Barnwood Trust

Barnwood Trust is not your typical funder. We drive forward change so that disabled people and people with mental health conditions have choice of opportunities, access their rights, and are included where they live. We bring people together for a different conversation and explore big ideas. Through learning and collaboration, sharing research, and looking for better ways to fund, Barnwood makes a difference in #Gloucestershire. Watch this video to find out more.

As we enter the summer holidays, our research tells us that many parent carers are going without breaks, with 49% of parent carers surveyed informing us they are not accessing any breaks at all. Barnwood Trust has awarded one-year funding to 6 local organisations to run #ShortBreaks provision in #Gloucestershire. These projects range from tailoring desired activities, creative group sessions, mobile mix and mash van to after-school clubs. Watch the full video via the link in our bio or via the link in the comments. The Music Works (Gloucestershire) ADHD Hub Gloucestesrshire CIC Creative Sustainability CIC Can't Sit Still Crafts SAND Academies Trust @ParentAndCarerAlliance

*JOIN OUR TEAM* We are looking for a part-time Learning and Events Coordinator to provide coordination and administration support for Barnwood Trust’s internal learning programme, engaging staff and Trustees in individual, team and organisation-wide learning and development activities and events. If you are experienced in coordinating learning and development activities and have excellent organisational and communication skills, we want to hear from you. For more details, click here: https://zurl.co/4ffz 🕛 Deadline: 12.00 noon Wednesday 21st August

ADHD Hub Gloucestesrshire CIC is one of our partners participating in our funded program, Short Breaks. By listening to their experts with lived experience, they are creating activities that disabled children, young people and their families want and need. Watch this film to see the impact it has had. Find out more about this project and other funded organisations by clicking on the link in our bio. #ShortBreaks #Funding #ExpertsByLivedExperience

Colin Smith began his new role as Chair of Trustees for Barnwood Trust on 21st May. We took the opportunity to talk with Colin about this role and what it means to him. Read full blog piece on our website: https://zurl.co/8QTH #Chair #Trustees #Interview #Blog 📷:Colin

This post highlights really clearly the differences between being not-racist and being anti-racist. This is crucial to our work as a Trust because we want all racial, ethnic, religious and cultural groups to be fully included in our engagement practices and in our work. We are currently co-designing a project with Barnwood Circle members about anti-racist engagement, and this is a useful resource that will assist us in our thinking together. Thank you, Race Equality Matters, for this brilliant post😊.

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We have published our Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2023. 2023 saw improvements to our internal structures and processes to make strides in delivering our strategy. A link to the full report can be found on our website: https://lnkd.in/enXGYEZW #AnnualReport #Trust Image: Barnwood Trust offices with a view from the gardens looking through the long grass

In 2022, we developed a one-off funding initiative, the Digital Inclusion Fund. This was aimed at addressing digital exclusion experienced by disabled people and people with mental health conditions. One of the organisations awarded funding was Insight Gloucestershire. The funding allowed them to employ a Sight Loss Advisor. This enabled them to carry on supporting people with sight loss to find the best digital solutions for their eye condition – assisting them to live more independently and to connect with family and friends. This animation shows how the funding has benefited people with sight loss in a range of ways. #Funding #DigitalInclusion Insight glos

Over 2 million people are waiting for NHS mental health services, and since 2017 the number of young people struggling with their mental health has nearly doubled. For Mental Health Awareness Week 2024, Mind is doing some great work raising awareness for their campaign #NoMindLeftBehind. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 📷:Mind poster 'No mind left behind' slogan and text below 'Over 2 million people are waiting for support. No one should struggle alone. Join us to fight for mental health'