Sussex Community Foundation made grants worth £513,303 to 127 different charities, community groups and social enterprises across Sussex in July.

The Foundation, whose Patron is the 11th Duke of Richmond and Gordon, raises funds for and makes grants to community groups and charities across East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton & Hove.

Grants are made three times a year on behalf of a range of donors who hold charitable funds at the Foundation. One of the groups to benefit in the summer round is Market Beans, a social enterprise based in Shoreham-on-Sea.

The social enterprise provides barista training and work experience for young adults with autism and/or a learning disability by selling high-quality ethically sourced barista coffee from an eco-coffee bike at community events, food markets and festivals. They received a grant of £1,100, from our Worthing and Adur Fund, which will go towards the pitch fees at Shoreham Farmers Market for one year and also towards the cost of five young adults with autism and/or a learning disability who will be undertaking a Speciality Coffee Association Barista Foundation course. Roger Lightbown and Katherine Wynne of Market Beans CIC are pictured above at Shoreham Market which takes place on the second Saturday of every month. You can also catch Market Beans at the Shoreham Artisan Market on the fourth Saturday of every month.

A  list of grants given in this round is below:

The deadline for applications to our Autumn round is Friday 13^th September.  More information about how to apply on our Grants page.