The Fore

Who they support

All UK-registered charities, community interest companies (CIC), charitable incorporated organisations (CIO) and community benefit societies (CBS) with an annual income of less than £500,000 are eligible to apply.

  • The average annual spending of grantees has been £177,134
  • The average age of charities supported has been 9 years.

Grant criteria

The Fore runs three twelve-week funding rounds each year in line with the academic calendar - Spring, Summer and Autumn. To apply for funding, organisations must first register some basic contact details at the start of each funding round. The number of registrations accepted for each round is capped to ensure they are able to give every application the attention it deserves. Registration is run on a first-come, first-served basis. Once the cap is reached, the round is closed. You can register online at https://www.thefore.org/applying-for-funding/

Grant details

Unrestricted grants of up to £30,000 over up to 3 years

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Analysis of Grants Made
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In this period 440 donations have been made totalling £6,382,341 to 398 organisations

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Growth in Spending
(per annum over last 3 years)
Main Overlaps with other Grant Makers ?
By ValueBy Number
The National Lottery Community Fund 49% 50%
Garfield Weston Foundation 24% 23%
Co-operative Group 20% 21%
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport 19% 21%
Woodward Charitable Trust 14% 11%
The Clothworkers' Foundation 12% 11%
The Henry Smith Charity 11% 12%
City Bridge Trust 11% 13%
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales 11% 14%
BBC Children in Need 10% 11%
Sole supporter: 32% by number, 34% by value.
Grants made
When Amount Annual
Spending
Grantee To be used for
01/12/2023 £30,000 £14,474 ABORTION TALK Launched in 2021 by medical and research professionals, Abortion Talk is destigmatising abortion one conversation at a time across the UK. Their free-phone Talkline service, staffed by trained volunteers, gives people a safe space to talk about their abortion experiences and decisions. The charity also supports and trains healthcare professionals and community groups through workshops. Services are helping to eradicate the damage caused by abortion stigma.
01/12/2023 £30,000 £123,756 BEHIND EVERY KICK Behind Every Kick uses the power of sport to unlock opportunities for young people in London. The life-changing programme has been developed with world renowned performance experts who have helped elite athletes triumph. The programme helps young people understand how the skills they learn through playing sports can be harnessed to create opportunities in their wider lives, including employment. Graduates of Behind Every Kick access work experience via the charity’s partners, as well as career coaching.
01/12/2023 £20,000 £8,697 BETTER GIVING PARTNERSHIP (OPERATING GIVTO.ORG PLATFORM) Better Giving Partnership is on a mission to make it easier to support good causes and increase the number of people donating to smaller charities. They have developed Givto, an online charity giving platform. Each month, they introduce people to several charities, and donors simply choose the one that gets their donation. Run entirely by volunteers, in less than two years Better Giving Partnership has signed up over 200 charities and over 70 donors and businesses.
01/12/2023 £30,000 £162,003 DIVERSE VOICES EDUTAINMENT CIO Through the power of performing arts, Diverse Voices have been transforming the quality of young people’s lives in London since 2010. Diverse Voices helps young people from predominantly ethnic minority backgrounds explore issues relevant to them including healthy relationships, online safety and ideals of beauty. Last year they worked with 1,780 young people, equipping them with vital skills and knowledge to navigate their lives. For example, 81% of participants in one programme left with an increased understanding of, and preparedness to act on, harmful sexual behaviour.
01/12/2023 £30,000 EQUINE THERAPY CENTER CIC Set in 31 acres of stunning Welsh countryside, Equine Therapy Center helps people recover from severe trauma through work with horses. Founded by Nikki Amor, a psychotherapist, they provide life-changing therapy to over 100 people a year (predominantly children) with complex needs and histories of abuse. Their innovative therapy addresses the root cause of emotional pain and equips people with lifelong tools to live happier lives.
01/12/2023 £30,000 £201,793 HOME-START HILLINGDON Home-Start Hillingdon supports families as they navigate challenges of parenthood including isolation, post-natal depression, relationship problems, or the emotional and practical demands of young children. A team of 40 trained parent volunteers work with 120 families a year. They visit families for 2-3 hours a week to offer bespoke support, befriending and practical advice. 93% of families felt better able to cope after receiving help.
01/12/2023 £30,000 £309,953 LONDON BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION London Basketball Association improves the lives of young people living in some of the most deprived parts of London through basketball. Founded in 2012 by inspiring local community leader Tony Lazare, LBA supports 4,000 young people aged 11 to 24 each year across five London boroughs (so far). Using basketball as its primary engagement tool, it offers opportunities to become accredited as a basketball coach or official, building employability and life skills. In the last year, 92% of trainees accessed employment within three months and for 86% of these, this was their first paid work.
01/12/2023 £30,000 £78,572 OMNIMUSIC Operating across Greater Manchester, OmniMusic uses pioneering digital technology to help people with disabilities enjoy the creative benefits of music making. OmniMusic teaches people with profound multiple learning disabilities to play instruments with as little as the twitch of a muscle, or the flicker of an eye. They are a UK leader in using Assistive Music Technology and have a strong track-record of working with over 120 children and adults.
01/12/2023 £30,000 £190,490 SAMEE SAMEE equips people with disabilities and additional needs with essential skills to become successfully self-employed. Set up in 2016 in Dorset by founders with personal experience of disabilities, to date SAMEE have supported over 1,400 people. Their award-winning Steps into Self-Employment course sees 75% of graduates move on to self-employment. Impact evaluation shows that for every £1 SAMEE spends, £115.92 of social value is created.
01/12/2023 £30,000 £214,349 SUCCESS CLUB CIO Founded in 2014 in Enfield and now working across 14 schools, Success Club’s goal is for no child to be left behind. Their mindfulness-based programmes build confidence, resilience, leadership and communication skills for vulnerable young people in the most deprived parts of London. This sets them up to thrive inside and outside of the classroom. With mental health and school engagement issues at unprecedented levels amongst young people, Success Club’s model is proven to deliver results and they are poised to meet demand.
01/12/2023 £30,000 YOUNGWILDERS CIC Youngwilders CIC is the only youth-dedicated organisation in the UK restoring environments to create better places for plants, animals and people. The UK’s ecological health is in the bottom 10% on earth. 80% of young people want to address this, but only 1 in 5 feel listened to. Youngwilders puts young people centre stage to complete nature recovery projects across the UK. In just 15 months they have developed a network of 350 young people and a waiting list of landowners and developers willing to pay for their environmental expertise.
01/12/2023 £30,000 YOURSTANCE CIC Founded by A&E nurses and doctors in 2019 in response to the number of young people arriving in London hospitals with stab wounds, YourStance teaches those at risk of serious youth violence how to respond to an emergency. YourStance have taught over 2,200 young people aged 11-25 in workshops across London. CPR and blood loss control training mean young people can save lives as zero responders before a first responder arrives. 14 London boroughs, Pentonville Prison and Arsenal Football Club are already involved with 10 more football clubs, NHS Trusts in Sheffield and Leeds, and Cambridge University waiting to partner.
01/08/2023 £30,000 HAPPY SMILES TRAINING CIC Happy Smiles Training CIC is an award-winning social enterprise led by disabled people. The charity has so far provided training for over 12,500 people to help businesses, schools, and community groups become more inclusive. All training is conducted by volunteers with lived experience of disability. 90% go on to long-term employment or volunteering afterwards, and 95% of training participants learn something new that positively changes how they view disabilities.
01/08/2023 £30,000 MANDEM MEETUP COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY Mandem Meetup is a mental health charity that helps men who have experienced trauma. Founded in 2019 by Jamie Dennis after he learnt the life-changing benefits talking could bring, Mandem has had over 1,000 attendees in the past year and provides near-daily activities. 87% of men report improved mood after attending their talking circles where trained volunteers are on hand for psychological support. Mandem Meetup also does homeless outreach.
01/08/2023 £30,000 ALL EARS MHA C.I.C All Ears Mental Health Awareness CIC (Community Interest Company) is based in Wigan, which has the highest suicide rate in Greater Manchester. Founded by Amy Madden after the loss of her childhood best friend, it delivers vital mental health education sessions in schools. It also provides therapies, counselling, and a suicide crisis service. 20,000 young people have accessed their resources, and they have worked with 4,000 young people directly. 90% have a better idea of what to do if they are experiencing mental health difficulties.
01/08/2023 £30,000 £212,556 RAISING FUTURES KENYA Raising Futures Kenya runs an award-winning vocational programme as a partnership between the UK-based charity and its Kenyan subsidiary. The results are proven, with 90% of graduates living above the poverty line through either gaining employment or setting up their own small businesses. The charity also offers counselling, wellbeing, and practical support.
01/08/2023 £30,000 £181,827 COMMUNITY TECHAID As lockdown turned digital access into an everyday necessity, people without were left especially isolated. Community TechAid creates access and digital inclusion by repairing old, donated devices and providing them to those who need them most. Operating in Southwark and Lambeth, CTA trains volunteers, many of whom are long-term unemployed or former beneficiaries, to repair mobiles and laptops. CTA enables volunteers to grow their confidence, digital skills, and networks. It has so far saved 4,000 devices from landfill and given away 2,100 to those in need.
01/08/2023 £27,500 £193,625 STITCHES IN TIME Stitches In Time provides advice, training and Living Wage employment opportunities for women from migrant backgrounds. In Tower Hamlets, a borough with severe poverty and a strong community, Stitches provides a welcoming space to learn English and sewing skills. Some women stay on to teach others after completing sewing courses. Its social enterprise arm, Fabric Works, creates highquality production runs for high-street clothing brands and fashion labels.
