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Welcome to the second edition of Hidden Dorset. Many of you may remember our first edition in 2015 which illustrated the deprivation existing in Dorset, exhibiting the need for community action and philanthropy.

Our aim is that this edition of The report suggests that some of our Hidden Dorset is more than just a strengths can also be the source of our Contents report on how things are. We want it to weaknesses and vice versa. form the basis of an ongoing For example, the general affluence of Introduction 01 commitment to understanding the the county can exacerbate the needs and challenges in the county, to problems of those who are struggling to A County of Contrasts 02 bring people together to tackle those make ends meet, but it is in some of the needs and create a mechanism for most disadvantaged areas where you Main Findings 04 tracking progress and demonstrating will find some of the strongest positive impact. communities. Disadvantage & Poverty 06 We’ll be using Hidden Dorset to inform From existing data we have created this our strategy and improve our grant published summary drawing out Work, Education & Training 10 making, but we want it to have a wider existing issues that we see as the most purpose. Our aim is that it will help important, marrying them to case Health, Wellbeing & Mental Health 14 groups demonstrate the need for their studies of work going on to alleviate projects, start conversations between the problems associated with those Loneliness & Isolation 18 donors and recipients, unite issues and suggesting further questions communities over a common purpose to instigate discussion and debate. Inspiring Local Giving 22 and bring together representatives This is a starting point to help us decide from the private, public and voluntary where we need to focus our attention, Recent Achievements 24 sectors for the good of the county as a to identify the role we at Dorset whole. We realise that this may take Community Foundation can play in Conclusion 26 time but we want to highlight that we making a difference and to inspire see this report as a catalyst for action. others to take action. I welcome your input to this debate and would be delighted to hear from you at [email protected] about any of the To create Hidden Dorset we issues raised. have brought together the latest This is an exciting time for the available statistical data to produce Foundation. We are delighted with the a comprehensive document, report and the partnerships that have available to view on our website at developed during the project. We hope . you enjoy it and find it useful. But the dorsetcommunityfoundation.org true value of Hidden Dorset isn’t just in This research shows that Dorset the information showcased in these is a county of contrasts – between pages, it’s in what we do with it. rich and poor, rural and urban, Jon Yates tradition and innovation. Chief Executive

