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Through a literature review and a workshop with experts and stakeholders, the London Identities project will culminate in the production of a short research paper exploring the concept of London identities, and describing what actions can be taken to forge a stronger sense of shared civic identities.

The Detention Forum is a network of organisations that aims to challenge the UK’s use of immigration and detention which affects undocumented people who migrate and their communities. This grant will allow Detention Forum to deepen collaborations with expert-by-experience groups so that their work shapes the way the organisation operates and its strategy.

This grant will support education charity, Why Comics?, to develop a bespoke comic addressing issues faced by young people without permanent status, in collaboration with Central England Law Centre project Kids in Need of Defense UK. This initiative will explore and test whether comics can help to raise awareness around legal status and legal aid and to build trust with young people and families so that they are better able to access available support.

Media Movers is a pilot programme to test On Road Media’s ​“interaction” method to improve coverage of media relating to young people who migrate. The programme will identify and introduce activists with lived experience directly to journalists. On Road will also design a bespoke media and self-care training course for the network of young activists.

This programme aims to promote intercultural understanding and to strengthen integration by deepening connections between parents from families who have recently migrated and their local communities. Parents will be supported to volunteer in local Children’s Centres and primary schools, gaining crucial skills for employment and community action as the organisations gain additional capacity to support outreach activities, learning and governance processes that represent and reflect the community.

West London Zone (WLZ) helps children and young people grow up safe, happy and healthy. They support local organisations to work well together so that young people experiencing disadvantage get the support they need. This grant will support the development of data systems and their use by partner organisations, allowing WLZ to monitor progress and evaluate impact.

The Professional Association of Lecturers in Youth and Community Work is a member organisation that represents the interests of academics, educators and researchers in the sector. This grant will support the delivery of a series of seminars to profile current responses involving youth and community work and to encourage collaboration between universities and practice agencies across the UK.

Peace First is dedicated to helping young people around the world to become powerful peacemakers. This grant will support the pilot of a nationwide Peace First Challenge engaging UK youth in creating transformative social action projects.

Peace First is dedicated to helping young people around the world to become powerful peacemakers. This grant will support work to scope the Peace First Challenge in the UK, engaging young people in creating transformative social action projects.

Based in Islington, Abianda works with gang-affected young women and the professionals who support them. This grant will fund a Training and Participation Officer to grow the organisation’s income generating training arm. This would allow the Director to focus on scaling delivery and developing strategic partnerships.

This grant will help the Royal Shakespeare Company to expand a national partnership programme with schools and regional theatres across England. Local partnerships will develop communities of research and practice to create programmes that respond to local needs and to make children’s first encounters with Shakespeare vivid and accessible.

Spiltmilk Dance is a professional dance company delivering projects in schools and community settings, and creating and touring performance work nationally. This project will explore a dance and movement-based approach to teaching maths to children aged 4–7 in three Rotherham Primary Schools.