Local fund
Bring together smaller Bristol-based charities offering practical support, specialist help and places for people to connect.
Sponsorship available
Good, closer to home
Fund focus
City of Bristol. Charity bases and local delivery are the focus; some services also reach beyond the city.
A city is held together by the people who care for it and one another. This fund focuses on smaller charities based in Bristol and doing meaningful work for local people, from specialist advice and therapy to recovery support and the everyday places where connection grows.
Get to know the work
Personal recovery support in Hartcliffe, with help for people affected by drug or alcohol use and the families and children around them.
One-to-one recovery work, peer groups and school-based support for children address different experiences of substance misuse within a family.
Free housing advice and patient advocacy, helping people in Bristol tackle housing problems before they become a crisis.
Advice, ongoing casework and community drop-ins help people navigate housing stress, poor conditions and the threat of homelessness.
A free green space in Lawrence Weston where caring for animals, growing plants and learning together bring neighbours into the life of a community farm.
Gardening, animal care, supported volunteering and activities for young children offer practical ways to spend time outdoors and meet other people.
Companionship and practical steps towards connection, from sharing Christmas Day to helping people find their way back into community life.
Christmas Cheer brings meals or doorstep visits, while the developing Marmalade Connect programme supports personal goals for social connection.
Music therapy that makes room for expression and connection, supporting children, young people and adults in Bristol and across the South West.
Individual and group music therapy, delivered through community hubs, schools and care settings, offers support shaped around each person.
The charities shown are examples. The charities supported by this fund will be confirmed at launch.
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Understand the shared pool
The amount you choose for charities joins this fund’s shared charitable pool.
Contributions come together for Bristol, supporting the fund’s selected charities.
The pool supports the charities’ work within the fund’s purpose. Fund boards bring relevant expertise and experience to reviewing the portfolio and the evidence behind each choice.
How this helps charitiesThe amount designated for charities goes into the charitable pool. A small processing fee is added, with the total shown before you give.
Monthly giving builds an ongoing connection with a focused group of charities. The size of the pool depends on contributions, so it does not promise a fixed income.
The fund record
Read the fund’s money record alongside stories from its charities.
The amount received into the pool each month.
Recipients, amounts and payment dates, with the reason for each allocation.
Any balance held, why it is held and the next distribution date.
A charity’s activity report describes its work. The fund’s payment record shows money distributed. Each has its own source and date.
Stay close to the work
Short, sourced updates bring you closer to the charities and their work.
Housing Matters (Bristol)
Charity-authored project account · 17 September 2025
Housing Matters described Working Upstream outreach in Easton, Lockleaze, Shirehampton, Knowle West and Barton Hill, bringing housing advice into familiar community settings. The aim is to reach people before a problem escalates.
Source: Working Upstream: charity account published by the Plater TrustKnowledge that shapes the fund
Relevant expertise and experience guide the selection of a focused group of smaller charities.
Help shape the fund’s priorities, review the charities’ work and build support for its purpose. Bring your knowledge, judgement and relationships to the fund board.
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