Hidden Dorset II 01 Poole is a busy tourist town, boasting a historic maritime A County of Contrasts history and the second largest natural harbour in the world. It is home to the RNLI and Sunseeker International and its beautiful beaches include the world-famous Sandbanks beach; the most expensive coastal area to buy property in the UK. However, the lives of the elite living in has the highest proportion of older people in its Sandbanks contrasts starkly with everyday life population in Dorset. Nearly 1 in 3 people are age for many residents. Poole was identified in a 2017 65 – 90 and as such need additional support to survey to be the least affordable place to rent a address the higher risks of long-term illness, mobility flat in the UK. Particular neighbourhoods are problems and acute loneliness. severely affected by deprivation such as Poole Town, Alderney and Hamworthy West, and there are 17 areas East Dorset in the top 20% most educationally deprived in performs well across deprivation measures compared England. There is also a growing concern around both locally and nationally, with 48 of its 57 areas in the loneliness; around 3,600 older people may often feel West Dorset top 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. lonely in Poole. The Borough has six neighbourhoods is a rural area, home to many attractive market towns Health, crime, fuel poverty, income and employment where a high number of older people aged 65+ and quintessentially English villages. It is steeped in deprivation are all low compared to the local and provide more than 20 hours of care a week. history and culture and boasts the world famous national picture. However, the district also has one of Jurassic coastline. Some might be surprised to know has not only a popular and successful tourism industry the highest gender pay gaps (a difference of £75 in that within this rich heritage many residents are living in Purbeck a poverty trap. Families struggle to access housing and but is home to a thriving financial services and business gross weekly earnings) and next to West Dorset, it has is well known for its natural beauty, including services due to poor public transport and the high cost sector, including a fast-growing cluster of creative and the next highest number of foodbanks in the county, heathland, woodland, dunes & beaches, and the of housing in proportion to average earnings. The digital businesses partly driven by graduates from suggesting there are families living in poverty and internationally renowned Jurassic coastline. Swanage district has the most foodbanks in Dorset. Pockets of . Despite this prosperity, deprivation amongst relative affluence. These families and Wareham are popular with visitors. Deprivation is particular deprivation are found in Bridport, Lyme Regis, social needs in the district are arguably the most acute are likely to live in areas that score less favourably on generally low and there are fewer children living in low Beaminster, Dorchester, Charminster and Sherborne. in Dorset and many working people are struggling to the deprivation indices, namely parts of Wimborne, income families. Behind this idyllic image, 21 of its 29 Families in these areas can find it difficult to afford basic make ends meet; Bournemouth has the highest Corfe Mullen, Ferndown, Trickett’s Cross and Three areas experience education deprivation and there are living costs and to support their children; the cost of proportion of households in fuel poverty in Dorset at Legged Cross. isolated pockets where residents face disadvantage; travel in such a rural area can prevent young people 12.2%, the most areas in the top 20% most income Langton Matravers has high proportions of rural child accessing further education and other opportunities. deprived and the highest proportion of its population poverty, Lytchett Minster and Upton have a higher who are unemployed. House sale prices and market North Dorset is a rural and agricultural area with attractive, proportion of older people affected by Income rents are closer to what you would expect in London chocolate-box towns and villages and strong deprivation and individuals of Gypsy/Irish Traveller Weymouth & Portland and the many seasonal jobs, zero-hour and fixed term associations with novelist and poet Thomas Hardy. descent have a particularly high risk of unemployment has key maritime connections, a well-established contracts may compound the problems of the working It has one of the lowest crime rates and the highest (1 in 2 people). Once again, it is easy to overlook the tourism and service industry, a beach rated amongst poor. It is also the worst area for premature deaths in self-reported happiness levels in Dorset. However, needs of people facing such the best in the UK & Europe and was chosen to host Dorset, and has the most people over 60 years there are hidden problems behind this charming rural disadvantage when they watersport and sailing events at the 2012 Olympics. affected by income deprivation. scene. Evidence shows high levels of older residents are hidden in areas This outward success is in conflict with the living affected by income deprivation and fuel poverty; the considered to be experience of residents suffering from severe and Christchurch pretty cottage in a quaint hamlet may be hiding an older some of the most multiple deprivation. Weymouth & Portland is the third is home to many historic buildings, a picturesque person who is isolated and lonely, particularly in the beautiful in worst of 324 local authorities in England for social harbour, and Bournemouth International Airport. winter when they may not be able to afford to heat the UK. mobility and has the next most areas in the top 20% It has fewer children living in low income families and their home and are frightened to go outside for Income and Employment deprivation in Dorset, one of the lowest proportions of households in fuel as the cobbled streets become after Bournemouth. It also has the highest proportion poverty in Dorset. Residents achieve the highest gross slippery. The district has the lowest of children living in low income families in the county weekly earnings in the county (4.3% higher than the average weekly earnings in at 20%. It is perhaps no wonder that Weymouth has the national average). Despite this generally high standard Dorset, which are 11% lower busiest foodbank in Dorset, feeding over 2,500 people of living, Christchurch has two areas in the top 20% than the national average. each year. most deprived in England (East and West Somerford), Almost all of the areas within where some residents live hand to mouth and the area North Dorset are in England’s faces difficult problems such as anti-social behaviour top 50% most affected by and low aspirations in young people. Christchurch also barriers to housing and services.

02 Hidden Dorset II Hidden Dorset II 03 HEALTH, WELLBEING AND MENTAL HEALTH Main findings Excess winter deaths between 1,781 2012 and 2015. WORK, EDUCATION AND TRAINING 1 in 4 44% 24% 76,000 26,000 People are Of surveyed Of residents are Jobs are paid less People claim estimated to than the living wage Employment Support schoolchildren need 65+, contributing have a mental (£7.83). Allowance due to a more help dealing with to an ageing health issue. health condition or disability. mental health issues. population.

20 areas Are in the top 10% most DISADVANTAGE AND POVERTY educationally deprived in England.

By 2024, businesses will More than require an extra 40% 1 in 3 areas are 32 of these of care leavers are Only 17% of ranked within are in the young people from 29,600 not in education, 18,300 the 50% most top 20%. high skilled jobs disadvantaged training or Children live in low deprived; but there is a households go on to income families. shortage of high employment. higher education. skilled workers.

