Grants database

Training young people (aged 16–19) and school staff to work with targeted groups of young people in Years 10 and 11 who show signs of disengaging with academic study and who are at-risk of becoming NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training). Building these students’ employability skills and understanding of the full range of post-16 options through workshops and follow on coaching, improving confidence and communication skills.

A 3 year volunteer befriending service for 98 children and young people aged 8–25 who have learning disabilities and live in the Scottish Borders.

Two years of funding to continue to test a new touring model for performance for children under seven.

To provide support and guidance to young people from trafficked backgrounds enabling them to participate more fully in the community, become active citizens and voice their experiences.

2‑year national partnership project identifying, developing, and spreading innovative practice to increase the number of community radio stations providing high quality skills development programmes (speaking and listening) for 11–19 year olds, and to build a wider awareness of community media opportunities among schools and youth centres.

The CONNECT Programme – new collaborative approaches to creating and delivering community based theatre arts projects in Northern Ireland, involving participants at every stage and level of activity.

Enabling Changing Tunes musicians to work in three local prisons, providing in-prison and post-release support, using music to help ex-prisoners re-integrate into their communities.

A two-year pilot to develop a rigorous, flexible speaking and listening curriculum for use in community radio stations. Trialled with and reviewed by 420 young people in 10 cities in England and Wales, this project builds directly on learning generated by existing youth radio work to develop and disseminate a set of practical resources to significantly increase high quality skills development opportunities in the sector.

Prospects is a two-year project to help ex-offenders, aged 18–25, who are severely disadvantaged in the labour market, to find and remain in employment. Based in Cumbria, the project aims to work with local partners to improve employment and training opportunities, help participants become more confident and responsible and access advice and support to address their basic needs which will allow them to play a fuller part in their communities.

Resilience support to help build financial sustainability

Through the gates support, training and employment focused on painting and decorating for young offenders. In-prison support and mentoring leading to accredited training and community volunteering following release and up to 12 months employment.

Programme of youth led work to support learning disabled young people avoid, address, and improve the work of agencies dealing with abuse, violence and crime against them. Working in 4 regions of England.