Deadline: 30-Sep-2024
Submissions are now open for the Northamptonshire Young People’s Fund.
The fund will look to support projects across Northamptonshire working with young people (aged 11-25) who are at risk of experiencing crime and anti-social behaviour. This can include projects which wish to provide diversionary activities, increase opportunities for learning and building skills and improve mental health and wellbeing.
Priorities
- Projects working with young people who have experienced abuse, drug or alcohol issues within the family, care leavers or looked after children, young people with mental health or behavioural problems, those who have been excluded from school or who are not in education, employment or training (NEET), and those from socio-economically disadvantaged communities.
Funding Information
- Grants awards will be up to £10,000.
Eligible Projects
- Examples of projects which could be funded include:
- Diversionary activities – e.g. supporting young people to access arts, culture and sports
- Therapeutic – e.g. family therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy, trauma informed work
- Careers and aspirations – e.g. employment skills, work experience, career advice, additional educational opportunities
- Youth-led – e.g. peer mentoring, bystander intervention training, campaigning and raising awareness, young ambassador schemes
Location
- Northamptonshire
Eligibility Criteria
- Your group must be a small, locally managed, voluntary, community or self-help group. Please note that as a general exclusion they do not fund social enterprises with persons with significant control (PSC).
- You must be based in Northamptonshire
- You must have a set of written rules or constitution that your group adheres to, which contains a dissolution clause that specifically notes that any remaining assets must stay within the county. They can help advise you on how to do this especially if you are a new group
- You must have safeguarding policies in place if relevant to your work and all groups must have and equalities policy in place
For more information, visit Northamptonshire Community Foundation.