Weymouth & Portland LONELINESS AND ISOLATION area is the third worst in England for social mobility. 67% 1 in 5 Of disabled Households in shire Dorset There are people feel are vulnerable to social lonely. isolation/loneliness. 22 foodbanks 83,000+ in Dorset; the busiest Unpaid carers; one in Weymouth fed 1 in 20 Adults and 1 in 10 older people 8 out of 10 are Poole is the least report often feeling lonely. lonely or socially 2,643 affordable place in the isolated. people in 2017. UK to rent a flat.

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IN DORSET…

Weymouth & Portland Over a third of households in private area is the third worst sector tenancies in Bournemouth are in England for reliant on housing benefit. social mobility. 485 children and young people are in care (an increase of 27% between 2015/2017). 1 in 8 recorded crimes in Dorset were Looking at classified as domestic abuse-related in the year ending March 2017. multiple deprivation Rates of unemployment are high amongst the Gypsy/Irish Traveller factors, community in Purbeck, at 50%. 19.4% In 2017 there were 415 recorded 1 in 3+ of privately rented homeless people in Dorset including areas are ranked households are in fuel 91 rough sleepers, 50% of whom within the top poverty, compared to were located in Bournemouth. 7.7% in owner occupied 50% properties. & Poverty most deprived in England. 32 of these are in the top 20%. Poole is the least Private affordable place in the UK sector to rent a flat. rents expected Disadvantage Disadvantage to rise by 10% Most of the people 62% aged 60+ affected by (2012-2022). income deprivation live in Bournemouth where there are nine areas in the top 18,300 10% most deprived. Children live in low income families in Dorset. Bournemouth and Weymouth & Portland have the highest proportion of children living in low income families.

06 Hidden Dorset II Hidden Dorset II 07 AREA COMPARISONS CONVERSATION STARTERS How can we solve the root cause of fuel poverty in Dorset, Foodbanks as it is one of the biggest issues facing 22 Voluntary foodbanks operate How can we vulnerable and across Dorset – 6 in West Dorset, 5 improve social mobility older residents? Housing in East Dorset, 3 in Bournemouth, 2 in particularly In West Dorset the average house price in each of North Dorset, Purbeck disadvantaged areas is 12.3 times the average earnings, in and Weymouth & Portland, and 1 such as Weymouth North Dorset it is 11.4 and 10.8 in each in Poole and Christchurch. and Portland? Weymouth & Portland. What is the best way to support local children living in poverty – through How do we 2 educational opportunities, better understand family support or the needs of minority North Dorset mentoring activities? groups who face unique challenges 5 and disadvantage? 11.4 East Dorset 6 West Dorset 1 12.3 Christchurch 2 Bournemouth Poole 1 3 LOCAL SOLUTION 2 Christchurch Open Awards Centre Weymouth & – The Food Pantry is a new project Portland that supplies emergency food parcels to families in crisis. 10.8 Fuel Poverty DCF has supported this project which mostly helps Bournemouth has the highest working families on a low income make ends meet. proportion of households in Jae Harris, the project coordinator explained: fuel poverty at 12.2%, followed ‘The majority of the families that seek help are actually working and on a low income. The project was set up fairly by c at 10.6%. Christchurch recently and we expected to help around 150 families, but HOW IS DCF HELPING? and East Dorset have the we already are helping about 230, as we also now take lowest proportion at 8.6% and referrals from the local food bank. On delivery day people in We have funded numerous charities and community groups 8.5% respectively. need que up for an hour before we open! Most people are which address the impact of homelessness and poverty. unaware of the project and are very shocked of the level of Our Surviving Winter Fund has supported thousands of people in need in Christchurch, an area which is perceived to be fuel poverty over the last seven years by ‘recycling’ unwanted relatively affluent.’ Winter Fuel Allowances.

