We are very proud to announce that we have received accreditation as a Living Wage Employer! Receiving this accreditation acknowledges our commitment to the Living Wage. We recognise that paying the Living Wage supports our team with a decent standard of living and driving up standards to tackle in-work poverty.
On Wednesday 3rd December, BLCF hosted our pre-competition workshop in partnership with the University of Bedfordshire: Heritage Horizons and Two Side Studios. This workshop gave students the opportunity to learn more about BLCF and mascot design. As part of this, we had two incredibly interesting presentations from Jaspal Nangla from
Mental Health Collaborative Fund BLCF in partnership Public Health, Central Bedfordshire Council launched a new pilot funding programme to deepen collaborative ways of working for newly developed partnerships to benefit young people aged 16-25 years experiencing Mental Health issues. The funding programme was aimed at supporting the following key groups of young
BLCF have pledge support for the Luton 2040 pledge, which enables public, private, voluntary and community sector organisations to help build a healthier, fairer and more sustainable town, where everyone can thrive and no-one has to live in poverty. Read more here
A meeting of the Bedfordshire and Luton Funders Network took place on 7th April 2022 by Zoom with 11 of the county’s funders represented.The Network had invited Sabah Giliani OBE from the Better Community Business Network (bcbn.org.uk) to present information about the Muslim Minds Collaboration. The Muslim Mind Collaborative (MMC)
SAFE IN THE SHADOWS A VISUAL POEM Concept and Creation by Shemiza Rashid, Sophie Gresswell and Lizzy Fretwell Sound By Gary O’Donnell and Marsh House Studios Commissioned By A visual poem highlighting the issue of women’s safety in light of recent crimes against and murders of women across the UK.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation (BLCF) is committed to working with partners and residents to deliver on the Luton 2040 and its five priorities and specifically: improving wellbeing and tackling inequality by reviewing how we can make our funding and programmes more equitable and accessible to those experiencing inequality and
Great to hear from our CEO, Karen Perkins about the focus behind our anniversary raffle and why your donations will make a real difference to working women in our county.To listen to her explain more and to find out how to buy a raffle ticket please click here #BLCFCelebrate