01/08/2023 £30,000 SOUTHWARK BLACK PARENTS FORUM Southwark Black Parents Forum empowers African and Caribbean parents, guardians, and carers in the area. Set up by the community, the charity helps those involved to have a say in how services are provided - from public bodies to schools and health services. From inclusive career opportunities, exercise classes and advice on the cost-of-living crisis, the charity provides regular events and a support network. Despite only just launching in 2022, SBPF has already supported 1,300 families and partnered with 42 organisations.
01/08/2023 £30,000 £50,233 SUPPORT AND GROW NORTH EAST LTD Support and Grow North East opened its doors in response to growing poverty in the area. The charity is 50 trained and supported volunteers. Powered by local women, they are helping each other find pathways out of hardship and offer a breadth of holistic support. From providing donated food and meals, to nappies and hygiene products, the charity also offers workshops sessions, advocacy, and housing help to over 5,000 people.
01/08/2023 £30,000 £82,548 ESCAPELINE Escapeline keeps children safe from illegal exploitation and grooming in rural communities most at risk across the South West. Founder and CEO Lisa is a former social worker and child exploitation expert. She leads the charity along with her small team, including volunteers who are often experts by experience. So far, they have delivered an educational programme to over 20,000 young people in schools, 300 parents, and 500 professionals.
01/08/2023 £30,000 £75,374 KINGFISHER PRE-SCHOOL (KINGSAND) Over 5,000 preschools are said to have closed in the last year. Kingfisher Preschool provides early years education for local children aged two to five and is the only Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ preschool in the area. In a rural community with a dwindling population due to the local housing crisis, it provides a vital service. However, the government funding for 15 – 30 hours of free childcare does not meet the cost of delivery for some of the children, and the gap is growing.
01/08/2023 £30,000 BATTLING ON COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY Based on an idyllic 124-acre farm, Battling On supports struggling veterans transitioning into civilian life. The charity offers those who have served in the military training as local community workers. It allows them to regain a sense of purpose whilst also benefitting other community groups. Battling On’s community garden combines traditional horticultural techniques with state-of-the-art technology in soilless hydroponic beds.
01/04/2023 £30,000 £208,897 BUILD UP FOUNDATION Build Up helps young people make a lasting impact on the physical spaces they live in. Supported by architects, designers and construction leaders, the charity gets young people involved in designing and transforming structures in the heart of their communities. They have an impressive track record, having built over 40 permanent projects across 12 London boroughs.
01/04/2023 £30,000 CRIPTIC ARTS Launched just three years ago, CRIPtic Arts CIC has already garnered a reputation as one of the UK’s most influential disabled community organisations. CRIPtic eliminates disablist barriers for creatives and for audiences. They do this by offering exciting development opportunities to deaf and disabled artists, showcasing their work and campaigning against disablism in the arts industry.
01/04/2023 £30,000 £19,698 DRESS FOR SUCCESS SCOTLAND LIMITED Not being able to afford basic interview clothing is a major barrier to employment for women from marginalised groups. Volunteer-run Dress for Success Scotland gets women the workwear and professional support they need, so that they can gain economic independence.
01/04/2023 £30,000 £223,630 GRACE ENTERPRISES NOTTINGHAM LIMITED Grace Enterprises is a network of sustainable and socially responsible businesses. They’re working to reduce long-term unemployment and poverty in Nottingham and beyond. Grace Enterprises’ innovative model ensures their employees earn the real living wage and receive bespoke pastoral support at every step. The organisation is having a substantial impact as a “destination” for some employees and a “stepping-stone” for others. 65% of employees move into other work or have returned to full time education.
01/04/2023 £30,000 £100,562 GROW CARDIFF Grow Cardiff is a tenacious, award winning, grassroots charity. They’re making a lasting difference to the health and wellbeing of local people through community gardening. The charity empowers those marginalised through poverty or lack of opportunity by creating buzzing, nature-filled hubs in urban spaces. Grow Cardiff has ten successful social-prescribing partnerships with GPs already in place, and demand from the NHS to expand across Wales. Schools are also looking for more of their programmes including Edible Playgrounds.
01/04/2023 £30,000 £227,512 LMK (LET ME KNOW) Healthy relationships are fundamental to our health and happiness, but the signs of unhealthy ones can be hard to spot. Let Me Know empowers young people to stop domestic and relationship abuse before it starts. Working across 17 London boroughs, this growing charity is at the vanguard with its preventative approach. Let Me Know’s peer-to-peer workshops facilitate safe and honest conversations. They equip young people with the confidence they need to identify and challenge partner abuse.
01/04/2023 £30,000 MS INDEPENDENT CAREERS Ms Independent Careers develops the ambitions, skills, and confidence of young girls. Practical programmes designed by inspiring Founder and CEO Zoe Garshong, equip girls with tools and networks to forge their own career paths. Alongside this, Ms Independent Careers supports companies to better understand the needs of marginalised communities, making a diverse, emerging talent pool more accessible.
01/04/2023 £30,000 SISTERHOOD SCHOOL Sisterhood School empowers young women through design, creative education and employment programmes. They offer girls the opportunity to develop innovative solutions to social issues and shape a world in which they can thrive. The organisation is ready to scale, with award-winning founders, graphic designers Rebecca and Rachita, at the helm. They are using The Fore’s funding to deliver a new "train-the-trainer" programme. They'll be upskilling cohorts of Sisterhood School facilitators across the UK. Sisterhood School is answering rapidly growing demand for design-led education.
01/04/2023 £30,000 SPLIT BANANA Relationship, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) is often seen by young people as non-inclusive and irrelevant. Split Banana offers a bold new approach. Their workshops, community consultations and teacher trainings put young people first. They’re helping them to build better relationships with their minds, their bodies and each other. Split Banana is primed to launch a new way of working with schools. With The Fore’s funding, they will have the resources to deliver holistic support packages with targeted support. This will maximise efficiency and, importantly, increase impact on the ground for young people.
01/04/2023 £30,000 £232,071 YOUTH LEADS Youth Leads is an entirely youth-led, proudly BAME charity. They are transforming youth representation and leadership for working class young people in Greater Manchester. Youth Leads work with disadvantaged and underserved young people. They immerse them in peer-led media, social action and decision-making projects. Youth Leads is achieving impressive results and young people are queuing to join. A pipeline of NHS Trusts in the North West want help setting up Youth Health Advisory Boards. And a programme to recruit young people for school and college governing bodies, charity trustee boards and the magistracy is ready to go.
01/12/2022 £30,000 £21,200 MISSION REMISSION Mission Remission supports people to not only survive cancer, but to thrive afterwards with support and advocacy. Delays to cancer diagnosis are widely publicised and often seem insurmountable. Mission Remission plan to change that, so people get treatment quicker, live longer, and face fewer long-term consequences. They are entirely volunteer-led and have an impressive reach with over 31,000 people contributing on their online peer support platform. Their work is growing fast, and The Fore’s funding will give them the capacity to scale sustainably.
01/12/2022 £30,000 CONVERSATIONS OVER BORDERS Started during COVID-19, Conversations Over Borders brings together displaced people and the wider community, to reduce social isolation and build confidence in spoken English. Asylum seekers and refugees face disproportionate social exclusion. Conversations Over Borders provide skills, stable relationships and a community of people welcoming newcomers to the UK. ​The charity has already facilitated over 8,300 English conversation classes and demand is soaring. The Fore’s grant to increase capacity for financial management to facilitate growth, strengthen their team and ensure our projects are properly resourced.
01/12/2022 £30,000 FOWLER'S SYNDROME UK Fowler’s Syndrome is a unique charity that works to raise awareness, promote education, and encourage research into the debilitating bladder condition, Fowler’s Syndrome. Whilst Fowler’s syndrome is estimated to affect 20,000 women in the UK, there is low awareness of the condition in the medical field outside of specialist hospitals. The charity’s work is crucial to creating a community of patients, clinicians, and researchers to improve women’s health. The charity is using The Fore’s grant to fund a salaried CEO in order to transform the organisation into a sustainable charity, able to deliver at scale and reach its potential.
01/12/2022 £30,000 £207,035 STREETLIGHT UK Streetlight UK provide specialist support for women across London, Surrey and Sussex. The frontline service works with women involved in all forms of sexual violence and exploitation, including those trafficked into sex work. The charity provide pathways for women to exit sex work. These are aimed at tackling root causes including poverty, violence and isolation. They also offer support with mental health and addiction. In the last year, they engaged with 7,236 women and gave one-to-one specialist support to 537. The Fore’s grant will drive the charity's work forward and enable them expand into new regions.
01/12/2022 £30,000 £238,114 ESSEX RESPITE AND CARE ASSOCIATION Established in 1995, Essex Respite and Care Association (ERCA) support people with a mental health diagnosis, and their carers. The charity support clients to become involved in their communities, with practical and personalised one-to-one support. Support workers provide therapeutic activities, alleviate social isolation, and help clients to develop independent living skills. As demand increases, The Fore’s grant will fund additional staff capacity. Senior leadership can then focus on financial growth and expanding their reach, to amplify the charity’s impact further throughout Essex.
