For the last 10 years, through the Mercian Community Trust, a partnership between the Society and the Diocese of Lichfield, we have been able to support community groups and charitable causes with generous donations and grants to help towards their amazing causes.

Every grant, no matter the amount will make a difference to each charity, and we are proud to be able to make that positive difference.

So far this year we have supported the following:

Ironbridge Museum Trust in Shropshire, with a £500 grant which has helped fund their Madeley Wood Company outdoor adventure project. The Trust has developed a brand new family attraction in the woodlands at Blists Hills Victoria. The open air museum takes visitors and school groups back in time to the year 1900 to experience a typical Victorian industrial town.

Welcome to The Ironbridge Gorge Museums - birthplace of the Industrial Revolution

Sandwell Multicare with a £1000 grant which will help the charity to continue to support both children and adults with severe learning disabilities and additional difficulties. The charity has used the donation to build a wooden pergola in the garden of their holiday bungalow in Skegness. Situated near the beach, their service users and their families can come for a long weekend break or holiday to relax and enjoy the fresh air and garden views.

Sandwell Multicare - Sandwell Council

Serenity Counselling with a £1000 grant to help victims who have experienced domestic violence and sexual abuse. The grant will help generously towards the running costs and payments to their trained counsellors, to ensure they can continue to serve those that need them most.

Serenity Counselling - Counselling Services Wolverhampton

Birmingham Community Health Care with a £1000 grant. This will used to bring a smile to the patients at the West Heath Hospital by providing presents, crafts and games to keep their spirts up whilst they recover. With visiting restricted it’s so important for the patients to have these activities.

Home : Birmingham Community Healthcare (bhamcommunity.nhs.uk)

Compton Care with a £1000 grant. Our donation will enable the charity to support both their patients and their family members, including children affected by loss and grief, with items such as the provision of bereavement materials like specialised books designed to help young people understand their feelings during very difficult times.

Compton Care | Charity | Wolverhampton

We have provided X2Y LGBT Youth Group with a £1000 donation, and as part of their volunteering days our Digital Team will also assist the charity with an upcoming website project.

x2y LGBTQ+ Youthgroup Wolverhampton | x2y LGBTQ+

We have also provided the below donations:

• Food donation provided to Hope Food
  Website: hope-projects.org.uk
• £200 donation provided to Dream Makers
  Website: dreammakerschildrenscharity.com
• £500 donation provided to Arrive Alive
  Website: arrivealiveresponse.co.uk
• £500 provided to Downs Syndrome (West Midlands based)
  Website: downs-syndrome.org.uk
• £500 provided to Chaplaincy Plus
  Website chaplaincyplus.org.uk
• £500 donation to Headway Black Country
  Website: headwayblackcountry.co.uk
• £740 donation provided to Creative Hub
• £780 donation provided to Support Futures
  Website: supportfutures.org.uk
• £1000 donation provided to Omega- The national association for end of life care
  Website: omega.uk.net
• £1000 donation provided to the Christmas Lunch Project
  Website: loveblackcountry.org.uk/feature

If you’d like to apply for a grant, you can find out more here:

Community grants | the West Brom