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By 2024, local businesses are expected to require an extra 29,600 40% high skilled jobs but research shows of care leavers are that we have a shortage of high not in education, skilled workers. Nationally, 9 in 10 76,000 STEM employers have found it training or jobs pay less difficult to hire qualified staff. employment. than the living wage (£7.83). In Weymouth & Portland more than 1 in 10 people earn less than the voluntary living wage. Just over 1 in 3 North Dorset residents earn the of all lone parents lowest weekly pay at £496.80 (11% lower than the national average) in Dorset are not Only whereas Christchurch residents get in employment. the highest weekly pay at £576.60 (4.3% above the national average). 17% 760 16 and 17 year old NEETs (Not in of young Dorset’s working age population Education, Employment or Training) (16–64) forms a smaller proportion of people from are known to local authorities in our the population than the national disadvantaged county, 63% living in shire Dorset. average. About a third of people are households go & Training & already over 50. 20 areas fall within the top 10% most on to university educationally deprived in England. Only 17% of young people education. from financially disadvantaged Only about 3% of disadvantaged households (i.e. pupils receiving young people enter higher education Free School Meals) enter into higher at a ‘selective university’ (one of the education by 19, compared to most prestigious universities in 41% of non-FSM pupils. the UK).

26,000 people claim Employment Support Allowance £3,900 due to a health condition or disability. average annual difference in earnings between men Only 49% of children from financially and women in disadvantaged households had achieved a North Dorset, Work, Education Education Work, ‘good level of development’ by the age of 5 East Dorset, and less than 35% reached expected levels in reading, Poole and writing and maths at key stage 2 (age 7-11). Christchurch.

10 Hidden Dorset II Hidden Dorset II 11 AREA COMPARISONS CONVERSATION STARTERS How does the Employment & voluntary sector continue to support the Education Income growing population of Deprivation older people when the Deprivation percentage of our While the state Areas of highest employment deprivation Poverty and working population is has legal responsibility Areas within Dorset falling in the top 5% in Dorset falling in the top 5% in England deprivation negatively getting smaller? to provide the best most educationally deprived in England are: West (Churchill Gardens & affect educational education possible, what are: Poole – Melbury Ave, Canford Way, attainment and The Crescent area) in Bournemouth and role can communities and Hamworthy West. Bournemouth – employment prospects Melcombe Regis in Weymouth. businesses play in South (Verney & Rochester – can philanthropic supporting young people Road), Boscombe West, . giving help with achieve their potential? this issue? Weymouth & Portland – Fortuneswell North.

North Dorset East Dorset 2.2% LOCAL SOLUTION West Dorset Samee Employability Centre supports people with 4% ambitions for self-employment.

Since Samee was set up four years ago Bournemouth it has helped 294 clients of which 58% Poole are disabled and many have been out of work for more than five years with over 50% claiming Employment and Support Allowance. DCF supported a pilot project providing tailored business Weymouth start-up support for disabled clients. & Portland Samantha Everard of Samee explained: ‘The supported project has only been running for six months and we have already engaged 68 Dorset based disabled HOW IS DCF HELPING? Unemployment entrepreneurs. The financial support from DCF has helped us to successfully support Bournemouth has the highest 13 disabled clients into self-employment We work in partnership with local engineering company unemployment at 4%. and three into employment with our Superior to support students from disadvantaged added advocacy support.’ backgrounds to attend STEM (Science, Technology, East Dorset has the lowest Engineering and Maths) courses at college. unemployment at 2.2%. The Samee team Our DCF Bursary Fund helps disadvantaged young people access or continue vocational courses at college.

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IN DORSET… 1,781 Excess winter deaths (2012- 15) mostly amongst the elderly. An estimated 13,000 people Bournemouth is one of the live with 24% worst local authorities for An ageing dementia, but premature deaths and is one of only 64% have population with the worst in England 24% of residents received a for lung cancer, lung diagnosis. over retirement disease, heart age. disease & strokes.

Local residents suffering with a long-term health 1 in 5 problem or disability. 132,000 Half of surveyed schoolchildren People (1 in 4) want more help dealing with stress estimated to and 44% need support to deal have a mental

44% with mental health issues. health issue.

An estimated 83,000+ 20,000 Unpaid carers, a third of people of all ages live with them are . some degree of learning over 65 disability, with only

3,721 Dorset Clinical on GP Commissioning Group

& Mental Health & Mental registers. predicts a 5.4% increase of patients on the Serious Mental Health (SMI) practice

Health, Wellbeing Wellbeing Health, register by 2022/23.