01/12/2022 £30,000 £204,927 THE RECRUITMENT JUNCTION The Recruitment Junction is the only social recruitment business in the Northeast to focus on placing ex-offenders into paid work. Their award-winning programme enables candidates to rediscover a sense of purpose through work. They can become role models who drive positive generational impact across their families. To date, RJ have worked with 380 ex-offender candidates and have seen an 85% job retention rate. Recruitment Junction will use our investment to accelerate their vision of combatting regional unemployment by supporting a network of resourceful, resilient workers.
01/12/2022 £30,000 £26,150 SHINE A LIGHT CHILDHOOD CANCER SUPPORT Founded in 2016, by a childhood cancer survivor Shine a Light Childhood Cancer Support provides a supportive community for young patients and their loved ones. Operating across Coventry and Warwickshire, Shine a Light provides services support to the whole family unit, allowing members to feel less isolated in their experience of childhood cancer. Demand is doubling year on year and the organisation is at a pivotal stage of development. The Fore’s grant will fund a paid CEO position to ensure the charity has the capacity to expand its vital services.
01/12/2022 £29,800 £75,163 TRAUMA TREATMENT INTERNATIONAL Founded in 2017, Trauma Treatment International supports people affected by torture, trafficking and slavery, persecution and war across the world. TTI’s work includes providing psychological treatment to former hostages and victims of torture as well as training organisations supporting people affected by trauma. In 2022 alone, TTI have supported 170 people and 20 organisations, indirectly benefiting 2,000 victims of torture. Our investment will allow TTI to grow the reach of their interventions and improve the TTI’s effectiveness as a learning organisation.
01/12/2022 £30,000 £117,923 CONCRETE JUNGLE FOUNDATION Concrete Jungle work globally to empower young people through skateboarding. They teach resilience, cooperative learning and life skills, and provide a source of fun and freedom. With sites in Peru, Morrocco, Angola, and Jamaica, the foundation builds skateparks as youth centres. These structures also become intentional community hubs and safe spaces. Young people can find free tutors to help them with their homework or apprenticeship opportunities onsite. The Fore’s grant will boost Jungle’s staff team and financial systems, allowing them more time to deliver the charity's ambitious vision.
01/12/2022 £30,000 CAREFREE Carefree use their digital platform to turn vacant and unsold hotel rooms into much-needed holiday accommodation for unpaid carers. In the UK, 8.8M unpaid carers provide £132bn worth of social care yet they receive little to no respite. 46% won’t have had a break for 5 years. Carefree has booked 1,750 breaks and supported 6,000 carers in the last year. The Fore is supporting Carefree to scale and develop the charity. With their intervention, 98% of carers reported improved wellbeing. Our investment will help them towards their goal of ensuring that every full-time unpaid carer has access to a short break.
01/12/2022 £30,000 £250,574 GOODS FOR GOOD Goods for Good works with over 80 major manufacturers and retailers. Together they save overstocked and flawed goods from being landfilled or incinerated. Over the past eight years, they’ve delivered £36.6m of goods to three million people in 27 countries. They’ve delivered hand cream to nurses, medicines and blankets to refugee communities, and essential hygiene products to foodbanks. To manage increasing offers of support, Goods for Good are using The Fore’s grant to grow its corporate membership scheme. Strengthening this network will increase the goods they can deliver and income generated.
01/12/2022 £30,000 £359,956 LYRA Based in the East Edinburgh suburbs of Craigmillar and Niddrie, Lyra makes artworks and creative projects for, by and with, children and young people. Lyra work with children experiencing poverty and multiple disadvantage, across music, theatre and dance. Their collaborative approach raises self-esteem and sparks creativity. Children learn lifelong skills and gain an insight into otherwise insular creative industries. Responding to local demand, Lyra are using The Fore’s grant to design programmes for young people aged 13 and above. This will enable them to plug a significant gap in provision.
01/12/2022 £30,000 MANCHESTER REFUGEE SUPPORT NETWORK MRSN is an award-winning charity that work to empower people from refugee, asylum seeker, and migrant backgrounds. Greater Manchester is home to more than 60,000 refugees and 9,000 asylum seekers, including 2,000 currently living in hotels. For over 27 years, MRSN has championed these communities and helped them to build safe, happy and productive lives. The Fore are funding the opening of their new café, staffed by volunteers and trainees from the charity’s network. This will enable MRSN’s to connect more people, and create a safe, physical space for different communities to come together.
01/12/2022 £30,000 JUST PSYCHOLOGY CIC Just Psychology work tirelessly to improve mental health services for Black and minority ethnic communities in Greater Manchester. Their multidisciplinary approach offers interventions that are evidence-based, effective and culturally competent. The social enterprise is now a trusted partner of local authorities and social services. Their innovative work generates an estimated £3.6m in social value. The complexity of, and demand for Just Psychology’s work is ever increasing. The Fore will support the team in managing their time and resources, and to grow sustainably.
01/12/2022 £28,000 £47,940 STABLE LIVES Stable Lives supports adults and young people experiencing serious mental health challenges, through nature and equine therapy. Set in an area of outstanding natural beauty, the stables are a calm safe haven. The horses at Stable Lives have been rehabilitated themselves, after experiencing trauma and abuse. Enjoying each other's company, their courses and respite days help build confidence and self-worth for the horses, and for the children and adults who visit. Demand for Stable Lives’ services are exceptionally high. The Fore’s grant will help to grow their work into a national service.
01/08/2022 £30,000 £195,342 REFUGE4PETS Refuge4Pets is a pioneering, young organisation that aims to enable freedom from domestic abuse for victim-survivors in Devon and Cornwall by providing a specialist fostering service for their animals and resettlement outreach services to aid mental and physical recovery. The organisation is fast becoming a national voice in this area andprovides training to animal welfare agencies and organisations across the UK. R4P?s services are in high demand and it is now using The Fore?s funding to increase operational capacity and efficiency. This will enable leadership to focus on developing the charity?s financial resilience and managing organisational rebranding initiatives.
01/08/2022 £30,000 £160,496 OYA (ORGANISATION OF YOUNG AFRICANS) Based in London, Organisation of Young Africans (OYA) has provided holistic support to young people and their families of African and African-Caribbean heritage since 2000. They offer a range of services from academic training in core subjects to traineeships for over 16s as well as support with motivation and confidence. 200 young people aged between 9 and 19 spend up to 200 hours each per annum benefitting from these activities. OYA is using The Fore?s grant to employ a Programme Manager who will implement more efficient, less labour intensive and sustainable systems so the charity can meet the ever-increasing demand for its services.
01/08/2022 £21,800 £204,915 FAMILY COMPASS Family Compass delivers creative and family-focused therapies, high-quality mentoring and therapeutic group sessions to children and their families in Barnstaple, North Devon. The organisation partners closely with local authorities and communities to support families and fill crucial gaps in mental health services. The Fore?s grant will fund the renovation of new, larger premises which will drive the organisation?s expansion. This opportunity will also put the charity on a path to financial sustainability by creating bespoke therapy space which can be rented by local therapists to increase service capacity in the area.
01/08/2022 £30,000 £87,949 SKILZ ACADEMY Based in Arbroath, Angus, Skilz Academy works to improve the lives of those experiencing poverty, mental health issues and social isolation. The charity delivers creative projects, community sport, walking groups for the elderly, digital skills programmes and runs a community café. Its series of user-involved working groups ensures services reflect the needs of the community. The Fore?s funding will catalyse the opening of a new AstroTurf pitch which will meet significant local need for an outdoor space and improve the organisation?s financial sustainability by providing an additional income stream.
01/08/2022 £30,000 £7,177 ERSILIA OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE Ersilia Open Source Initiative aims to create a world with more equitable access to healthcare by equipping universities and clinics in low-income countries with artificial intelligence (AI) tools for infectious and neglected disease research. Focusing on Southern Africa, the organisation?s accessible AI and capacity building initiatives strengthen local universities and institutions? ability to tackle the health needs of their own people. The charity is using The Fore?s grant to fund a salaried CEO in order to transform the organisation from a ?start-up? to a sustainable charity able to deliver at scale and reach its potential.
01/08/2022 £20,400 £35,768 GLASGOW ARTISTS' MOVING IMAGE STUDIOS SCIO Located in Scotland?s most ethnically diverse neighborhood, GAMIS partner with residents and artists to promote accessible cinema in Govanhill, Glasgow. GAMIS?s work explores the role of cinema in local communities for swapping stories, the representation of marginalised communities and learning about new cultures. The Fore?s grant will fund the opening of a microcinema to be used as an arts hub providing space and technical film skills to facilitate community-led screenings and creative projects. This major step change will enable the organisation to establish a more permanent and approachable presence in the local area.
01/08/2022 £30,000 CURIOUS SCHOOL OF THE WILD CIC Through its free, creative outdoor experiences and events for all ages, Curious School of The Wild aims to overcome the barriers for marginalised groups and those on low incomes in Bodmin to engage in outdoor learning and recreation. In the last 12 months, the organisation has run 38 community sessions including walking groups, youth groups and skills workshops. As demand from the community and referring practitioners increases, the social enterprise is using The Fore?s grant to fund additional staff capacity so it can expand its vital services and free senior leadership to focus on developing sustainability plans and impact assessment.
