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For the second year, United St Saviour’s Charity is devolving our Small Grants funding into Funding Differently — Southwark’s collaborative and participatory grants programme.

Appleby Blue's community centre went full cabaret on Saturday, as residents and volunteers celebrated Pride with a performance of Finding Gary, cupcakes, and Pride flags turned into aprons.

A year after winning the RIBA Stirling Prize, our almshouse in Bermondsey is in the running for an even bigger public accolade — marking 30 years of the UK's top architecture award. Voting closes 30 September.

Applications are open for Chair and Trustee vacancies on our Board, closing 14 October 2026.

We are delighted to share an exciting opportunity to join United St Saviour's Charity as our new Senior Estates Manager.

A million young people NEET is a national figure, but the response has to be local. Southwark's young people deserve a way back in, and we'd rather build it with you than without you. Apply for the next cohort by emailing Ebony at eonwubolu@ustsc.org.uk (by 10th July) or join our Coalition of organisations by getting in touch with Will at wcole@ustsc.org.uk.

Launching our Southwark Changemakers learning report - lessons from a radical new approach to funding communities in Southwark.

United St Saviour's Charity grants nearly £800,000 to ten Southwark community organisations

The first of core grants round under our new Community Investment Strategy backs exceptional community leaders delivering deep, lasting work across the borough. 

United St Saviour's Charity has partnered with the Alan and Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund, Southwark Council, Southwark Refugee Communities Forum, Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers, Panjshir Aid, Southwark Citizens Advice, Southwark Law Centre and Community Southwark to form the Borough of Sanctuary Coalition — a joined up funding and support collaboration for refugees, asylum seekers, people fleeing violence and harm and communities across Southwark.

We’re excited to announce that our 2025-26 Core Grants round is now open!

United St Saviour’s Charity (USTSC) has launched its Community Investment Strategy 2025–2030, setting out an ambitious plan to build a stronger, fairer and more connected Southwark. Rooted in the principles of equity, empowerment and prevention, the strategy ensures community organisations of all sizes can thrive and tackle inequity across the borough. 

United St Saviour’s Charity is seeking a skilled, people-focused Community Centre Manager to lead the shared spaces at Appleby Blue Almshouse — our RIBA Stirling Prize-winning model of later-living in Bermondsey. 

On Friday 10th October 2025, United St Saviour’s Charity had the immense honour of welcoming His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester to to Appleby Blue, a landmark moment in our long history of supporting older people in Southwark.