14 Hidden Dorset II Hidden Dorset II 15 AREA COMPARISONS CONVERSATION Does the Winter STARTERS Fuel Allowance need to be means tested and only offered to people who really Health Deprivation What role do need it? Bournemouth has four areas in the top 10% most health community activities targeting isolation have deprived in England and a further 13 in the top 20%. Over half of in addressing mental people aged 65 and Weymouth & Portland has 11 areas in the top 20% most health conditions such over have a life-limiting health deprived. Poole also has four areas in the top 20% most as depression and Can we as a illness. How can we health deprived and Bridport in West Dorset has one. anxiety? county do more to support carers? There support them and ensure is a lack of respite that they don’t remain provision for unpaid hidden and unsupported carers across in their homes? Dorset.

North Dorset East Dorset

West Dorset LOCAL SOLUTION Burngate Stone Carving Centre 1 Purbeck – the ‘Out of the Blue’ project ‘Out of the Blue’ Bridport supported by DCF has a positive project participants Bournemouth impact on the lives of people 4 Poole with mental health issues. 4 It works by improving self-esteem, mental wellbeing, aspirations & social networks, leading to healthier Weymouth lifestyles and preventing deterioration and statutory intervention. Arts are a powerful way to address & Portland 11 poor mental health and provide a Mental Health practical therapeutic alternative to Five Dorset localities have a higher traditional services. than national prevalence for ‘Beneficiaries are gaining new skills, HOW IS DCF HELPING? depression: Weymouth & Portland, along with a new-found sense of Poole North, East & Central purpose and hope while improving Bournemouth, Purbeck. self-esteem and confidence within a We launched a dedicated mental health fund in 2018 safe environment, meeting new people – The Graham Burrough Fund for Mental Health. and finding new interests and opportunities.’ Kate Cross, Burngate Through the Comic Relief Fund we have supported Stone Carving Centre. numerous health and wellbeing projects such as sports sessions and community cooking initiatives.

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Loneliness is associated with an 67% of disabled people and 85% of increased risk of developing young disabled adults (18-34) feel 1 / 20 coronary heart disease, stroke, high lonely, and on a typical day one in blood pressure, disability, the onset eight (13%) disabled people had adults and of cognitive decline, clinical under half an hour interaction with dementia and depression. someone else. 1 /10 8 out of 10 carers feel lonely or 41% of lesbian, gay and bisexual older people older people live alone compared socially isolated and a quarter report often haven’t had a day off from caring for to 28% of heterosexual older people, 5+ years. making them at higher risk of feeling lonely. loneliness and mental 9 out of 10 carers under 24 years old health issues. felt lonely or socially isolated due to their caring role. 52% of lone parents suffer from loneliness and 61% were worried

Isolation that their child was lonely some or all the time.

IN DORSET… 1 in 5

Loneliness &Loneliness households in shire Dorset are vulnerable to social isolation/ 30% loneliness because of of carers in rurality and an increasing Dorset are over elderly population. 65 years of age.

15% + of the shire Dorset population has no easily accessible public transport connection to an acute hospital and it can take more than 90 minutes to reach one.

18 Hidden Dorset Hidden Dorset II 19 AREA COMPARISONS CONVERSATION STARTERS How do strong communities play a role in helping with social and If prevention is Access rural isolation? of such a high importance, Risk how shall we work to Just under 50% of West Due to the rural Dorset County Council’s address factors such as Dorset have no easily accessible nature of the county ‘social isolation index’ and ‘mental and the infrastructure poor health, lower income, public transport, and in North health index’ indicate 3 areas pressures, what can the retirement, physical Dorset the figure is 30%. environment and public where residents are at higher voluntary sector do to How can we transport that contribute to risk of loneliness – help ease the strain and improve access to support the loneliness and isolation? Blandford, Dorchester local services? voluntary sector and Portland. to celebrate diversity? North Dorset 30% West Dorset 50% LOCAL SOLUTION Dorchester Blandford Poole Men’s Shed – a project where older men meet to socialise and enjoy community activities whilst working Bournemouth on different craft projects.

