of supporting older people in their own home helping individuals to maintain their independence. The project works with an older people's day ....more Floating housing support services are a more flexible way of supporting older people in their own home helping individuals to maintain their independence. The project works with an older people's day care project and mental health and wellbeing project aiming to address health inequalities and improve the health and well-being of vulnerable adults within the BME community of Walsall.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Walsall Black Sisters Collective
£28,000	31/05/2013	Funding two central leadership and management roles to support a Walsall based charity providing services to vulnerable people of all ages through child care, day care and mental ill health support ....more Funding two central leadership and management roles to support a Walsall based charity providing services to vulnerable people of all ages through child care, day care and mental ill health support services.

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Trustees (7)

Legal constitution

• Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/03/1992, number: 1009687

Gift Aid

• NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Filing Record

Main office

Mayfield Community Centre
17-19 Wednesbury Road
Walsall
WS1 3RU

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND ASIAN WOMEN AND OTHER INHABITANTS OF THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WALSALL:- A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF TRAINING (INCLUDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING) AND TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AFORESAID WHO ARE IN NEED SO AS TO ENABLE THEM TO DEVELOP AND TO UTILISE SKILLS ACQUIRED AS A RESULT OF SUCH TRAINING; B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST THE AFORESAID BY ADVISING AND ASSISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF GROUPS THE OBJECT OF WHICH IS BY MUTUAL RENDERING OF ASSISTANCE TO RELIEF THOSE NEEDS; C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING FOR OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF NURSERY OR CRECHE FACILITIES TO ENSURE THE CRITICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN DURING THE ABSENCE OF THEIR PARENTS; D) TO WORK TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF THE TREATMENT OF CERTAIN INHABITANTS OF THE SAID AREA LESS FAVOURABLY THAN OTHERS ON THE GROUNDS OF COLOUR, RACE, NATIONALITY, ETHNIC OR NATIONAL ORIGINS AND TO PROMOTE EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND GOOD RACE RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS GENERALLY; E) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND TO RELIEVE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUCH OTHER MEANS AS SHALL FURTHER THE ABOVE OBJECTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WALSALL