Youth
OYAP Trust
LGBTQ+ young people in Bicester will advocate to make everyday town facilities more accessible and inclusive for them as well as other young people who have hidden disabilities
RECLAIM
In Greater Manchester, young people will identify community spaces that are important to them and co-design an #OurSpace Manifesto with their owners and campaign for others to get involved
Greater Manchester Youth Network
Young people with special educational needs and disabilities will campaign for changes to public transport in order to make other community spaces in Greater Manchester more accessible.
Young Lives Consortium
Working in collaboration with other organisations, young people will improve the design and use of unused retail space and create pop-up spaces across their district of Wakefield
Groundwork UK
A national network of young ambassadors will advocate for young people’s voices to feed into the planning and use of green spaces
Young Citizens
Will work with primary schools in Leeds, Dewsbury and Batley to create a toolkit to help other schools engage pupils in social action and improve their local community spaces
Groundwork South
Young people not in employment, education or training will research local community spaces, consult with local young people and campaign to improve spaces in Cornwall
Comics Youth
LGBTQ+ young people with experience of mental ill health will design and create ‘Public living rooms’ in disused shop fronts and run-down community spaces in Liverpool
Youthscape
Brings together disadvantaged young people to learn how to cook and helps them to organise a community cooking event that builds connections with local people. Supported through our #iwillFund.
Youth Focus: North East
We fund a number of Youth Focus: North East projects including the ‘Fast Friends’ drop-in, ‘Big Days’ events series (#iwill Fund) and ‘Community Hosting’.
Youth Action Northern Ireland
Young people from more disadvantaged backgrounds will develop skills and confidence by co-leading activities, including campaigns and employability workshops. Learning will help local youth organisations get better at tackling loneliness.
YoungMinds
The “Youth Activist” programme trains young people with mental health difficulties to deliver community workshops that boost their own skills and confidence and raise awareness of mental health among peers. Supported through our #iwillFund.
YMCA Bradford
Unemployed young people are working together to co-develop ecotherapy activities, including walks, conservation and other outdoor activity, to reduce loneliness and explore barriers to employment.