In 2011, we launched our Surviving Winter campaign to support older and vulnerable people throughout the winter months. Working with our partners, it has turned into a vital lifeline for thousands of local people. Find out more below 👇 🔗 https://t.co/AQeQ5vjmkZ #50for50

📺 It was great to see Liv McLennan from our friends at @SoundsBetterCIC on BBC Points West yesterday, talking about their brilliant singing for lung health programme! Watch it again via BBC iPlayer, until 7pm tonight, by clicking the link below 👇 🔗 https://t.co/gBT6QTGbaw

Find out more about our Surviving Winter campaign, and how you can help, by clicking below 👇 🔗

❄️Over 29,000 households in Wiltshire and Swindon are living in fuel poverty, worried about how to keep warm and safe this winter. It doesn't have to be like this. 💙 Our annual Surviving Winter campaign, which supports older and vulnerable people throughout the winter months.

Last November, our Inspiring Confident Allyship event welcomed 120 attendees from across the county to to discuss how we can be better allies and work together to create positive change. #WhiteRibbonDay

Earlier this year, on International Women’s Day, we teamed up with Wansbroughs to host an event in Lacock, bringing together leaders and community members to celebrate the achievements of women, and openly addressing the challenges that still exist in workplaces and communities.

Through our Women and Girls Fund, and as members of the EVAWG group for Wiltshire, we are committed to speaking up to create a safer and fairer Wiltshire and Swindon for women and girls. #WhiteRibbonDay

Today is White Ribbon Day, and this year’s theme is #WeSpeakUp, aimed at encouraging more men to use their voices and speak up to create a world where everyone is safe, equal and respected. #WhiteRibbonDay @WhiteRibbon_UK

💚 In year one of our Care Leavers Programme, we supported 80 local young people moving from care into adulthood. We’re pleased to be able to expand this work and help more care leavers build secure, confident futures. Read more about today's news 👇 🔗

📗@UKCF_tweets has also today published Connecting Care, showing the programme’s impact so far 👇 🔗

🌟 We are excited to share that we are able to expand our work through the Care Leavers Programme thanks to additional £1.7m national investment from the Henry Smith Foundation! Through match funding, this will bring almost £100,000 of support to Wiltshire and Swindon! #NCLM

💚 Long-term relationships are at the heart of what community foundations do. For 20 years we’ve walked alongside Wiltshire Centre for Independent Living. From a £9,950 start-up grant in 2005 to take their first steps, we’ve continued to work together ever since. #50for50

🌟 It’s National Care Leavers' Month, celebrating the achievements of care experienced individuals across the country! Through our Care Leavers Programme, we’re proud to work with partners who share our commitment to supporting local care experienced young people. #NCLM

🥳 A huge congratulations to Wiltshire Scrapstore and Boscombe Down Aviation Collection on being awarded the prestigious 2025 Kings Award for Voluntary Service! We are proud to have supported Wiltshire Scapstore, and this award is testament to the impact they have in our county

❓ Did you know there is currently over 16,000 accredited @LivingWageUK Employers in the UK, including 1,227 in the South West? As we round of #LivingWageWeek, we teamed up with WAY UK and SMASH Youth Project, to share why becoming accredited Living Wage Employers matters to us

🌟Celebrating 50 years of grant-making! In 1975 we supported 2 organisations, with grants of up to £500. We awarded £1 million in grants in a single year for the first time in 2015-16. Last year, we awarded over £2.5 million, bringing our total to over £26.8 million! #50for50

🌟It's #LivingWageWeek! We are proud to be officially accredited as a Living Wage Employer by the @LivingWageUK 🙌 Read more about the real Living Wage, and why we have committed to it, below: 🔗 https://t.co/iSP7MCAZui

This week’s #50for50 celebrates our incredible Trustees 🙌 Throughout our history, they have dedicated their time and expertise to help us connect people who care with causes that matter, changing lives across Wiltshire and Swindon every day. #50for50

🌟 As we round off #TrusteesWeek, we’re proud to recognise and celebrate our own dedicated board members, who give their time, expertise and passion to help us connect people who care with causes that matter! Read more about our Trustees below 👇 🔗 https://t.co/uJEserPmy7

The event included a message from His Majesty The King, read out by Andrew Tuggey CBE, Chair of UKCF. 💚 Here’s to the next 50 years of inspiring philanthropy and connecting people who care with causes that matter.