01/08/2022 £30,000 INSPIRING WOMEN NETWORK CIC Inspiring Women?s Network is grassroots, multi-cultural community group in Truro that connects and empowers women to achieve their full potential by creating an inclusive space for all communities to belong. The organisation?s 200 regular members are offered a programme of wellbeing and creative workshops, peer support, coaching and advocacy with a focus on ensuring opportunities are culturally sensitive and diverse. The organisation is using The Fore?s grant for the opening of a new hub which will be a critical step towards its strategic development. The space will enable the charity to offer its full programme of events on a more regular basis and help them expand reach with increased visibility and accessibility in a central location.
01/08/2022 £30,000 THE ASSOCIATION OF ACCESSIBLE EMPLOYERS CIC The Association of Accessible Employers supports employers to understand the issues that individuals who live with disability face in the working world. Its interactive, immersive training is shaped and delivered by people with lived experience of disabilities and learning differences and supports businesses to find high impact, low-cost accessibility solutions. To meet the growing demand for experiential training delivered by disabled trainers, the organisation is using The Fore?s funding to hire a Business Development Officer to hone its offering, bring in new clients and generate a sustainable revenue model.
01/04/2022 £15,000 £128,675 AMMA BIRTH COMPANIONS Amma Birth Companions (ABC) is a Glasgow-based charity that builds positive parent-infant relationships by ensuring parents can confidently care for themselves and their babies. ABC is using The Fore grant to recruit a Peer Support and Education Coordinator.
01/04/2022 £15,000 £111,219  CRADLE CRADLE supports individuals, couples, families and surrogates whose pregnancy ends or is ended before 24 weeks. CRADLE is using The Fore grant to part fund two freelance professionals (FTE 0.6) in fundraising /marketing, on a part-time basis. These individuals have already been identified, one being from the current team of CRADLE Ambassadors.
01/04/2022 £10,000 £152,387 IN2CHANGE SOUTH YORKSHIRE LTD In2Change South Yorkshire (ICSY) is a Sheffield-based charity aiming to prevent young people and ex-offenders from becoming or remaining involved in criminal activities. In2Change is using The Fore grant to suplement the salary of a full-time Assistant Centre Manager role (0.3FTE) who will manage the Centre’s day-to-day operations and increase the Centre Manager's capacity to market ICSY’s work, increase referrals and focus on organisational strategy.
01/04/2022 £15,000 MN WELL CHILD SUPPORT CIC MN Well Child Support (MWCS) is a CIC that provides support to families and children experiencing early stages of poor mental health who fall below the threshold for intervention from statutory services. Their target group is predominantly children who exhibit mental distress through anti-social behaviour, criminal activity, and poor emotional regulation. MWCS is using The Fore funding to fund an administrative assistant who would take over responsibility for scheduling appointments, tracking invoices, and other operational tasks, as well as provide administrative support for the directors as they develop partnerships with external organisations.
01/04/2022 £14,850 £33,225  BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER FOUNDATION Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation (BDDF) is the only specialist national organisation in the UK focused solely on providing support and information for people affected by the debilitating condition of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). BDDF is usinf The Fore grant to fund the recruitment and training of an Operations Assistant (0.4FTE, £17/hr) for 12 months who will take over core operational tasks from the Head of Operations.
01/04/2022 £15,000 BREAKTHROUGH Breakthrough are the UK’s first apprenticeship provider to recruit directly from prisons and support apprentices through the transition from prison to employment. They aim to embed a new, diverse pool of talent in the UK’s workforce and change attitudes towards prison leavers amongst the business community. Breakthrough is using The Fore funding to cover the first 9 months’ salary costs for a full-time Programme Lead. That individual would take over the project management and coordination of the pilot, and lead on the delivery of two additional cohorts from HMP Wandsworth.
01/04/2022 £12,800 £237,065 CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY ARTS Cambridge Community Arts (CCA), based in Cambridge, work with adults who have mental and/or physical health conditions. Most are on benefits or have very low incomes due to being unable to work. The organisation runs arts courses in a wide range of subjects including music, visual arts, photography, dance, and poetry. CCA is using The Fore funding to pay a consultant time based on three quotes from companies recommended by Salesforce to design a database, transfer existing information, launch new database and to secure licences beyond the 10 free provided by Salesforce.
01/04/2022 £15,000 £78,229 MINDSPACE STAMFORD Mindspace Stamford (MS) is a mental health and well-being charity based in Stamford that supports people living in the town and surrounding villages to maintain positive mental health and well-being. MS is using The Fore funding to employ a part-time Coordinator working three full-time days per week.
01/04/2022 £15,000 A FAIRER CHANCE A Fairer Chance (AFC) is an employment brokerage service which works to reduce crime and its impact on communities by providing ex-offenders and those at risk of offending with intensive, innovative support to place them into sustainable employment. They work with employers to change perceptions of ex-offenders, addressing a main barrier to gaining meaningful employment post-conviction. AFC is using The Fore funding to employ a Business Development Officer at 0.4 FTE to support the senior team with building new corporate partnerships and to improve profitability by creating an effective pricing framework.
01/04/2022 £15,000 £17,585  HOPE COUNSELLING DUNDEE Hope Counselling Dundee (HCD) provides pay-what-you-can counselling and psychotherapy to the Dundee area community. HCD is using The Fore funding to employ a part-time (0.4 FTE) Programme Manager to take over operational tasks, particularly in finance, grants management, fundraising, and volunteer recruitment and management.
01/04/2022 £15,000 TALKFIRST TalkFIRST (TF) aims to support vulnerable and disadvantaged families in Wigan who experience family conflict through free person-centred family mediation, conflict resolution support and guidance. TF is using The Fore funding to cover the training and accreditation processes of TF’s trainee Mediator to become a second Family Mediator.
01/04/2022 £14,500  SAFE SOULMATES Safe Soulmates (SS) is a young social enterprise in Cambridgeshire that aims to end loneliness for adults with additional needs including learning disabilities, autism, anxiety, and other health conditions that make finding friendships/relationships difficult. It offers a paid membership-based service providing in-person and Zoom social events, chaperoning for friendship/date matches, 1-1 support for members and parents and guidance on building safe and healthy relationships. SS is using The Fore funding to supplement the costs of a part time Volunteer Coordinator, working 12 hours a week for 12 months, the role’s other expenses, and to cover travel expenses of new volunteers.
01/04/2022 £15,000 £124,970 THE RED HEN PROJECT The Red Hen Project (RHP) has supported families through 1:1 early intervention for 23 years. RHP provide a key link between families and schools to help them engage with education, and improve emotional wellbeing. RHP is usifn The Fore funding to cover the salary of a Grants and Fundraising Officer.
01/04/2022 £15,000 £103,810 WAM YOUTH WAM Youth is based in Winchcombe, North Gloucestershire and delivers youth services to help young people (aged 7-17) to be confident, reduce destructive behaviours, and build resilience. They work with c.160 young people, providing 1:1 mentoring, youth groups, and outdoor education in their woodland. WAM Youth is using The Fore funding to cover the external support needed to re-open the Youth Centre, such as engage legal advice, conduct a property and accessibility survey and receive consultancy support for business planning.
11/11/2021 £15,000 £27,090 POTENTIAL KIDS Potential Kids (PK) is a Hertfordshire-based charity that aims to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people with Special Education Needs and Disabilities. PK is using funding from The Fore to employ two part-time coordinators
11/11/2021 £12,768 MANCHESTER URBAN DIGGERS Manchester Urban Diggers (MUD) is an urban, community market social enterprise that provides innovative solutions to problems with local food system. MUD is using funding from The Fore to create and implement a marketing plan
11/11/2021 £15,000 £4,658 STANDING TALL CIO Standing Tall is a social enterprise and charity matching individuals experiencing homelessness into stable jobs in local businesses in Birmingham. Standing Tall is using funding from The Fore to employ a full coordinator in Bristol
11/11/2021 £15,000 £433,825 ALICE (RELIEF OF POVERTY & ADVANCEMENT OF COMMUNITY) Alice is a local charity which suports children and families, in times of crisis, within the communities of Stoke-On-Trent and Newcastle-Under-Lyme. Alice is using funding from The Fore to employ a digital marketeer
11/11/2021 £15,000 £135,962 FEEDING FAMILIES Feeding Families fills gaps in food provision, giving emergency support to those not able to access food banks, and working in partnership with local charities and organizations who do not have food banks. Feeding Familites is using funding from The Fore to purchase a van to scale up provisions
11/11/2021 £15,000 £165,420 THE SPRING CENTRE TRUST FUND The Spring Centre (TSC) is a Gloucester-based organization that provides day care, after school clubs, preschool services for children, young people and adults with a range of physical, mental and learning disabilities. The Spring Centre is using funding from The Fore to pay for a support worker
11/11/2021 £15,000 £14,193 PARACHEER INTERNATIONAL CIO Disability-led Paracheer International (CIO) was founded by Rick Rodgers in 2014 to tackle the barriers that disabled people face to participating in the sport he loves, after he was turned away from his local cheerleading team following an accident that left him using a wheelchair. ParaCheer international is using funding from The fore to establish 2 inclusive cheerleading hubs
11/11/2021 £15,000 £58,880 THE LINACRE INSTITUTE The Linacre Institute is a teaching and mentoring organization helping students from northern state schools win places at leading universities where they are under-represented. The Linacre Institute is using funding from The Fore to employ a Partner School and Programme Coordinator
11/11/2021 £15,000 RESTART ENTERPRISE CIC Restart is a young and dynamic social enterprise, with a vision dedicated to the promotion of the health and well-being of people in prison, leaving prison, who have left prison, their family members, support networks, the local community and anyone affected by imprisonment. Restart is using funding from The Fore to employ an Operation Manager
11/11/2021 £15,000 £34,945 NORTHUMBERLAND PRIDE Northumberland Pride serves the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender Plus (LGBT+) community living, working and visiting the County of Northumberland - many of whom are at a disadvantage to accessing LGBT+ support services due to the lack of provision over the vast and rural area of Northumberland. NP is using funding from The Fore to continue employing a project coordinator
11/11/2021 £15,000 £14,955 CHOPWELL REGENERATION CIO Chopwell Regeneration (CR) is a grassroot community charity concerned about the economic decline of their village - and the resulting deprivation their community has been experiencing. CR is using funding from the Fore to cover a full one year salary for a café chef
11/11/2021 £11,000 HUMBER JOB HUB CIC Humber Job Hub (HJH) is a non-profit social enterprise set up by residents of East Riding to provide employment support to people who are unemployment, returning to work after children or illness, redundacy, or retirement. HJH is using funds from The Fore to fund one year salary for a Business Engagement Corrdinator
11/11/2021 £14,910 £39,978 CLOWNS WITHOUT BORDERS UK Clowns Without Borders UK (CWB) is an independent registered charity that is part of a global federation of organizations using clowning to promote personal and community psycho-social healing for children in desperate humanitarian situations. CWB is using funds from The Fore to hire additional freelance production and marketing support
11/11/2021 £12,000 £1,691 SEAS SAILABILITY SEAS Sailabiliy is a local charity for the disabled poeple, their carers and families in North Wales based at The Conway Centre on the Menai Strait. SEAS Sailability is using funding from The Fore to cover the costs of training courses for volunteers, safety equipment, and water activity sessions.
