Grants database

Reaching Higher delivers a peripatetic mentoring and leadership programme which challenges young people to be leaders in their own lives. It seeks to bridge the gap for young people between home, school life and the community by embedding and growing partnerships to create a wider community which shares similar values. This grant supports the capacity of the Strategy and Business Development Manager and Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to support Reaching Higher’s growth over the next two years, increasing the number of young people reached and the depth of their impact.

in2scienceUK empowers students experiencing disadvantage to achieve their potential and progress to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, through work placements and careers guidance. This grant follows on from a pilot programme expansion to the West Midlands and supports the development of a permanent Midlands Hub which will respond to high demand and result in a larger number of young people supported into training and employment.

Circles South West is an independent charity whose purpose is to reduce the risk of (re)offending by people who have sexually offended or have displayed harmful sexual behaviour (HSB). This grant supports the organisation to grow the reach of Circles of Support and Accountability, a service for young people with HSB. Circles South West aims to influence others to adopt their strengths-based approach through the coordination of a further 18 Young People’s Circles across the region and develop a trading arm to provide training and consultancy to other organisations.

1625 Independent People (1625IP) provides support for young people who are experiencing homeless, leaving care, or at risk of homelessness. Their offer includes supported accommodation, learning and employment services, and preventative programmes. This grant supports the establishment of a permanent training programme to share 1625IP’s learning around psychologically informed approaches. The programme will include the co-delivery of training and peer support and help provide a sustainable income to support 1625IP’s participation work.

Youth Work Unit (YWU) is the strategic youth work development agency for the Yorkshire and Humber region. It is the focal point for the youth work sector in the region and has a unique role in bringing together the dual functions of support and development. This grant provides core support for YWU, enabling the organisation to engage in collaboration focused on delivering infrastructure functions across the youth sector as part of the Youth Sector Infrastructure Collective.

Youth Focus North East (YFNE) is a leading regional youth charity working directly with young people and providing support to the youth sector across the North East. It has strengths in co-production, engaging young people from challenging backgrounds, leading partnership working and promoting positive views of young people. This grant supports YFNE to develop a new collective of organisations and young people in Gateshead. They will support young people to move from being ​‘service users’, to meaningful partners in effecting systemic local change. Organisations will be encouraged to move out of silos and work collaboratively, resulting in better outcomes for young people.

WorkingRite’s mission is to support young people aged 16–25 years old in Scotland towards sustained employment, apprenticeships or purposeful learning. They aim to break down the barriers that prevent young people from achieving through individual and group sessions and a mentored job placement. This grant supports WorkingRite to extend and develop their volunteer mentorship programme to support graduates as they navigate adulthood in their early twenties and beyond. This development will broaden the scope of the organisation’s mentoring methodology across grassroots and regeneration partners to support long term sustainable futures for young people.

VOYAGE (Voice of Youth and Genuine Empowerment) aims to empower marginalised Black and minoritised young people aged 14–25 years and provide them with the self-awareness and motivation to transform their lives and their communities. This grant supports the expansion of the organisation’s Young Leaders programme to create a sustainable and lasting programme of change with wider impacts beyond their immediate cohort. This includes development of a new accredited Young Leaders initiative and focus on the ​‘Young Leader journey’, which includes Senior Young Leaders, alumni and ambassadors.

UK Youth is a leading national charity, committed to providing access to appropriate, high quality services in every community. They provide infrastructure support to an extensive network of regional youth organisations and umbrella groups across England so that young people are empowered to build bright futures, regardless of their background or circumstances. This grant provides core support for UK Youth, enabling the organisation to engage in collaboration focused on delivering infrastructure functions across the youth sector as part of the Youth Sector Infrastructure Collective.

The Lucy Faithfull Foundation is the only UK-wide charity dedicated solely to preventing child sexual abuse and exploitation. The Foundation works with offenders and those at risk of perpetrating child sexual abuse, including adults, young people, and their families, through a range of programmes and interventions. This grant supports the roll out of a training programme for professionals across the UK based on the Inform Young People model. The programme will reach up to 180 new practitioners, extending reach to young people beyond the organisation’s own direct work, and provide learning to inform future advocacy and policy work.

The Foyer Federation is a youth housing membership organisation that supports a network of Foyers who provide accommodation, learning and work opportunities for and with young people who have experienced homelessness. They create and support positive approaches to working with young people to enable them to make the journey to adulthood. This grant supports the development of a new Home for Advantaged Thinking strategy which will strengthen the capacity, quality and impact of youth supported housing provision. The Foyer Federation will communicate and promote their vision of Advantaged Thinking through a network that connects doers and thinkers.

The Change Foundation works with young people in London, Newcastle and Birmingham with a disability or experiencing mental health issues, or who are involved in serious crime and violence. It offers targeted long-term interventions using sport, personalised mentoring and tailored support, delivered by staff with lived experience. This grant supports the growth of the organisation’s Inclusive Employer Network, engaging at least 18 national employers. It will support them to promote inclusion and diversity in the workplace, and to create employment opportunities for young people facing barriers to work.