Grants database

Off the Record provides counselling and mental health support services to young people in Bristol. This mini-grant supports the Project Co-ordinator to continue to develop Zazi, a youth-led change making movement for minoritised young people in Bristol experiencing mental health issues who want to challenge mental health stigma in their communities and deliver training to service providers.

Newport Mind provides support services for adults and young people who experience mental health problems. This mini-grant supports the hiring of a Service Development Worker to work with young people to lead the #ChangeIt campaign delivering training to professionals to improve their awareness and professional practices.

My Life My Say is a youth-led charity that empowers young people to participate in democracy. This mini-grant will support the continued development of the Groundbreaker Fellowship programme, which provides training sessions in mobilisation, public speaking, fundraising, media/​communications and branding to young people who want to lead change.

My Life, My Choice supports young people with learning disabilities and others to influence change. This mini-grant will support the continued 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.

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

Leonard Cheshire is led by disabled people and supports disabled people to live, learn and work as independently as they choose. This mini-grant supports the Future Leaders programme, which gives young disabled leaders the opportunity to develop their advocacy skills, peer-mentoring skills and become citizen reporters tackling the injustices that disabled people experience.

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

Irise works with young people and their communities to end period poverty and shame. This mini-grant supports 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.

Grapevine Coventry and Warwickshire is a community organisation working with a range of disadvantaged communities. This mini-grant supports 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.

FORWARD is an award winning African-led, women’s rights organisation working to combat multiple forms of violence against women and girls. This mini-grant supports the delivery of Speak Out, a young women’s leadership hub for training, movement building and developing strategic partnerships to tackle violence against women and girls.

Comics Youth provides comics-based literacy and wellbeing projects for marginalised young people aged 8–25. This mini-grant supports the establishment and running of a young person-led publishing house that will focus on comics and zines which address the systemic injustices faced by young people experiencing mental health concerns especially those from LGBT+ communities.

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