Grants database

Platform is a charity that combines arts, activism, education and research. This grant will fund the organisation to increase the capacity of young marginalised people to initiate their own social change projects and influence the practice of white-dominated youth organisations.

Irise works with young people and their communities to end period poverty and shame. Act for Change funding will catalyse a movement of young people, enabling them to change the conversation around periods locally and nationally with the aim that the UK can become a place where everyone can realise their potential, unlimited by their periods.

VOYPIC delivers advocacy with and on behalf of young people in care. This grant will fund the organisation to support young people with experience of being in care to lead social action projects and to build and lead a membership scheme to engage others in social action.

RECLAIM supports young working-class people living in Greater Manchester to lead change in the systems that limit working class young people’s opportunities. This grant will fund young people to campaign nationally and locally around issues of discrimination, inequality and stigmatisation arising from unfair economic and political systems.

Kent Refugee Action Network works with young people seeking asylum or with refugee status in Kent. This grant will fund the employment of two young people with refugee status as Youth Ambassadors to engage other young people impacted by the asylum system in developing the organisation and services to influence issues affecting their lives.

Grapevine Coventry and Warwickshire is a community organisation working with a range of disadvantaged communities. This grant will fund Coventry Young Activists, a group of young adults who experience social isolation to develop, deliver and lead movement building initiatives that address the root causes of loneliness.

42nd Street supports young people with their emotional wellbeing and mental health. This grant will fund the employment and training of peer-activists who will work with young people experiencing social injustice within mental health and social care systems to devise campaigns to address this.

Peer Power supports young people who have experienced abuse, violence and trauma to understand their life experiences and develop empathy towards themselves and others. This grant will fund training for Peer Leaders to support young people in building self-esteem, creating community and making change to policies and services using co-production methods with statutory professionals.

MAP supports 11–25 year olds across Norfolk to make a successful transition to adulthood, through advice, counselling and youth work. This grant will support MAP’s Young Activist Network to access training, secure local government commitments and co-produce service delivery to combat bullying and discrimination.

My Life, My Choice supports young people with learning disabilities and others to influence change. This grant will fund the development of a youth parliament led by young people with learning disabilities that will campaign around injustices that they experience. Funding will also support a campaigning training programme delivered by young people with learning disabilities for their peers.

Forward is an African women-led, UK-based women’s rights organisation that safeguards women and girls who face multiple disadvantages. This grant will fund the development of Forward’s existing youth social action with salary costs for a dedicated Youth Programme lead and the expansion of a leadership training programme to work with young men as well as young women

Children and Young People’s Empowerment Project supports young people to raise awareness of their needs among organisations and service providers. This grant will fund the creation of a Youth Led Social Action Studio and the employment of a Project Co-ordinator to support young people to access leadership and campaign training.