We ran our 6th round at the end of 2024. We received 37 eligible applications. The average income of the funded groups is just £1,900 per year. We raised £26,472 – 20 groups received the full amount they asked for (mostly £1,000 but a couple of £500) and the balance was shared between the remaining 10 groups (who received £747.20 each).

A Space to Breathe – working to address the racialised and sexualised trauma that Black and brown women face in day to day life. Creating safe spaces and times to rest and heal throughout the city

Abolitionist Healing Collective – expanding our collective understanding of mental health within Black and People of Colour (BPOC), queer and trans communities in Bristol, guided by a sociopolitical lens that sees that our current system often harms BPOC, disabled, queer and trans people further.

Bangladeshi Bristol Women’s Group – addressing the challenges faced by women and their families in the Bangladeshi community, particularly around isolation, cultural barriers, and social inequalities. 

BLACKGROUND – celebrating Blackness and exploring positive images and ways of helping young people and the community build and promote a positive self-image.

Bristol Apartheid-Free Zone – a campaign group setting up a local boycott of support for Israel, and support for Palestinian rights, taking inspiration from the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement: a boycotting movement that Palestinians have requested.

Bristol Autism Centre – empowers individuals with Autism through tailored support,
advocacy, and community engagement, helping them thrive, achieve their potential, and
fostering inclusion.

Bristol Ballroom – informal ballroom sessions for queer POC.  Running for 5 years and volunteer-run. They want to reach queer POC that live on the outskirts of Bristol who its harder to reach but are people who would most benefit from the space.

Bristol Housing Action Movement – focusing on homelessness and housing/class injustice, working to provide safe spaces to live for anybody from local homeless people to refugees in Bristol.

Bristol Queer Parents – providing a safe space to be a queer parent in Bristol. Organising regular meet ups, practical info sessions, political discussions and film screenings

Bristol Radical Film Festival – festival showcasing contemporary and historical works of overtly political filmmaking, offering an open and safe space for marginalised voices to be heard and to promote politically radical and alternative points of view on relevant social issues.

Circular Climbing Collective – a climbing collective that focuses on mental health peer to peer support. Set up to create inclusive, non-judgmental spaces and aiming to reduce the barriers to both indoor and outdoor climbing spaces. 

Cushion – creating a space for discussion, learning and healing for those who are impacted by having to experience hostile work environments due to their gender and race.

DET Community – predominantly black and female led organisation, creating a platform for community members to be heard, share experiences and get information from health and wellbeing professionals through inclusive events – including community days and film screenings.

Exit Child Events – increasing awareness of neurodivergence, offering support to those awaiting professional input, facilitating friendships and communities among neurodivergent people and educating and encouraging other public spaces and events.

Joyful Inclusive Art – art group run within a day centre for adults with a range of learning and physical disabilities including autism, ADHD, mental health issues, dementia and brain injury.

LGBTQIA+ Little Free Library – addressing the issue of increased transphobia in the school environment by providing a place outside of a school setting where young people can access books, and feel they have a space to belong and feel safe.

Plus Importance Project – making workplaces and support services safe and supportive places for people in the + of LGBT+, (including, but not limited to, asexual, genderfluid, genderqueer, intersex, non-binary, pansexual, polyamorous and queer).

Pollinator Pathways – making use of existing alleyways and pathways to connect up green spaces around Bristol, providing space for nature and the community.

Pride of Ruth & Mount Horeb – two Black led fraternal organisations promoting health and well being within the Elders and young people in the community through social events.

Punch Up FTP – self-defence/martial arts training group self-organised by members, providing an inclusive, safe environment where people can learn valuable self-defence skills, building fitness as well as connections and comradeship with like-minded people.

Queerballers Bristol – building community through sport and giving access to netball to queer women, trans women and non-binary people. 

Reclaim Bristol – building community-led solutions to conflict and harm, grounded in values of mutual aid, social equality, and non-hierarchical cooperation, as alternative to individualism, hierarchy and authoritarian control. 

Roma Group – supporting Roma who present a growing community in Bristol and with complex needs ranging from homeless, to addiction, to lack of income and lack of education, to huge spectrum of health inequalities.  

Sabar Family – a community of Black artists dedicated to promoting African arts and culture, through education, professional practice, development and creative collaborations.

Sea Mills Friendship Cafe – reducing isolation felt by many mothers and other women, and enabling local women of all ages, cultures and backgrounds to get to know each other and support each other, for the benefit of our community and especially the children.

Serving Bristol – running monthly supper clubs and donating all the proceeds to someone who is currently crowdfunding for their gender-affirming care.

The Cause – empowering underrepresented talent through a variety of creative and engaging initiatives. They aim to address the pressing issues of division, inequality, and lack of opportunity in our communities and to foster a sense of unity among diverse groups. 

VORCH – creating an effective supportive group connecting young/ midlife hoarders (who are making steps to recover). They also run events and workshops that educate and provide information.

We Are More – support group in Knowle West aiming to take over the lease for the community allotments, meanwhile getting as much produce into the ground as possible to ensure there is fresh produce to cook with for local families

When Nature Speaks – nurturing intergenerational connections between African heritage elders through regular exchange workshops, creating opportunities for shared storytelling and nature exploration, addressing environmental issues and celebrating cultural heritage.