Longleigh Foundation

Longleigh Foundation was set up in 2015 by a leading social housing provider in response to reductions in public spending and changes in welfare reform. Individuals and communities served by the social housing sector were experiencing greater vulnerabilities, disadvantages, and increased financial and emotional distress due to the cutbacks to and even the disappearance of local public and community services. We are in the minority of grant-making foundations in that we run grants programmes for both individuals and organisations. With a 5000% increase over the last five years, we have provided over 2m of Individual Grants funding, supporting hundreds of individuals and families each year. Through these grants, we help with daily essentials, such as food and fuel; with those larger items we all need, such as white goods and flooring; and we have helped people access further/higher education, training and employment through grants to pay for course fees or purchase required equipm...