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10 October 2021

Baring Foundation and Arts Council of Wales announce a new programme for arts and mental health in the NHS

This new joint fund - Celf a’r meddwl | Arts and minds - will support the seven NHS health boards of Wales to develop their work with artists and arts organisations to improve the lives of people with mental health problems.
Arts
24 September 2021

Treasury of Arts Activities for Older People Volume 2 published today

Today is the third annual Arts in Care Homes Day and we are launching Volume 2 of the popular Treasury of Arts Activities for Older People.
Arts
15 September 2021

New report reveals dedicated and imaginative creative work happening across the NHS

Read our new report - Creatively Minded and the NHS - for an overview of participatory arts work offered through the NHS across the UK to people with mental health problems.
Arts
1 September 2021

Event! People, power and the law: using legal action to get justice for your community

Join us on 20 October to hear from three small organisations, who wouldn't have considered themselves legal experts, talk about their recent or current journeys into legal action.
Strengthening Civil Society
7 July 2021

Strengthening Civil Society programme: new funding to support legal action to tackle racial injustice in the criminal justice system – now closed

Grants of up to £50,000 over 18 months are available for work which uses legal action to address racial injustice in all aspects of the criminal justice system.
Strengthening Civil Society
25 June 2021

Strengthening Civil Society programme: new funding to support expert legal ‘hub’ organisations – now closed

We are delighted to launch a new funding round to support expert legal organisations which support and collaborate with other civil society organisations to create social change.
Strengthening Civil Society
24 February 2021

New funding for creativity, mental health and people from ethnically diverse backgrounds – now closed

This new fund is designed to support activity to redress the under-representation of participatory artists from ethnically diverse communities in arts and mental health.
Arts
8 December 2020

Justice Together launches strategy and grant rounds

Justice Together, a collaborative fund to transform access to justice for people in the immigration system, launches its first grants rounds today.
Strengthening Civil Society
21 October 2020

Creative ageing is providing a lifeline for older people during the pandemic

Our new report shows the crucial value that arts organisations and artists are offering to older people in care and at home shielding, and to the worrying financial position many now find themselves in.
Arts
12 October 2020

Lord Ashburton

The Baring Foundation is very sad to announce the death on 6th October of Lord Ashburton, formerly John Baring.
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