06/07/2021 £30,000 AGE FRIENDLY MELKSHAM Through its service provision and advocacy,AFM addresses older people's social, emotional and practical difficulties to enable them to stay connected to their communities, live healthy active lives and continue to make valuable contributions. AFM is using funding from The Fore to cover the salary of its Coordinator for the next 3 years, allowing it to expand its offering.
06/07/2021 £30,000 ASPIRATIONS PROGRAMME Aspirations Programme is an essential support service to women who sell sex, who are homeless and who are addicts to help them break free and live healthy,full lives. It provides a safe space, therapy and works closely with other agencies to provide help with housing, sexual health, domestic abuse, addiction and trauma. Aspirations is using funding from The Fore to support the establishment of a new Service Manager role, expand the Therapy Team to meet increased demand for service, hire a Fundraising Manager, ensure volunteer retention through reimbursing expenses and contribute to core costs of rent, utilities and servicing.
06/07/2021 £30,000 CITIZENSHIP FOR LIFE CIC Citizenship for Life CIC (C4L) was created to give young people in Cornwall opportunities that they might not otherwise have access to. The programme takes young people and their mentors to places and spaces that ordinarily, they would not be able to visit or experience.The young people have an adult to rely upon and learn from to help shape their lives, tackle challenges and be engaged citizens. It is using funding from The Fore to hire its first member of staff, and this role will relieve the Directors of much of the day-to-day admin and tasks of the programme.
06/07/2021 £30,000 CULTIVATE CORNWALL CIC Cultivate Cornwall is rooted in Bodmin, one of the most deprived areas in Cornwall. Directors Harry and John are fully focused on the needs of the community, and during the pandemic had basics delivered for their community in the form of 40,000 meals a week to those in need. Whilst this will continue, with CC winning the contract to set up a FareShare distribution hub in Cornwall, they are focusing on improving the life chances of young people in the area. CC is using funding from The Fore to hire a new member of staff, and this role will fulfil many aspects of the hands-on project delivery currently undertaken by the Directors.
06/07/2021 £30,000 £49,535 ESCAPE2MAKE Escape2Make (E2M) is a grassroots, youth-led model of free creative programmes run by local businesses, artists and professionals to support young people to learn new skills, gain confidence and insight into an industry or creative practice. Its vision is be an off-line incubator for developing creativity, compassion and enterprising skills delivered within its own ‘safespace’. E2M is using funding from The Fore to contribute to the costs of a Project Coordinator and Strategic Development Manager.
06/07/2021 £30,000 HOPE FOR HARM CIC Hope for Harm is a newly registered CIC that has already begun to provide specialist counselling/therapeutic services to adults in Cornwall who self-harm. Its intermediate term goal is to recruit a team of trained counsellors and extend their service area throughout Cornwall. Longer term goals include building partnerships with specialist agencies for children and young people and expanding to address eating disorders, which they understand as another form of self-harm. Hope for Harm is using funding from The Fore to secure a 3-year lease on premises where it can offer services, and to pay a part-time counsellor to provide services for one year.
06/07/2021 £30,000 £197,855 INNOVATIONS FOR LEARNING UK Innovations for Learning (IFL) helps children to fulfil their potential, to contribute to their community and ultimately to gain employment through its core programme, TutorMate, which uses a unique, online platform to pair corporate volunteers with children in need of reading support. This has been proven independently to improve the literacy outcomes and reading enjoyment of children from disadvantaged backgrounds. IFL is using funding from The Fore to hire an Outreach and Marketing Manager, enabling IFL to make a step change in the number of chiildren benefitting from the programme, as well as a Business Development Manager, to energise its social media strategy.
06/07/2021 £30,000 £64,945 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 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.
06/07/2021 £30,000 £49,271 LISKERRETT COMMUNITY CENTRE The Liskerrett Community Centre (LCC) is a registered charity that has been providing a community hub to the residents of Liskeard since 2002. The LCC’s provision of space and programming centred around health and wellbeing, the arts, youth services, and a preschool are vital infrastructure for this area’s way of life; the LCC is the only arts centre in South East Cornwall. The centre is visited by roughly 10% of the population of the area each week, demonstrating the essential role that LCC plays in thelocal community. LCC is using funding from The Fore to cover the salary of a part time Centre Manager who can takeover from trustees much of the work delivering current programmes.
06/07/2021 £28,132 £245,000 MELANOMA FOCUS Melanoma Focus (MF) is a national Registered Charity founded in 2012 in memory and in recognition of the work of Professor Sheila Bingham (Rodwell),who died of melanoma in 2009. MF’s mission is to commission and fund innovative research, while providing support and information topatients, carers,and healthcare professionals.Under their guidance,MF provides a suite of effective and reassuring patient and professional-focused support services,based on expert knowledge and practice. MF is using funding from The Fore to purchase a CRM system to help it meet its existing and future needs.
06/07/2021 £30,000 MOTIVEZ Motivez CIC is a young, ambitious community-driven organisation that aims to support marginalised young people in London to access long-term employment. It delivers on-line employability and digital skills courses and provides mentoring to 14-25 year olds from BAME backgrounds who are (or at risk of becoming) NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training). Motivez is using funding from The Fore to provide essential capacity across the organisation by employing a part time Programme Coordinator.
06/07/2021 £29,400 POWERHOUSE CREATIVE CIC Powerhouse Creative is a Herefordshire based arts organisation specialising in theatre, live arts and digital storytelling.The organisation seeks to nurture the talent and imagination of those young people (mainly teenagers) who are particularly excluded from furthering their creative talents due to factorslikesocio-economic background, family circumstances, failure to engage successfully with academia, disability, being in contact with/at risk of being in contact with the criminal justiceservice,lack of confidence, self-esteem and aspiration. It is using funding from The Fore to pay for a new venue manager and 1 extra day each for the Artistic Director (Tim) and the Producer.
06/07/2021 £26,900 £22,260 RAIS LANCASTER Refugee Advocacy, Information and Support Lancaster (RAIS) is a recently registered charity founded in 2017 with three aims: (1) To provide help and support for asylum seekers and refugees as they accustom themselves to living in the UK; (2) To encourage asylum seekers and refugees to develop strong links with the local community; (3) To encourage independent living for refugees where they understand UK culture and can operate effectively within it with confidence. RAIS is using funding from The Fore to employ a Coordinator /Development Worker - its first paid role.
06/07/2021 £28,000 £61,683 SAL'S SHOES Sal's Shoes is an exceptional international charity that has expanded at pace during the pandemic. Overseas, Sal’s provides shoes to children who are homeless due to natural disaster, internally displaced, orphans, living with HIV/AIDS and those in urban areas living in substandard housing; in the UK they support families on low-income, survivors of domestic violence, homeless people, refugee/asylum seekers and young carers. Sal's Shoes is using funding from The Fore to enable the founder to step down as Trustee and become Sal’s first CEO, providing the leadership capacity vital to enable the organisation to continue to grow.
06/07/2021 £30,000 £12,449 SMALL ACTS OF KINDNESS SAOK’s mission is to reduce the negative impact of loneliness and isolation on the physical and mental wellbeing of people over the age of 55. Their primary activity is sourcing and distributing free practical gift bags (blankets, thermal hats, gloves, socks, a mug,and hot drinks) and helpful information packs. They also circulate Christmas boxes to those who would otherwise receive nothing. SOAK is using funding from The Fore to expand and diversify their offer by covering the costs of a Community Manager and a Fundraising Manager.
06/07/2021 £30,000 £289,530 TEMPUS NOVO Tempus Novo was founded by 2 ex-senior prison officers with over 50 years of experience between them in order to help and support offenders to gain sustainable employment. It has developed links with logisitics companies, and TN is using funding from The Fore to employ a coordinator who will work with them and develop accredited paths to employment.