Poole Many older men struggle with loss of making conversation – it was a very bad social networks when they retire and period. The companionship and interest many of the current services suit has turned my life around – I can talk to Our Ambassador John women better so this initiative is a people other than doctors and nurses, my Young (left) with Portland unique way of engaging them. dark thoughts are a thing of the past.’ members of Poole Ian Price, Poole Men’s Sheds explained: Men’s Shed Lone parents ‘The grant from DCF will enable us Just under 50% of the lone parents in Dorset to expand our services and offer places live in Bournemouth and Poole. for new members. We provide a unique opportunity for retired and older men to meet, socialise and enjoy community activities which reduce isolation and create social bonds which HOW IS DCF HELPING? improve wellbeing.’

The Toby’s of Shaftesbury Fund aims to address social isolation One of the beneficiaries shared his amongst young people. story: ‘After my wife passed away I lost my friends as they had moved or died or For many years we have supported local groups providing services for were just not available. I found that I was older people as one of the priority areas of the Neighbourhood Fund. getting up of a morning and watching TV We are working with Wessex Water to launch a specific fund to until late at night. I had lost the art of support community cohesion projects.

20 Hidden Dorset II Hidden Dorset II 21 We have identified many issues in this report. We believe in the power of local people addressing these via structured, impactful philanthropy and local giving. Here are ways we can help you Companies Charitable Trusts and achieve the change you want to see: For your Corporate Foundations Social Responsibility: We manage a number of funds that have been set up as a result of local trusts transferring their assets to Individuals and Families Create a fund that reflects your company’s ethos the Foundation so that the excellent work they have Create a charitable fund to target a cause or area that is close to Plan strategic charitable giving in line with business undertaken for many years is continued in perpetuity. your heart objectives and engage employees There are many reasons why a trust may Have as much or as little involvement as desired while we take care Develop public recognition or maintain anonymity consider transferring their assets to the Foundation of governance and these include: Enhance your reputation with employees and See the effect of your giving via our impact reports stakeholders The charitable objectives of the trust make it difficult to identify beneficiaries See the results in person on our specially arranged visits or retain DCF worked with Kitson & Trotman solicitors to anonymity if you wish utilise residual client balances they held to establish a The assets of the trust are too small to have Create a legacy in your estate to continue new fund to support West Dorset causes. significant impact

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22 Hidden Dorset II Hidden Dorset II 23 We are very proud to share that over the last 18 years we have raised an amazing £10 million and built an endowment of £2.5m to generate funds into the future through one off donations, regular donations,

legacies and charitable trust transfers. Left: The Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset, In 2018, we launch The Tampon Tax Mr Angus Campbell meeting British Paratriathlon Champion Hannah Community Fund, Wessex Water Community Moore alongside Jonathan Greenwood Fund and re-open for applications the and Ellie Maguire from DCF iWill fund and The Mars Goodness KNOWS Programme – contracted Funds we manage on behalf of the Government and local companies. Here are some of our other recent achievements… Lord-Lieutenant’s Fund for Young

Recent Recent Bursaries to Young and Talented People Launched in 2017, this Fund aims to level the playing field for talented young sports people who may be unable to progress due to This year we are celebrating a total disadvantage. Over 45 grants have been made so far with some of 120 bursaries that have enabled beneficiaries already achieving great things at regional, national and local young people in difficult international competitions. Swimmer Jacob Peters has reached finals personal circumstances fulfil their at both the World Junior Championships and Commonwealth Games educational potential. The generous (2018) and Para athlete Hannah Moore won the European Jacob Peters, World Junior Championships and Commonwealth legacy of the retired teacher Marjorie Championships in 2018 (two years after having her foot amputated). Games swimmer and Jasmine McCrea, Gordon enabled us to set up The DCF GB swimmer were also supported Bursary Fund which will exist in perpetuity Above: Jacob Bond, through the fund a blacksmithing and Surviving Winter Appeal supporting our future workforce. welding student supported through the bursary fund We have been running the Appeal since 2011 and during the winter of 2017/2018 we Neighbourhood Fund raised a record £75,000 helping over 220 This year, our Neighbourhood Fund gave out its 50th grant! local vulnerable people. Over half of them Since it first launched in 2016 the fund has awarded grants to had existing health conditions such as cancer 29 groups supporting older people, 12 projects supporting people or lung problems and over 67% of them lived with mental health difficulties and 9 general disadvantage projects. in hard to heat or park homes. Surviving Winter In 2017, the fund was boosted by a £100,000 donation from a Mrs and Mrs W benefitted from the Appeal: Fund beneficiaries closing down charitable trust, which enabled us to support

