Project Profiles
Fall Into Place Theatre uses drama to empower, inspire and connect communities.
The BRELMS Trust awarded a three-year grant to cover core costs to enable the most disadvantaged members of our community groups to attend our drama & creative groups and masterclasses.
Humber Open Arms is a small local charity based in Kingston Upon Hull, established in early 2023 who work to support local communities within the city of Kinston Upon Hull and surrounding areas within the Humber region.
The BRELMS Trust provided three-year grant to support core costs and provide financial resilience to this new charity.
MASH provides support to veterans, reservists, those currently serving and their families.
The BRELMS Trust provided a one-off grant towards the Digital Empowerment project to upgrade their website to improve accessibility and support. It will work
alongside their Camo Café outreach project and the Beat the Winter Blues food provisions.
The Bradford Bulls Foundation uses rugby league as a catalyst to improve the lives of people living in Bradford engaging 10,000 people of all ages each year in projects in the areas of Sports and Physical Activity, Education and Employment, Health and Wellbeing, and Social Inclusion.
The BRELMS Trust awarded three-year funding towards Team Talk project which addresses health and social inequalities among older men (65+) in south Bradford, tackling challenges tied to deprivation. Through weekly two-hour sessions at Odsal Stadium, it helps 60 participants build social connections, improve mental health, and develop skills to manage cost-of-living pressures.
Gwennie’s Getaways is a charity based in Slaithwaite, Huddersfield that provides families that are living with or affected by Dementia with a respite break at one of their caravans based at Primrose Valley, Filey and Newton Hall, Blackpool. They also run a weekly Memory Café at The Waterhead in Slaithwaite.
The BRELMS Trust provided three-year grant towards the costs of running Gwennies Getaways.
InterActive is a Whitby-based charity supporting local children and young people with disabilities and additional needs through regular weekend and holiday activities. They also provide an inclusive pre-school play session.
The BRELMS Trust provided a three-year grant towards the costs of running InterActive’s services in Yorkshire:
Love Driffield Community Hub and Food Bank runs a food bank and provides emergency food, essential toiletries etc, to individuals and families in need. In addition, they give advice and signpost to partner agencies enabling clients to access uniform exchange, baby clothes, mother and toddler groups, welfare and
debt advice, etc.
The BRELMS Trust provided a three-year grant to cover the annual cost of the two debt counsellors.
The Wren Bakery is a Social Enterprise using baking and coffee as tools to give women who experience disadvantage, opportunities towards employment. The Wren Bakery works with women in Leeds who face multiple barriers everyday. Experiences such as poverty, gender based violence, criminal records and poor mental health prevent them from participating in the benefits that well-being and employment can bring.
The BRELMS Trust provided a three-year grant towards the support of women on the training and support programmes.
Aim Higher promotes social inclusion among young people with autism spectrum disorders and/or mental health issues.
The BRELMS Trust provided a three-year grant to improve neurodiverse awareness and support in schools by educating staff, children and parents in 34 primary schools in Hull and East Riding through parent coffee mornings, pupil assemblies, staff training sessions and newsletters.
Opera on Location is established to allow the advancement of the arts through the promotion & presentation of opera, & to advance the education of the general public through innovatively staged, affordable, high-quality opera in unconventional performance spaces sung in English by young performers in the early stages of their careers/professional singers requiring further stage experience.
The BRELMS Trust gave a one-off grant would support the community elements of OoL’s performance of Verdi’s A Masked Ball.
The Rainbow Project (Rotherham) based at Wath Town Hall provides individual and group support schemes for LGBTQ+
The BRELMS Trust provided a three-year grant to support the social integration of LGBTQ asylum seekers and refugees into the local LGBTQ community and the wider general community through opportunities for peer support, provision of nutritious meals, building social confidence, developing language and core life skills (including signposting for education).
Yorkshire and Humberside Maternity Stream helps asylum seeking and refugee women overcome the barriers they experience when accessing maternity services, understanding their choices and attending for care in a timely manner.
The BRELMS Trust awarded a three-year grant to support the Project Manager whose role includes organising regular meetings for women to share their stories and experiences around accessing maternity care; building sector contacts; delivering awareness raising sessions and speaking at events.
Access the Dales provides free access to the outdoors for everyone by providing all-terrain wheelchairs in different locations in the Yorkshire Dales and in the Forest of Bowland.
The BRELMS Trust provided a three-year grant towards the costs of running Access the Dales services in Yorkshire: providing and maintaining all-terrain wheelchairs, administrative, management and logistical support for hires, organising group trips and raising awareness of the project.
Activate Rawmarsh exists to encourage children and young people to take part in positive activities and provides a variety of opportunities to take part in fun activities where they can make friends and gain new experiences; develop social skills in a safe and inclusive environment that raises their confidence and aspirations.
The BRELMS Trust provided a three-year grant to deliver a programme of activities to support carers, children and their families.
BEACON (Bradford Ecumenical Asylum Concern) supports the needs of people seeking asylum in our community.
The BRELMS Trust provided a three-year grant to support services enabling people facing disadvantage and exclusion to navigate the asylum journey; McKenzie Friends (legal support) and CHAT (English conversation club and community activities).
Caring Together is a local Neighbourhood Network Scheme providing activities, advice and practical support to people over 55 in the Woodhouse, Little London and the city centre areas of Leeds.
The BRELMS Trust provided a three-year grant to subsidise the costs of social activities, exercise classes and home visits.
Dearne Cuture Trust and the Wath Festival encourages local and unknown artists through a three day celebration of music and arts.
The BRELMS Trust provided a one-off grant to support the Wath Festival 2024.
Leeds Powerchair Football Club (LPFC) provides opportunities for disabled people to play powerchair football.
The BRELMS Trust provided a one-off grant to replenish their stock of equipment and spares for maintaining sports powerchairs.
Kingswood United CIO uses sports as the vehicle to engage troubled and at-risk young people to then provide advice and mentoring to improve their mental health, resilience, engagement with peers and aspirations.
The BRELMS Trust provided a three-year grant to offer free out-of-school, multi-sports sessions for children and young people on Bransholme.
Support Arts Gardening Education (SAGE) provides therapeutic arts and horticulture programmes for people whose lives have been affected by mental illness.
The BRELMS Trust provided a one-off grant to develop their social media activity, including designing pages, developing systems for regular posting, and setting-up on-line fundraising accounts.