06/07/2021 £29,721 £206,216 THE HARBOUR PROJECT FOR SWINDON REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS Established in 2000,The Harbour Project is the only organisation in Swindon that provides direct support to asylum seekers and refugees. It has over 550 ‘visitors’ registered aged 0-70 coming from 46 different countries. It has a drop-in centre providing a safe space; help and advice to prepare for working in UK; daily English classes plus activities such as a women’s group, homework club & a football team. It is using funding from The Fore to fund a Female Visitor Engagement Officer, which will allow the Harbour Project to become a centre of excellence for female asylum seekers and refugees.
12/04/2021 £30,000 2020CHANGE CIC 2020 Change is an award-winning social enterprise that leads the way to a more diverse and inclusive workforce in the UK. Through training programmes, mentorship and career support 2020 Change empower young black professionals to flourish in the workplace. 2020 Change’s programme helps them to develop the right mind-set and confidence boost they need to thrive in today’s workplace. 2020 Change want to build on their success with corporate engagement and develop a recruitment trading arm ‘2020 Change Talent’. They are using the Fore funding to recruit a p/t recruitment manager, install a CRM software system and set up an accounting software package, as well as investing in marketing to enhance their visibility.
12/04/2021 £23,073 ACE MUSIC THERAPY Ace Music Therapy is a social enterprise based in Chelmsford providing music therapy to people affected by injury, illness or disability to support their psychological, cognitive, communicative and social needs. AMT’s beneficiaries are comprised of: disabled people, those suffering from mental health issues, people affected by Alzheimer’s and Dementia, homeless people, victims of domestic abuse, children who have been adopted, new mothers and pre-school children. AMT are using Fore funding to develop a subscription-based video streaming platform. The platform will enable AMT to: i) reach a wider audience of beneficiaries and ii) provide resources and activities for beneficiaries and carers to use between therapy sessions.
12/04/2021 £13,380 £38,381 AZUKO AzuKo, uses design as a tool for sustainable development in Northwest Bangladesh. AzuKo uses architecture, design and civil engineering skills to co-design, with local communities, the solutions to climate change and poverty. AzuKo tackles these issues through a series of distinct projects, all developed with local people, mainly women. AzuKo champions co-design by involving many stakeholders in the design and delivery of projects. They build educational playspaces for disadvantaged children, double-storey bamboo houses in slums, toilets for families with no access to safe sanitation and infrastructure improvements to bring clean, fresh water to whole neighbourhoods in Bangladesh. AzuKo is using the Fore grant to introduce a new donor management system, develop and manage its relationship with donors and produce an impact report to support its messaging to donors.
12/04/2021 £28,030 £136,813 ANN MATTHEWS TRUST The Ann Matthews Trust (AMT) runs a unique residential centre in the village of Corris on the edge of Snowdonia National Park. It serves as a sanctuary, learning space and community hub for young adults from refugee and migrant backgrounds though welcomes any individual or group effected by inequality, poverty, discrimination or oppression. AMT are partnering with Feedback Global on their EcoTalent youth apprenticeship scheme, part funded by the Government’s Kickstart programme. AMT are using Fore funding to offer 6 month placements to 4 of their apprentices from refugee/migrant backgrounds over 12 months, bringing much needed capacity to Braich Goch and advancing their mission.
12/04/2021 £20,000 £44,779 BELEVE UK BelEve is a grassroots BAME, female-led charity based in the London Borough of Lewisham and founded by 3 sisters in 2013. They assist their beneficiaries through mentoring, peer support and structured activities. Their goal is to inspire and support girls’ decision-making and leadership. BelEve is facing a sharp increase in demand for their services and are therefore using their Fore grant to employ a part-time Outreach and Community worker and assist in capacity building. The new position will lift the pressure off the directors enabling the implementation of the new strategy and a growth across programmes. The overall goal is to increase their beneficiaries from 800 to 2000, adjusting programme design, delivery and impact measurement to meet increased demand and complex needs of their beneficiaries.
12/04/2021 £25,800 £96,904 BETTER COMMUNITY BUSINESS NETWORK BCBN is a London-based charity, formed by a group of business professionals in 2011, as a Muslim-led initiative to identify and support community projects throughout the UK. To date, BCBN has raised £1.5m in funds distributed to community causes. Over the last two years, BCBN has been committed to supporting and co-producing community-led mental health support programmes. BCBN are using their Fore grant to employ a Programme Co-ordinator to build organisational capacity and support their mental health strategy, enabling BCBN to share and facilitate knowledge, access and collaboration between statutory services, institutions and community organisations for a more informed, focused and faith-sensitive approach to the mental health needs of Muslims in the UK.
12/04/2021 £30,000 BOUNCEBACK FOOD CIC Bounceback Food CIC is a community cookery school supporting people living in food poverty in the North West. Since Covid-19, it has mobilised delivery teams in the UK’s largest 20 towns and cities to teach people how to cook, donate food to foodbanks and provide catering services in disadvantaged communities as well as publishing best-selling cook books. Bounceback are using Fore funding to employ a f/t National Partnership Manager and p/t Project Coordinator, enabling them to train and launch delivery teams in new locations at a much quicker pace. The National Partnership Manager would oversee the onboarding of new partner charities, recruit corporate partners and assist with the training and development of new delivery teams.
12/04/2021 £30,000 £79,876 FAMILY COUNSELLING TRUST FCT is a children’s mental health support organisation, working on a very effective early intervention, holistic, family approach. FCT reaches the child before the NHS would pick up an individual case, saving prolonged suffering for the child and their family and valuable time and resources for the NHS. It operates in 4 counties in the UK (Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire). The Fore grant will fund the CEO salary to enable implementation of structural changes to increase capacity; and enable more efficient volunteer work. FCT is moving from an organisation relying on goodwill and relatively small-scale funding to a strong and structured charity.
12/04/2021 £29,331 £72,845 FEATHERS FUTURES Feathers Futures (FF) brings women together in a connected community group, providing a safe and non-judgemental environment. The aim of the charity's work is to empower and enable women to make positive choices about their futures. FF deliver a range of courses and workshops in areas including confidence building, resilience, domestic abuse, and preparing for employment. FF are using their Fore grant to employ a Volunteer Coordinator, allowing the charity to plan and continue the recruitment and development of volunteers and the peer mentoring support, thus enabling the charity to deliver more support and services to a greater number of women.
12/04/2021 £30,000 £257,000 GOLDHILL PLAY ASSOCIATION The Goldhill Adventure Playground (GAP) has been providing play, learning and social opportunities to children and young people (5 to 25 years old) in Leicester for over 40 years. Over 2,000 children and young people are registered with GAP, including many with behavioural, learning, and other disabilities who live in and around the large housing estate of Saffron Lane, which is in the most deprived 5% of areas nationally. Responding to a request from local schools and supported by the local council, GAP want to develop their alternative education provision service for children unable to cope with mainstream educational settings. GAP are using the Fore grant to hire a qualified part-time special education needs teacher to develop, deliver, and monitor its custom curriculum to support the educational advancement of students with the aim of returning them to mainstream classrooms.
12/04/2021 £30,000 £24,410 LIFTING LIMITS Lifting Limits (LL) aims to challenge gender stereotyping and promote gender equality in and through education. Based in Camden, it currently delivers a programme for primary school children that supports schools to recognise and address gender stereotyping and equips and empowers their pupils to challenge it. LL aims to have national reach through scaling its programme and building capacity with income generation. It wants to develop a scalable version to be piloted through the middle-tier in education using a train-the-trainer model supported by a digital platform for members to access resources. LL are using their Fore grant to contribute to the founder's time to develop their model alongside training, expert consultancy, recruitment of schools and middle-tier organisations and the development of the member’s area of the website.
12/04/2021 £29,500 £190,657 NEATH PORT TALBOT MIND NPTM is a mental health charity in Neath & Port Talbot. NPTM provides a range of services, in English and Welsh, to promote better emotional and mental health, including counselling, mindfulness, support groups (e.g. anxiety, self-harm, etc.), courses, and activities. NPTM are using the Fore grant to continue to employ a part-time Business Development and Sustainability Officer to help secure future funding. This role will focus its efforts on executing a business sustainability plan, adjusted for CV19, to secure services through medium to longer term funding and diversifying income streams.
12/04/2021 £28,000 PARENTAL EDUCATION GROWTH SUPPORT (PEGS) Parental Education Growth Support (PEGS) was founded in 2019 by Michelle John following her experience as a parent of an abusive child. Her experience of how she was treated by statutory agencies and the lack of support for parents in this situation led her to set up PEGS as a CIC to address these issues. PEGS is a young organisation and has achieved an enormous amount, notwithstanding lockdown. Some of the parents access support on a 1:1 basis, group sessions, ad hoc or attend the programmes. To date they are working with four local authorities, two health boards and one police force, and have received national broadcast coverage on the Victoria Derbyshire programme. PEGS is using Fore funding to address areas that will enable the organisation to consolidate and grow, including website development and PEGS staff time.
12/04/2021 £24,264 £124,858 RAISING FUTURES KENYA Raising Futures Kenya (RFK) is a UK-based charity that works with vulnerable children and young people across Kenya to enable them to access free vocational education and counselling through their Seed of Hope programme which is based in Nairobi. For over 20 years they have supported people in Kenya with setting up small businesses - empowering them, and their families, to build a financially secure future. The Fore funding is going towards developing a new Educational Business Hub at the Seed of Hope centre. The Hub will be a stepping-stone between f/t vocational education and running a successful business, providing access to tools, equipment and a Business/IT teacher.
