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The Youth Endowment Funding is for projects that will prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence.
Projects funded through this programme will need to demonstrate that they are able to reach and support a large enough group of children. Projects will also need to undertake this efficacy evaluation.
The fund is open to a wide range of organisations. These include organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors. The only requirement is that your organisation is a formally registered legal entity.
Focus Areas:
Projects need to be working across their eight focus areas:
- Diversion – how do we best support arrested children to prevent them becoming involved in violence?
- Education – what should happen in schools, colleges and alternative provision to prevent children becoming involved in violence?
- Family support – how do we best support families facing challenges to help them create a safe, loving environment at home?
- Neighbourhood – how do we reduce crime and violence in specific neighbourhoods?
- Policing – how does policing best prevent violence – including through working with other organisations where the police are not the lead?
- Positive activities – how do we use constructive activities, like sport, drama and employment, to prevent children becoming involved in violence?
- Therapies – how do we use therapy to keep children safe from becoming involved in violence?
- Trusted adults – how can a trusted adult outside the family help keep a child safe from becoming involved in violence?
Programme Areas:
Within these focus areas, they are also interested in the following specific programme types which are delivered in schools, colleges or community settings:
- Knife education programmes – programmes that aim to prevent knife crime by educating children about the risks and harms caused by carrying a knife.
- Social skills training -programmes that aim to develop children’s ability to regulate their behaviour and communicate effectively.
- Relationship violence prevention -programmes that aim to prevent violence in intimate relationships.
- Bystander interventions to prevent sexual assault -programmes that help young people to identify and intervene in potential sexual assault
The amount awarded to each project will depend on the type of programme that is being delivered. It will also depend on the kind of evaluation needed to run to find out if it works. However, there isn’t a cap on the amount spent.
The deadline for applications is 8th December 2023.
