Grants database

Chris Taylor’s vision is to regenerate a community experiencing disadvantage while pushing the boundaries of sustainable living. He wants to fully scope the concept of an eco-village in a neighbourhood of Middlesbrough that will include community renewable energy, tenants helping to design and build their own homes, an urban farm for residents to grow their own food and a learning and development space where young people from around the country can learn skills for social change.

The National Network for the Education of Care Leavers (NNECL) supports work to ensure that care leavers are able to access and thrive in further and higher education settings. Funding will support the network to develop a membership model – sharing best practice, influencing policy and building relationships between agencies to champion continuous improvement.

Institute for Youth Work is a membership organisation for youth workers and those that are interested in youth work methodologies. This grant will support Institute for Youth Work to build a business and marketing plan and enable exploration of research relevant to current youth work.

he Centre for Youth Impact is a community of organisations working together to progress thinking and practice around impact measurement in work with young people. This grant will support the organisation to build stronger and closer relationships with the funding community and to create meaningful opportunities for funders to shape the Centre’s work and areas of focus.

Who Cares? Scotland supports the voice of care experienced people across Scotland through individual advocacy support, group participation activities and campaigning. A new Director of Operations will enhance the capacity of the senior leadership team, allowing the organisation to effectively manage the 1000 Voices campaign and influence the upcoming ​‘Root and Branch’ review of the care system in Scotland.

Working across Northern Ireland, Voice of Young People in Care supports care experienced children and young people. It will pilot a new practice methodology designed to enhance youth voice and leadership. A new youth leadership and voice strategy will be informed by young Care Leaders, which will influence the development of the organisation’s structure, programmes, campaigns and policy function.

The Advocacy Academy is a charity based in London which supports marginalised young people to understand and tackle the social issues that directly affect them. A grant will enable the organisation to employ a Commercial Director to focus on income generation and secure a sustainable strategy for growth. It will also free up the CEO to focus on future organisational strategy and strengthening partnership working.

Gaslight Media Trust is a conflict resolution and social justice charity based in Derry. This grant will support the strategic rollout of the educational programme, JustUs, across Northern Ireland, which will train and support 36 practitioners in three cohorts, significantly enhancing its reach.

Children’s Law Centre (CLC) is a national charity based in Belfast which empowers young people to advocate for their rights and protects these through free legal services, training and policy work. This grant will contribute to the salary of the Director who will focus on diversifying funding and on developing the organisation’s building as an income generating asset and support the development of online services to engage more young people seeking advice and advocacy.

UK Youth provides infrastructure support to an extensive network of regional youth organisations and umbrella groups across England. Over the next three years, UK Youth will radically revamp its Youth Voice function to develop a new peer led model and complementary online platform offering a range of participation and leadership opportunities to 70,000 young people. The learning and content generated from this activity will be used to influence the organisation’s practice, develop campaigns and influence policy at local and national levels.

Leaders Unlocked is a London based social enterprise which enables underrepresented young people to work in partnership with organisations to shape decision making and have a say on the issues that affect their lives. This grant will contribute to the salaries of the Director, Business Development Manager, Lead Project Officer and a PR and Marketing consultancy. It will support the senior team to focus on organisational strategy, impact measurement and new programme development.

Gendered Intelligence is a Community Interest Company supporting young transgender people and their support networks. The grant will contribute to the salaries of the CEO and two facilitators and will enable Gendered Intelligence to strengthen its internal processes and ensure robust quality assurance across its three locations.