12/04/2021 £8,200 REMADE WIGAN ReMade is a recently incorporated CIC established to redress the absence of women-only support services across Wigan. Exceptionally well researched, networked and partnered, ReMade will provide upcycling workshops as a vehicle to create a support community for local women who are vulnerable to abuse as a result of mental health issues, domestic violence, homelessness or substance misuse. ReMade’s 10-year ambition is to establish the borough’s first women’s resource hub, expanding to lease space to other women’s projects, providing a paid team of women peer mentors, offering accredited training programmes in women’s equality and domestic abuse and supporting women out of crisis by offering micro-grants for them to develop their own enterprises. Fore funding is allocated towards start-up costs, providing sufficient evaluation and proof of concept to secure larger commissioning funds.
12/04/2021 £28,000 £196,080 SPORTS CONNECTIONS FOUNDATION Based in Peterborough, Sports Connections Foundation (SCF) is a children’s charity that uses the power of sport to engage, inspire, empower & educate children and young people aged 5-21. Since 2010, they have engaged with over 550,000 childen and young people nationwide through their programmes. SCF are using their Fore grant to fund the salary of a recently recruited Income and Engagement Manager (IEM), enabling SCF to build a programme of fundraising, corporate/individual giving and to secure grant funding in order for the organisation to grow to meet the increasing demand for its programmes.
12/04/2021 £30,000 SPRING INTO ACTION Spring Into Action (SIA), based in Lancashire, has vision of an inclusive society where people with learning disabilities can fully participate. SIA operates a friendship and dating agency for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism, Meet N Match. They run monthly events online or at local community venues; a free LGBTQ+ support and social group; and a walking project. SIA provides relationship training courses, which are always oversubscribed, and lack capacity to respond to increased demand. They are using Fore funding to employ a Business Development & Training Coordinator to develop SIA’s relationship training offer and increase this income stream.   
12/04/2021 £26,005 £61,054 TRUST LEEDS Trust Leeds (TL) is a young, ambitious organisation that aims to tackle poverty, financial exclusion and social isolation amongst the most disadvantaged in Leeds by building Self-Reliant Groups (SRGs) and providing microfinance to those in the bottom 20% of the Index of Multiple Deprivation. It follows in the footsteps of the only other SRG/microfinance organisation in the UK, Purple Shoots (PS) in Wales, adapting their model to work on a smaller scale. TL’s microfinance programme is designed to support the businesses emerging from its SRGs as well as the financially excluded in the wider community. With their funding from The Fore, TL aim to be in a position by 2024 to provide finance to the business’ of up to 48 of the most disadvantaged in Leeds every year and for the micro-finance programme to be ‘breaking even’ (with a loan pot of £31,000 and all running costs funded by interest and top slice of capital donations).
12/04/2021 £29,808 £151,960 WOKING MIND Woking Mind (WM) are an independent mental health charity in Surrey. WM provide a number of support services including 1-1 talking therapies; counselling, peer support, and creative/physical activities such as walking groups. WM are currently putting referral protocols in place with NW Surrey Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) to ease pressure on stretched GP services. As the only mental health support service of its kind in the locality, its continued growth is testament to its popularity. WM are using Fore funding to launch a text response service. an online chat facility and expand their current phone support provision to allow multiple call handlers. These support pathways will help to facilitate 24h support for their beneficiaries.
01/12/2020 £10,000 COLLABORATIVE WOMEN UK CIC Collaborative Women provides a range of support to BAME women that find themselves in distress as a result of modern-day slavery, FGM, radicalisation, substance abuse, prostitution or domestic violence. The organisation provides safe, long-term housing where women can live together in groups, confidence-building programmes to help women rebuild their lives, and a peer-to-peer workshop programme to enable development of practical skills. Demand for the organisation's services currently outstrips supply tenfold. Collaborative Women is using funding from The Fore to increase staff capacity to unlock new income streams, helping the organisation to meet demand. 
01/12/2020 £12,100 £272,804 TRANSPORT FOR ALL Mobility significantly improves quality of life of deaf, disabled and older people through empowerment and independence. Transport for All fights for the fundamental right to travel, and its impact far outweighs its size - the organisation regularly meets with the Minister for Transport and the Managing Director of the London Underground, and sits on the City of London Transport Committee's Board. Recent successful campaigns include step-free Crossrail stations, 120 discrimination cases and accessible redesign of lift signage across the Underground. Transport for All also runs the 'Access, Rights, Advice' telephone line that offers free travel information and support to its members. Additional safety requirements during Covid have made public transport in many areas even less accessible than before. Transport for All is using funding from The Fore to enable volunteer operators of its telephone line to work effectively remotely, and to recruit additional volunteers, enabling the service to support more people in need during the pandemic and beyond.
01/12/2020 £12,600 £277,497 BARONS COURT PROJECT Baron's Court Project provide shower and laundry facilities, free clothes, toiletries, hot meals and one-to-one support, as well as yoga, arts and craft, music, cooking and life skills sessions to people experiencing homelessness, poverty or mental health problems. Their work is not only a safety net, but also empowers people to change their circumstances. Baron's Court Project is using funding from The Fore to expand its provision of employability services, helping more people get back on their feet after the government's emergency support for homeless people during Covid has been withdrawn.
01/12/2020 £13,296 NIGHTINGALES RECOVERY CAFE CIC Nightingales Recovery Cafe (NRC) is a vibrant community hub in the centre of Birkenhead that provides a vital resource for many of the area's vulnerable drug and alcohol users. It is run by and for members of the recovery community, offering a safe space, access to treatment and employment. The organisation has ambitious plans to launch an external catering service, develop an online recovery programme and provide safe accommodation for people in recovery. NRC is using funding from The Fore to cover core costs while this plan is enacted, enabling the organisaiton to considerably expand its work and become more financially secure for the long term. 
01/12/2020 £13,364 £11,857 MEDBOURNE VILLAGE HALL Medbourne Village Hall is one of only two village halls in six villages and a vital community and social resource. It is widely used by older people for Cuppa & Catch Up sessions, by mothers and babies, single parents, young people, the WI, Guides and Scouts, and for social events and weddings. Medbourne Village Hall is using funding from The Fore to significantly refurbish and improve the hall space, which is at risk of becoming no longer fit-for-purpose. This will secure the organisation's future.
01/12/2020 £13,961 £124,249 HIGH PEAK CVS High Peak CVS enable the voluntary and community sector in High Peak to find new ways to deliver their services and become more accessible to isolated and vulnerable people. They have over 300 member organisations who they support to address gaps in the provision of local services. A key aspect of the organisation's work is supporting members to take on social prescribing work, in partnership with local GPs, primary care and social care professionals. High Peak CVS is using funding from The Fore to expand this service to new organisations, helping additional groups reach new beneficiaries.
01/12/2020 £14,323 £275,343 TYNESIDE WOMEN'S HEALTH Tyneside Women's Health provides free mental health support to women of all ages in a women-only environment. By running support groups, mental health courses and a counselling service, their work helps women recover from domestic abuse, bereavement, PTSD and other serious challenges. Tyneside Women's Health is using funding from The Fore to develop new remote services to support women during (and after) the Covid pandemic.
01/12/2020 £14,868 £436,931 STREET CONNECT Street Connect prevents deaths from drug addiction, alcoholism and homelessness among people on the streets in Glasgow. They provide street outreach, drop-in cafes, one-to-one support, rehabilitation referrals, community recovery programmes and aftercare support. 60% of the organisation's staff have lived-experience of the issues Street Connect addresses. Street Connect is using funding from The Fore to overhaul the organisation's IT, facilitating more efficient and secure home working during (and after) the pandemic.
01/12/2020 £14,891 COMPASS COLLECTIVE Compass Collective are a small theatre company that helps refugees and young asylum-seekers integrate healthily into UK society using art-led professional development programmes. Compass Collective have partnered with the British Red Cross and Amnesty International and arts organisations such as Shakespeare?s Globe to help people develop transferrable skills such as confidence, communication, leadership and improved English. The organisation is using funding from The Fore to develop a 'Next Steps' professional development programme for young asylum-seekers over the age of 18 who cannot access education without paying international fees. This will provide the young people with one-to-one pathway plans, careers advice and application support.
01/12/2020 £14,891 SENSE ABILITY THERAPY CIC Sense Ability CIC was established by Jenny Baker, an NHS neurophysiotherapist, in response to the demise of NHS rehabilitation services for people with long term conditions such as stroke, Parkinson?s Disease and head or spinal injuries. It provides ongoing rehabilitation to people with significant disabilities (particularly the elderly), through individual and group therapy and itsTherapy Cafe support group. Sense Ability is using funding from The Fore to move to new premises, enabling it to expand the Therapy Cafe, increase space for one-to-one therapy, provide new classes and develop new virtual reality sessions.
01/12/2020 £14,904 £103,464 MARMALADE TRUST It is estimated that 9 million people in the UK suffer from loneliness. Marmalade Trust is a registered charity that tackles loneliness at a national level through its Loneliness Awareness Week and locally in the Bristol region with its Winter Companion programme. The Winter Companion Programme uses volunteers to support over 150 elderly people who are spending winter alone, and messaging during the Loneliness Awareness Week reached over 270 million people in 2020. Despite this impact, Marmalade Trust only has one full-time staff member. The organisation is using funding from The Fore to build its staff team and invest in a CRM system, freeing up the organisation's leadership to focus on seizing new opportunities for growth.
