LINK TO CHANGE

The grant will provide support to boys and men affected by criminal and sexual exploitation. The intended outcomes are that they are removed from exploitation, have improved aspirations, and increased wellbeing.

The Choice Project

Challenge: Evolve

Link to Change- Core Cost Application for Strategic Development

Link to Change works across Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire supporting children and young people affected by sexual violence, exploitation, abuse, modern day slavery and trafficking. This grant supports Link to Change to respond to increased demand ....more

Link to Change works across Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire supporting children and young people affected by sexual violence, exploitation, abuse, modern day slavery and trafficking. This grant supports Link to Change to respond to increased demand through the provision of more preventative services and targeted support for diverse groups of young people. It also underpins the organisation’s strategic development, enhancing their internal capacity to allow for increased fundraising activities and sharing of learning through existing partner networks.

One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis

‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’

Core Funding

Jubilee Grant Restricted Project Funding

The Choice Project

A project focusing on the exploitation of children and young people both sexual and criminal exploitation across Luton

Workshops and targeted groupwork in Luton West for children and young people (ages 7- 16 years) who have witnessed violence and abuse within the home.

Link to Change works across Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire supporting children and young people affected by sexual violence, exploitation, abuse, modern day slavery and trafficking. This grant supports Link to Change to respond to increased demand ....more

Link to Change works across Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire supporting children and young people affected by sexual violence, exploitation, abuse, modern day slavery and trafficking. This grant supports Link to Change to respond to increased demand through the provision of more preventative services and targeted support for diverse groups of young people. It also underpins the organisation’s strategic development, enhancing their internal capacity to allow for increased fundraising activities and sharing of learning through existing partner networks.

Link to Change- Core Funding Application

The funding will be used to fund a range of programmes designed to tackle child exploitation and trafficking. It will help develop LTC’s existing services for children & young people enabling them to build on their existing success and further ....more

The funding will be used to fund a range of programmes designed to tackle child exploitation and trafficking. It will help develop LTC’s existing services for children & young people enabling them to build on their existing success and further develop the range of services they are able to offer. This includes 1-2-1 intensive weekly therapeutic support targeted groupwork programmes information awareness raising workshops youth participation programmes and volunteering activities for children and young people. The group's work seeks to reduce the threat and harm of exploitation by understanding the root causes within communities and support those who are systematically excluded from society due to sexual violence exploitation and abuse modern day slavery and trafficking.

Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Link to Change

Main Grant unrestricted core costs

The Choice Project

The Choice Project - Reload

Link to Change- Core Funding Application

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Grant to Link to Change to support the organisation through COVID19

One year core funding to support Link to Change to sustain their work to support work addressing Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Complex Social Issue (CSI) during COVID19

Grant to Link to Change

Coping with increased referrals and pressures during covid-19.

Unrestricted core funding for small charities

Helter Skelter Project; support for girls and young women at risk of child exploitation

purchase of a server for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in Cambridgeshire

Link to Change

This project is a program of therapeutic 1-2-1 activities for 180 young men aged 10 - 18 based in the East of England experiencing child sexual and criminal exploitation. The project will help them develop the awareness, skills and confidence.

Link to Change

The impact of our project and our expected outcomes cover all 3 of the listed objectives: 1) Improve health and wellbeing First and foremost this project is about encouraging young women and girls to stay safe and remove themselves from situations ....more

The impact of our project and our expected outcomes cover all 3 of the listed objectives: 1) Improve health and wellbeing First and foremost this project is about encouraging young women and girls to stay safe and remove themselves from situations where they are likely to suffer both physical and mental abuse. Expected outcomes are: Fewer females will be sexually exploited by reducing risky behaviour through improving their level of understanding and support. Improvement in both their mental and physical health from understanding their situation better and by having greater access to support. Improved relationship with their immediate family (if appropriate). 2) Build skills and confidence Once we have worked with our YP for a certain length of time, we will see an increase in confidence and self-esteem. During 2017/18, we evaluated the Helter Skelter project and found that as a result of our work, 60% of service users showed improved school/college attendance and demonstrated an improved interest in their futures. Outcomes we would expect to see are: Improvement in confidence due to making positive decisions about their future by ending contact with perpetrators and inappropriate friends. Improved attendance at school 3) Build social networks for women and girls Many of our YP talk about feeling isolated. Our Group Participation Programme provides a safe environment to meet other girls of different ages and backgrounds to support each other and become stronger together. The group meets monthly and they work on projects to raise awareness of CSE and to help support other YP who are experiencing CSE. Outcomes we would expect are: Improved communicational skills and confidence from working as part of a group Reduction in social isolation by meeting others who have experienced CSE.

The project will tackle Child Sexual Exploitation by supporting victims and looking at preventative and early intervention work. The project will work with victims and those at risk of Child Sexual Exploitation. Therapeutic work is delivered in the ....more

The project will tackle Child Sexual Exploitation by supporting victims and looking at preventative and early intervention work. The project will work with victims and those at risk of Child Sexual Exploitation. Therapeutic work is delivered in the community through outreach, ensuring that no-one is excluded by poverty or disability or lack of transport in rural areas.

Grant to Link to Change

The funding will be used to run supervised arts and crafts workshops for vulnerable young people. The project aims to develop people’s confidence, self-esteem and decision making through learning new skills.

towards three years' continuation funding of the 'Helter Skelter' project, supporting young women at risk of or experiencing child sexual exploitation in and around Cambridgeshire

over two years as continuation core funding for this charity working with sexually exploited or at-risk young people in and around Cambridgeshire

Towards project costs to improve the educational outcomes of children and young people whose education is/has been, disrupted by sexual exploitation.

The charity supports young people at risk of or victims of sexual exploitation, commercial exploitation and prostitution and trafficking and addresses their needs on a one to one basis. The aim is to support young people to exit abusive ....more

The charity supports young people at risk of or victims of sexual exploitation, commercial exploitation and prostitution and trafficking and addresses their needs on a one to one basis. The aim is to support young people to exit abusive relationships.

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towards a project supporting children and young people at risk of Child Sexual Exploitation across the East of England

the salary and on costs of the Administrator, rent, utilities and insurance costs

Towards basic items for young homeless or runaways.