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# Ipswich charities receive £340,000 from Sizewell C community fund
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/ipswich-charities-receive-340k-from-sizewell-c-community-fund/
- Published: 2025-01-29T08:12:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:23:50.000Z
- Description: Two Ipswich-based charities have secured major funding boosts totalling £339,287 from the latest round of Sizewell C community grants. Home-Start in Suffolk and Headway Suffolk will use the money to expand their support services across East Suffolk.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Grants, Donations & Fundraising, #article, Sizewell C, Home-Start in Suffolk, Headway Suffolk, Suffolk Community Foundation, #Import 2026-03-16 14:45

**The big picture**: The funding is part of a larger £1.1m package awarded to 11 organisations in the second round of the Sizewell C Community Fund, which has now distributed £1.4m to date.

**Why it matters**: The grants will help two local organisations:

- [Home-Start in Suffolk](https://www.ipswich.co.uk/tag/home-start-in-suffolk/) receives £201,881 over two years to support families dealing with mental health, isolation and relationship difficulties.
- [Headway Suffolk](https://www.ipswich.co.uk/tag/headway-suffolk/) gets £137,406 over three years to extend rehabilitation support sessions for people with acquired brain injuries.

![Sizewell C power station construction site screen](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1737292985-sizewell-c-sign-1.jpg)

Two Ipswich-based charities have secured major funding boosts totalling £339,287 from the latest round of Sizewell C community grants (Alamy)

**What they're saying**: "This crucial support will enable us to increase our capacity to deliver family support in Leiston and the surrounding areas," says Tara Spence, CEO of Home-Start in Suffolk.

Helen Fairweather, CEO of Headway Suffolk, adds: "We are delighted to have been awarded this grant. In these difficult times it is refreshing to be able to offer a free service to people who have been affected by a neurological condition."

**Behind the scenes**: The Sizewell C Community Fund, worth £23m in total, is being administered by [Suffolk Community Foundation](https://www.ipswich.co.uk/tag/suffolk-community-foundation/). It awards grants to projects that promote economic, social or environmental wellbeing in communities affected by the power station's construction.

**What's next**: The current funding round closes to applications on Sunday, 20 April, with the next round opening the following day. Eligible charities and not-for-profit organisations can apply for grants covering up to three years of funding.

**The bottom line**: While the fund primarily targets communities closest to [Sizewell C](https://www.ipswich.co.uk/tag/sizewell-c/), these latest awards show how its impact is reaching vital support services across the wider Suffolk area.

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