JACARI

This funding will provide free support to migrant asylum-seeking and refugee children in Bristolwho have English as an additional language. Their work helps children to build their language skills and confidence through fun and informal tutoring ....more

This funding will provide free support to migrant asylum-seeking and refugee children in Bristolwho have English as an additional language. Their work helps children to build their language skills and confidence through fun and informal tutoring delivered by volunteers. This funding will also enable them to expand their peer tutoring programme and support their organisational development.

Jacari tuition and extracurricular activities programme

This grant would contribute to the main part of our work - our tuition programme for young people who use EAL and are struggling at school. We focus on this because regular 1:1 tuition increases children’s confidence along with language and ....more

This grant would contribute to the main part of our work - our tuition programme for young people who use EAL and are struggling at school. We focus on this because regular 1:1 tuition increases children’s confidence along with language and communication skills, helping them feel less isolated and enabling them to participate more fully in school and community life. Each tutee is given tailored, 1:1 tuition by their Jacari tutor for 1 hour a week during term-time. The majority of the grant will go towards the salary of our Senior Coordinator, who will be responsible for recruiting and training volunteer tutors and matching them to young people with EAL. They will then oversee the match and ensure that both the pupil and the volunteer are thriving and that the pupil is developing in their language and confidence. They also are regularly in touch with the lead contact at the child’s school to discuss how the tutor can best support their pupil and any issues they are experiencing. In addition, our Coordinator will monitor and report on the impact of our work and manage relationships with our local partners in Oxford, including other charities and tutoring organisations. They also oversee the finances, fundraising, charity strategy and policies for Jacari. In addition they are currently setting up a Youth Advisory Board made up of young people aged 14-18 who have been tutored by Jacari so that we are involving our service-users in making decisions about Jacari's programmes. The grant will also go towards some general running costs, including rent for space in a shared office where we can store our library of teaching materials so volunteers can drop-in and chat to our Coordinators and borrow resources to use in their tutoring sessions.

Funding helped tutor 48 children with English as an additional language, building their confidence and language skills.

Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs

Jacari’s mission is to improve the confidence and English language skills of young people through our free tuition scheme. We work with those who have English as an additional language and are at risk of not achieving their full potential.

Unrestricted core funding for small charities

Grant to Jacari

Jacari is an established small charity in Oxford and Bristol that aims to improve the English language skills and confidence of children aged 6-16 with English as an additional language (EAL). It supports children from a migrant, asylum-seeking or ....more

Jacari is an established small charity in Oxford and Bristol that aims to improve the English language skills and confidence of children aged 6-16 with English as an additional language (EAL). It supports children from a migrant, asylum-seeking or refugee backgrounds by providing 1-1 tutoring and mentoring in their homes or schools. Jacari is the only charity providing free tutoring to the migrant/refugee sector of the community. It is using funding from The Fore to hire a part-time Assistant Coordinator in Oxford.

Core costs.

Jacari tutoring programme

Towards running costs for delivering a service in Bristol providing weekly 1:1 support for children and young people whose first language is not English.

"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."

The project will fund the salary of a coordinator to support home tutoring English Additional Language sessions for local school children which will be delivered by university students.