Grants database

Students Organising for Sustainability UK (SOS-UK) is a student-led education charity focusing on sustainability. This grant supports the development of SOS-UK’s ​‘Teach the Future’ campaign, a youth-led campaign to repurpose the education system around the climate emergency and ecological crisis.

Field Day is a theatre company and publisher based in Dublin and Derry. This grant supports the production of Stay Alive, a sensitive exploration of the issue of survival through the poetic medium of the short film, written by Clare Dwyer Hogg. Clare’s previous work includes the short film Hard Border exploring the untruths of the Brexit debate which has been viewed online by over 2 million people.

Creative Opportunities facilitates and encourages creativity among young Londoners, supporting them to develop skills, make connections and lead change. This grant contributes to the director’s salary over one year, plus coaching; funding a Level 3 Award in Education and Training; and the creation of a bespoke training package, supported by the School of Social Entrepreneurs.

YWCA Scotland (The Young Women’s Movement) is a feminist organisation which creates spaces that enable young women to lead personal, community and institutional change. This grant provides support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by Covid-19.

Youth Initiatives specialises in long term, relationship based, youth empowerment work in areas of high social need in Northern Ireland. This grant provides support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by Covid-19.

Your Own Place is a social enterprise in Norfolk working with young people aged 16–25 at risk of homelessness. This grant supports Your Own Place to continue delivering its services for young people, at a time when maintaining a secure tenancy and planning for the future is more important than ever, at the same time as developing digital training packages.

The Young Vic is a world leading home for theatre artists presenting both classic works and new plays.This grant provides support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by Covid-19.

Young Roots is a charity providing support and activities for young refugees and asylum seekers in the UK and internationally. This grant supports Young Roots to continue supporting those who are vulnerably housed and plan future fundraising for 2021 onwards.

Young People’s Puppet Theatre offers year-long creative puppetry workshops to schools. This grant provides support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by Covid-19.

Young Harrow Foundation (YHF) supports the local voluntary sector to build capacity, increase funding and develop effective partnership working for the benefit of children and young people. This grant provides support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by Covid-19.

Young Camden Foundation works to address the growing uncertainty of long-term investment in the youth sector and the need to build more cross-sector partnerships. This grant provides support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by Covid-19.

YMCA Derbyshire supports young people who are at risk of homelessness, or who have struggled to engage effectively with mainstream education. This grant provides support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by Covid-19.