Allan Lane Foundation (The) Funding to Support Disadvantaged Young People (UK – excl Greater London) – Deadline: Rolling
The Allan Lane Foundation is offering grants of between £5,000 and £25,000 to charities and not-for-profit organisations working with young people aged 12-21 who are socially excluded or marginalised
, and who may have experienced significant issues within their lives. The grants can be used to support a range of activities, including core costs, project work, and capital expenditure. The Foundation is particularly interested in supporting organisations that focus their work on:
• Young people within the criminal justice system or those at risk of offending,
• Looked after children or care leavers,
• Those with significant mental health concerns or complex needs,
• Young people who have been traumatized by challenging family backgrounds, neglect, violence, or abuse,
• Those that have fallen through the gaps in care and/or education,
• Those already affected by, or vulnerable to, exploitation,
• Whose experiences could seriously impact their transition into adulthood. To maximise the impact of its grants, the Foundation will only fund smaller organisations. Organisations that work across a local area, such as a village, estate, or town, must have an annual income of less than £100,000 to be eligible.
Organisations that work across the entire UK must have an annual income of less than £250,000 to be eligible. A small number of grants have already been awarded to work with young people, including funding for a crisis drop-in for young people who have been sexually abused in Dundee, a young parents project in Bolton, funding for a youth worker to support teenagers with autism in Northern Ireland, a drama and arts project aimed at young people with a history of offending in Jaywick, Essex. Applications can be submitted at any time.
More information at: http://allenlane.org.uk/young-peoples-programme/