YOUTH FUTURES GRANT FUND

Grant Recipients 2012-13

Organisation / Contact and location / Project Summary / Community Focus
Brathay Trust / Julie Whiting
Cathedral Halls, Stott Hill, Bradford, BD1 4EG
07739 646149
/ EET Up! Is a social enterprise support project and will support young people to turn their business ideas into reality, developing personal skills and confidence along the way . It will be delivered in two stages. / Young offenders, young people insecurely housed, looked after young people, young people with complex needs, young parents or carers
Joint Activities & Motor Education Service (J.A.M.E.S) / Kevin Metcalfe
Dobson Locks, Apperley Lane, ApperleyBridge, Bradford,
BD10 0PY
01275 613141
07968 750730
/ A support model where former NEET young people provide the support and mentorship of others engaging in delivered learning provision. The skills and learning from peers who have completed the programme will pass on their learning to other NEET young people. This model will be based and run locally; where peer roles are tightly supervised and supported by experienced JAMES staff / Alongside existing JAMES bases in Keighley, Fagley, Buttershaw and Frizinghall.
Bradford Community Broadcasting (BCB) / Mary Dowson & Daniel Carroll
11 Rawson Road, Bradford,
BD1 3SH
01274 771677
and / BCB will engage 6-8 NEET young people from across inner city Bradford wards to become Community Radio reporters, reflecting youth experience in Bradford. Using involvement in community media as the innovative context and catalyst for change, we will offer flexible, intensive personalised training and support to those individuals over the course of the project. The project will have a focus on developing appropriate communication and employability skills , as well as self-confidence, self-awareness, and self-esteem. / Use existing community partners in the statutory and voluntary sectors
Woodside Community Neighbourhood Group / Andy Walsh
Sandale Community Centre, Sandale Walk, Woodside, Bradford, BD6 2RB
/ Using strands of Sports & Health; Environment; and a Work Club, the project will emphasise
peer-to-peer work to support and motivate young people to get involved in their communitiesto make a difference whilst gaining valuable employability skills and experience for themselves / Woodside and Buttershaw adjacent to Sandale Community Centre
Bangladeshi Youth Organisation (BYO) / Mohammed Joynal
52 Cornwall Road, Bradford, BD8 7JN
01274 371938
07828 820059
/ Supporting young people who are NEET in inner city wards by offering mentoring from business and other professionals from the local community. / Manningham Ward including the Bangladeshi community
Bradford Youth Development Partnership (BYDP) / Zahida Hussain
11-12 Eldon Place, Bradford,
BD1 3AZ
01274 201240
/ Flexible, personalised support programme to young people who are NEET using a range of one to one and group sessions involving literacy and numeracy, coping strategies, young person-designed activities. / Toller, City and Heaton wards