Paperweight Trust awarded grant from Garfield Weston Foundation

The Paperweight Trust has been awarded a significant grant from the prestigious Garfield Weston Foundation, recognising the charity’s life-changing work in supporting individuals who face overwhelming personal challenges and hardship.

Launched in 2010 as the Jewish community’s advice centre, Paperweight provides practical, hands-on advice, helping clients across finance and debt, family breakdown, mental health, bereavement, benefits, bureaucracy and life administration.

Chief executive Bayla Perrin said: “We are deeply grateful to the Garfield Weston Foundation for believing in our core mission and impact. This vital funding strengthens our capacity to support individuals in crisis and provide transformative help that enables clients to rebuild their dignity, independence and resilience, and support our exciting new projects for 2026, such as our ongoing expansion into the regions”

The Garfield Weston Foundation has awarded grants totalling nearly £1.7 billion since its establishment in 1958.