Grants database

Sister System support care-experienced girls and young women, providing internationally recognised qualifications and a community of support to improve their life chances. This grant will allow Sister System to scale their impact through training other UK organisations to replicate key elements of their approach. It will also support them to establish a Youth Advisory Board, which will help steer the direction of the organisation’s strategy and their future campaigning.

LGBT Youth Scotland is an Edinburgh-based national charity providing support to LGBTQ+ young people between the ages of 13 to 25. This grant will support them to sustain, expand, and enhance their work with an intersectional approach and grow impact by providing more opportunities for LGBTQ+ youth to influence decisions, investing in participatory research functions, and widely sharing the needs and experiences of young people.

Hounslow Action for Youth supports children and young people experiencing disadvantage in Hounslow. This grant will support the organisation to deliver its Botanical Heritage and Youth Envision project and inspire other young people and youth service providers to adopt their distinctive heritage-centred asset-based approach. Services will be developed to enhance inclusivity of young people of all backgrounds and abilities, ensuring that everyone is given an opportunity to participate and thrive.

High Trees Community Development Trust offer targeted and local support for those most impacted by structural inequalities, helping people make meaningful changes that allow them to live happier, healthier and more connected lives. This grant will support the development of Lambeth Peer Action Collective (LPAC) – a youth-led peer research and social action movement – through the next stage of its development.

Friends, Families and Travellers works to end racism and discrimination against people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities and protect the right to pursue a nomadic way of life. This grant will support the organisation’s direct support for young people not in education, training, or employment in Sussex and its work to challenge how young people between the ages of 14 and 16 lose their entitlement to secondary education funding if they fall out of education.

Anima Youth works with and for care experienced girls and young women from racialised communities, supporting them to navigate the challenges they face, build resilience, gain equitable opportunities and ensure they are able to transition smoothly into independent life. This grant will provide core funding to allow the CEO to focus on overseeing and implementing their strategic plan, ensuring that Anima Youth can continue to deliver high-quality, and life-changing services to children and young people in need.