How YWU supports the sector
Funding
We are all too aware of the difficulties faced by all providers of youth work in these difficult times with rising costs to provide and increasing demand on services continue. Funding becomes even more vital we aim to provide access to funding opportunities from small one of grants to long-term multiple year funding.
Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations with an income of under £300,000, for projects based in Yorkshire & Humber that address divisions in society and bringing communities together.
Linnean Society is offering grants for community organisations linked with young people to deliver projects and activities that engage young people with local nature and natural spaces and improve their understanding of local biodiversity.
Community groups and other organisations working directly with children and young people aged 16 and under can apply for funding for a variety of activities, such as:
- Running a school festival about nature.
- Painting community murals showcasing biodiversity in the area.
- Building or restoring a community garden.
- Creating a nature walk.
- Hiring a speaker to come and talk about local foraging.
The maximum award amount is £1,000. However, groups are encouraged to apply for significantly lower amounts.
Grants can be used for materials, room hire, publicity, speakers, trainers, freelancers, project-specific staff costs, audio-visual hire, reasonable volunteer expenses, transport, or other costs of activities/events.
Proposed projects should commence in January 2025 and be finished by the end of June 2025.
The deadline for applications is 24 October 2024 (midnight).
Northern Powergrid Foundation provides grants of between £1,000 and £20,000 for projects that address community energy resilience projects in North East England, Yorkshire, and north Lincolnshire.
Projects can include installing solar panels and battery storage at community hubs to improve resilience during planned or unplanned power cuts, or power related emergency events.
A range of organisations can apply including but not limited to parish councils, village halls, community hubs and community centres, community associations, community trusts, community partnerships, etc.
The current funding priorities are:
- Energy Resilience during emergency events – enhancing community facilities, services and communication, and providing support to households in Northern Powergrid’s regions during prolonged periods without power.
- Vulnerability – protecting the welfare of vulnerable people in the communities served by Northern Powergrid particularly during extended power cuts by enhancing their resilience and supporting them to prepare for emergency situations.
- Fuel Poverty – helping to prevent and relieve those in fuel poverty through educational advice and support programmes.
- Levelling the rural divide – supporting communities who are particularly remote or isolated and have experienced power cuts due to poor weather in the past.
- Innovation – using innovative or transformational solutions to improve energy resilience for households in Northern Powergrid’s regions.
- Collaboration – supporting communities or groups who work together to tackle issues to improve energy resilience.
- Charities – supporting existing charitable organisations or groups whose remit is to enhance energy resilience across Northern Powergrid’s regions.
The grants must be used to cover costs that are directly connected to carrying out the charitable activities that the Charity Trustees have agreed to fund.
The deadline for applications is 14 October 2024.
Job Opportunities
Are you looking for your first role in youth work? Or perhaps you are looking to use your established knowledge and skills in a new role. Our jobs listing may just be what you need.
Individual organisations are invited to list their vacancy(ies) on our page for free. However, the YWU take no responsibility for the content of external vacancy listings.
Do you have a vacancy you want to advertise? Contact the team on theunit@youthworkunit.com
Youth Worker Opportunities
Here you will find opportunities for all working with young people from training opportunities to being involved with national projects. Please note that unless clearly stated these opportunities are not provided by the Youth Work Unit and do not take no responsibility for their content.
Do you have an opportunity you want to advertise? Contact the team on theunit@youthworkunit.com
Events & training notices
Here at the YWU we provide several events from our youth workers networks to our annual conference. We provide training in all aspects of youth work and beyond many are delivered specifically for individual organisations, though occasionally we do offer open courses for anyone to enrol.
More information about training the YWU can provide can be found here for more information contact the team on theunit@youthworkunit.com