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#DonateTheRebate to alleviate the cost-of-living crisis in Oxfordshire

Cost of Living Fund, Donors, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderOctober 21, 2022

The Government is giving every household a £400 rebate on their energy bills from October 2022. If you don’t need your rebate, or if you can afford to contribute more, we urge you to #DonateTheRebate to our Cost of Living Fund.

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OCF team reflects on the future at UK Community Foundations Conference

Events, Impact, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderOctober 18, 2022

Staff and trustees from OCF attended the UKCF Conference in Manchester last week, which brought together nearly 400 people from over 40 community foundations across the UK and worldwide. The conference focused on how we can act now to shape a better tomorrow for our communities.

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Tackling health inequalities – summary of our webinar

Events, Groups, News, OCFBy Kate WalkerOctober 3, 2022

At our webinar in September, Public Health Oxfordshire explained their approach to tackling health inequalities.

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Join us to tackle the cost-of-living crisis in Oxfordshire

Cost of Living Fund, Donors, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderSeptember 28, 2022

For some people in Oxfordshire, this winter will bring a stark choice between heating and eating. We are partnering with Oxfordshire County Council to make urgent grants available to charitable organisations already working to tackle the crisis. If you can help, now is the time to step up and give.

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Grants awarded to support older people and reduce loneliness or isolation

Groups, Impact, News, OCFBy Kate WalkerSeptember 26, 2022

OCF is delighted to have awarded grants totalling over £21,000 from the Sir George Earle Benevolent Fund. These grants are enabling local organisations to support older people and reduce loneliness or isolation. 

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Cost-of-living crisis: OCF’s consultation reveals the challenges faced by local communities

Cost of Living Fund, Groups, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderSeptember 19, 2022

We asked our network of charity contacts what the biggest issues are for Oxfordshire communities in the cost-of-living crisis, and what type of activities need funding support. We have used the responses to design a round of funding opening next week.

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Announcing OCF’s new CEO

News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderSeptember 6, 2022

OCF’s trustees are delighted to announce the appointment of our new CEO, Zoe Sprigings, who will be taking up post in late October. Until then, longstanding senior staff member Annette Ahern will be taking up the post of Interim CEO.

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Maggie’s Day 2022 celebrates over ten years at The Story Museum

Donors, Events, News, OCFBy Kate WalkerAugust 11, 2022

Maggie’s Day 2022 was held on Tuesday 12th July and celebrated over ten years of activities at The Story Museum. Maggie’s Day showcases the collaboration between the Maggie Evans Fund and The Story Museum, to engage school children across Oxfordshire with a love of books and stories and into their Extreme Reading Adventures programme. 

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Upcoming webinar: Tackling health inequalities in Oxfordshire

Events, Groups, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderAugust 9, 2022

Join us on Wednesday 21st September from 2 to 3pm to hear how the public and charitable sectors are improving mental and physical health in Oxfordshire.

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Take part in our cost of living grants consultation

Cost of Living Fund, Donors, Events, Groups, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderAugust 3, 2022

We will launch a grants round in the autumn/winter to alleviate the cost of living crisis across the county. We are working with local charities and community organisations to help us direct funding where it is most needed.

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