Case Studies

Helping domestic abuse victims and families gain control

Sarah Pateman, Community Safety Manager at Survivors/Stevenage Against Domestic Abuse (SADA), writes about how a grant from the Heritage Foundation has helped expand their service during the pandemic.

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Funding support for Letchworth sports clubs as restrictions ease

Sports clubs in Letchworth have been awarded more than £18,000 in funding to help them reopen as restrictions ease and outdoor sports venues welcome back members and visitors for the first time in months.

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Helping to make the local news accessible to all

The Heritage Foundation awarded Stevenage & North Herts Talking News, the only talking news group in the area, team a £610 COVID Catalyst Grant to help expand their work.

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Innovative programme harnesses the restorative power of nature

The Heritage Foundation awarded the Create teams a £4,555 COVID Catalyst Grant to set up and deliver Nature 4 Wellbeing together. The programme helps people rediscover the wealth of green space available in the world’s first garden city.

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Connecting with nature for wellbeing in Letchworth

The Foundation has funded local community organisations Create Seven and Create Community to provide a wellbeing programme with a focus on nature.

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Free dog training classes offered as support during lockdown

A grant from the Heritage Foundation enabled Woof n Wag to provide free, one-to-one support to 15 local dog owners who were struggling during lockdown.

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First Garden Cities Homes: Kingfisher dementia clubs

For many years Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation has awarded a grant to First Garden Cities Homes (FGCH) to support its clubs for local people with low to moderate dementia and/or who are socially isolated.

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Dog friendly social enterprise receives funding boost

A Letchworth social enterprise, Woof n Wag, set up to provide dog training in the local area, has received a £10,000 grant to improve its facilities for the community.

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New project helping children with autism and ADHD launches

Angels Support Group, a local charity supporting families with children and young people with ADHD and Autism, is working in partnership with Nessie (North Herts Emotional Support in Schools) will be launching a program for Letchworth families.

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Best Before Café - a taste for reducing food waste

Our Digital Communications Manager, David Callan, spent a day helping a Heritage Foundation grant recipient, the Best Before Cafe, sort and share donated food that was destined for landfill.