achievements ‘Both my wife and I are disabled, and we have a very high gas even more worthy projects. and electric bill. Because of our disability we can’t move around a lot, so we need to keep the house warm.’ Mental Health Fund The Surviving Winter Appeal has supported hundreds of As this report highlights, mental health is one of the local older people across Dorset since it first launched biggest issues affecting local communities and one in four seven years ago. local people are estimated to have some kind of mental health issue. In 2018, we completed transfer of The Graham Burrough Fund for Mental Health which enabled us to set up a new mental health fund.

The first grant from The Graham Burrough Fund for Mental Health supported the Borough Harmony Centre in Bridport

24 Hidden Dorset II Hidden Dorset II 25 This report has brought all the available data together to build a picture of need in our county.

We have produced it for three very We have a national trend that seems to important reasons: be placing more reliance on the 1. To share the report altruistically with those who Charitable/Voluntary Sector to meet have a stake in Dorset social need, alongside the reduction of 2. To inform our grant making strategy statutory funding. This has created within the sector a situation where 3. To use as a Call to Action: smaller charities are struggling to survive To Encourage Collaborative Action and where very large national charities To Encourage Philanthropy are fundraising on an industrial scale. To Encourage Conversation Are these national charities best placed to meet the To put it more succinctly we want this report to needs of society as a whole? If not, then how do we ‘Shine a Light on Local Needs and Inspire Local Giving’. meet the structural issues we have affecting youth opportunity, social mobility, health and well-being, an We want to do this because we have a county ageing population, loneliness and isolation and shocking of contrasts. levels of fuel poverty. How can we collectively act now This report highlights the diversity to level the playing field for our residents? present in our county across a range of The overriding conversation we want to base on this Conclusion measurements; the evidence is that for report concerns the extent to which philanthropy and charitable giving needs to feature in a structural Dorset residents there can be very response. The available information presented here different experiences for people living in exhibits how complicated the picture is. We know that the same towns and villages. there are a great number of organisations, large and small, public and private, working tirelessly at a Behind the statistics presented here there will be grassroots level to help people experiencing thousands of individuals with personal experiences disadvantage in its many forms. We at Dorset that tell this story in human terms. The overall picture Community Foundation believe in the need to grow local in the next decade is a population growing both in size philanthropy as an integral part of creating solutions to and age in a county where the number of children living address the contrasts we see through the work of these in low income families will also increase. This suggests dedicated people and organisations. Put simply: that we have structural issues in our society that require structural responses. We believe in a strong voluntary sector helping those most in need We believe in the power of philanthropy to achieve Old Harry’s Rocks. © Dan Wilding social good in support of that strong voluntary sector Dorset Community Foundation is a catalyst for action by working collaboratively with all sections of society.

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Through our work we see many of the well run local We at Dorset Community Foundation will continue to charitable and voluntary organisations receive the work tirelessly to help more people. If you would like to funding they need and deserve. We also see, just as join us in that endeavour, please get in touch. Whatever crucially, local people actively and joyously thoughts you have as result of reading this report I contributing what they can to help address the local would be delighted if you would share them with me. issues that they care about. This is philanthropy in the modern sense of a community of people from all walks of life giving according to their means towards the greater good. Jon Yates, Chief Executive I hope that something in this report has ignited an Dorset Community Foundation interest in you as to my mind there has never been a [email protected] greater need to generate local, collective action to 01202 670815 address local social issues. The Spire, High Street, Poole, BH15 1DF

Representatives from groups funded at the September 2017 round of the Neighbourhood Fund. We would like to thank all the hard-working local charities and community groups which help tackle issues raised DCF is one of 46 Community Foundations across the UK and in this report. collectively we have distributed over £77 million in grants to date. We also manage a total endowment of £580 million, which will provide a source of income for charitable giving for generations to come.

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