01/12/2020 £14,957 £399,442 COMMUNITY FIRST IN HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE Community First in Herefordshire & Worcestershire supports rural communities with mental health, wellbeing and social isolation by providing coaching, training and advice to frontline organisations. Community First is using funding from The Fore to set up five 'Safe Spaces' in village halls across the region. These spaces will offer vital counselling and other support to local people experiencing mental illness, loneliness or domestic abuse. 
01/12/2020 £14,978 £225,204 NOAH'S ARK CHILDREN'S VENTURE Noah's Ark Children's Venture is a residential facility for disadvantaged young people experiencing social or educational exclusion. Based in Macaroni Wood in Gloucestershire, the site offers a unique escape into nature for inner-city children, featuring sensory rooms, animals, games, adventure playgrounds and a BMX track. Noah's Ark Children's Venture is using funding from The Fore to develop a new ?Back to Nature? programme, using 8 strips of allotment (currently abandoned) to focus on growing food and gardening. The programme aims to provide real world settings for formal and informal training in literacy, numeracy, work and social skills, and core skills in horticulture itself.
01/12/2020 £15,000 £31,062 ACTIVE HORIZONS Founded by former unaccompanied refugee Yeukai Taruvinga, Active Horizons is Bexley?s leading BME youth organisation with a vision to significantly raise the voice and engagement of local young black, migrant and refugee communities. Active Horizons trains young people to research local issues, confront racial bullying, develop advocacy skills and build self-esteem. Active Horizons is using funding from The Fore to develop new income streams resulting from wrap-around child-care provision and a community kitchen, also providing additional training opportunities for young people.
01/12/2020 £15,000 ARTS ON PRESCRIPTION C.I.C. Arts on Prescription is a young social enterprise offering an innovative arts-based mental health programme in Hastings - an area with a thriving arts scene but increasing rates of crime, poverty and unemployment. The programme uses local GPs as a social prescribing referral pathway, and provides specialised 6-8 week creative courses with local professional artists. After involvement in the programme, 57% of attendees reported improved mental health. Arts on Prescription is using funding from The Fore to expand the staff team and free-up the founder to focus on generating new income streams, in order to make the organisation more financially sustainable for the future.
01/12/2020 £15,000 REACH UP YOUTH Reach Up Youth is a charitable start-up in one of the most deprived parts of Sheffield that runs early intervention programmes to tackle street violence and violence against girls. They use sports, street games and other physical activities as a hook to start the conversations, and subsequently provide training, mental health support, self-development and awareness programmes. The organisation was founded by Safiya Saeed, a British-Somali woman who has direct experience of violence and the cultural pressures of the community. Reach Up Youth is using funding from The Fore to cover core costs for a new programme, the Violence Against Girls project (in partnership with StreetGames), which will empower and educate girls about their rights around consent, forced marriages, honour killings, domestic abuse, grooming, conflict, FGM, mental health and social media.
01/12/2020 £15,000 £97,245 MYTIME 80% of young carers report that the role impacts their mental health, and 49% of carers aged 18-25 are unemployed. Many choose not to attend University because they cannot find care provision for their dependent (or do not want to pass it to a younger sibling). MyTime supports young carers, providing opportunities, friendship, empowerment and helping them reach their personal, academic and professional potential. MyTime is using funding from The Fore to launch its 'Schools Support Programme', which aims to transform the support for young carers in the school environment.
01/12/2020 £15,000 ON THE OUT CIC On the Out is a Manchester-based social enterprise formed by a group of ex-prisoners frustrated by the lack of support given to people on release from custody, leading to cycles of homelessness, addiction and re-offending. The organisation matches ex-offenders with mentors who used to be prisoners themselves, helping them to find accommodation, access benefits, attend probation and get back on their feet. On the Out is currently at capacity, and has started receiving referrals from prisons outside Manchester. The organisation is using funding from The Fore to develop its volunteer recruitment and training capacity, enabling the organisation to significantly expand its reach and meet demand for its services.
01/12/2020 £15,000 £13,573 THE VETERANS FARM ABLE FOUNDATION The Veterans Farm-Able Foundation, based in the South West, exists to improve the mental and physical wellbeing of armed forces veterans who are suffering with trauma and other mental health conditions, providing support from qualified counsellors and tailored programmes of therapeutic outdoor and farming activities. The organisation is using funding from The Fore to grow staff capacity to meet the demand for its services, while also developing more robust data capture and impact analysis capabilities, facilitating continued growth.
01/12/2020 £15,000 £312,006 CHANGING TUNES For over 30 years Changing Tunes has helped offenders to lead crime-free lives by running long-term music rehabilitation programmes in prisons, secure children's homes and post-release. Beneficiaries use music to process emotion and self-soothe, gaining healthy coping mechanisms. Changing Tunes is using funding from The Fore to develop new partnerships, explore programmes with additional musical styles to attract new beneficiary groups and develop sustainable income models.
01/12/2020 £15,000 ICONIC STEPS Iconic Steps is an ambitious and highly regarded social enterprise that helps disadvantaged young BAME people build careers in the highly competitive film industry. Its Film Academy provides free video production skills training using professional industry equipment, personal development coaching and employment skills. Iconic Steps is using funding from The Fore to develop a commercial arm, generating new earned income and providing employment opportunities for the programme's alumni.
01/12/2020 £15,000 GREEN SQUIRREL CIC Green Squirrel helps people with a passion for sustainability in South Wales to take action. It nurtures local environmental activism, offering workshops on greener living, providing volunteer opportunities and leading community campaigns. 91% of participants reported that they would use the practical skills they had learned from Green Squirrel. Green Squirrel is using funding from The Fore to develop an online subscription service for the general public, providing a longer-term programme of on-demand content such as videos, podcasts and workbooks - expanding the organisation's reach and improving financial sustainability.
01/12/2020 £15,000 RETHINK FOOD Re-Think Food is a Leeds-based social enterprise with a mission to remove hunger as a barrier to children's learning. It was founded by two teachers who introduced a free breakfast for all children in their school, developed a community café within this school and started collecting surplus food from supermarkets and making the food available via a market stall at the school gates. The legacy of this project was the creation of Rethink Food. They now provide schools with a weekly delivery of food, access to an education resource - Tower Garden - talks at school assemblies, pupil workshops and staff training opportunities. Re-Think Food is using funding from The Fore to design and create an online learning platform for school-based staff, enabling the organisation to extend its reach to more schools even during social distancing.
01/12/2020 £15,000 £196,256 OUR TIME Our Time supports and advocates for children and young people at risk due to parental mental illness - a key risk factor for domestic violence, substance abuse and other long-term problems that on average affects 6 children in every UK classroom. y. Our Time has developed two distinct and complementary interventions: working with families (Kids Time Workshops), and working with schools (Who Cares? Programme) that can provide vital support to young people. Our Time is using funding from The Fore to develop Who Cares? into a licensed model through the Mental Health in Schools programme, generating new income and expanding the organisation's reach to over 100 schools.
01/12/2020 £15,000 £31,870 KUNSAKA Kunsaka is a Bantu word for a place where people meet to reminisce, discuss common problems and share solutions. Kunsaka supports disadvantaged and socially excluded African elderly people in the London borough of Wandsworth. Many African elderly people in the borough need culturally appropriate services to address issues of discrimination, language barriers and lack of confidence. Kunsaka runs lunches, social clubs, inter-generational volunteering, dance classes, and other programmes to help elderly people engage and overcome any problems they are facing. Kunsaka is using funding from The Fore to hire its first paid member of staff, building the organisation's capacity to take on more volunteers, enhance its services and expand its reach.
01/12/2020 £15,000 £50,497 BABY BANK NETWORK BRISTOL Baby Bank Network alleviate poverty in Bristol by redistributing 'pre-loved' baby and children's items to disadvantaged families. In 2020 the organisation distributed 13,000 items to almost 4,000 families - many of whom had little or no income, were refugees, lived with severe mental illness or were homeless. Baby Bank Network is using funding from The Fore to develop a social enterprise arm and generate new income streams, increasing financial sustainability for the long-term.
01/12/2020 £15,000 £60,672 RARE CHARITY Rare Charity provides tertiary scholarships to talented students from tea communities to pursue their education. It currently operates in the Satemwa tea community in Malawi, a country which has one of the world's lowest enrolment rate for tertiary education. The charity's aim is to give ambitious young people the ability to uplift themselves, their households and their communities. Rare Charity is using funding from The Fore to start a scholarship programme specifically for girls, who face additional cultural and economic barriers to education in the communities where Rare Charity works. 
01/12/2020 £15,000 BLACK THERAPY MATTERS CIC Black Therapy Matters CIC (BTM) is a social activist start-up whose mission is to address the shortage of registered BME counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK. Despite making up 12% of the UK population, BME people represent only 5% of therapists, and BME students are considerably less likely to complete their training than their white peers due to a lack of support. BTM was founded by two psychotherapy students determined to solve this problem by offering support to BME trainee therapists and helping them to complete their studies. BTM is using funding from The Fore to enable the founders to commit significantly more time to the organisation - expanding its work, becoming more sustainable, and supporting more students. 
01/12/2020 £15,000 £106,455 YOUNG PEOPLE'S COUNSELLING SERVICE Young People's Counselling Service (YPCS) provides psychoanalytical / integrative counselling and play therapies to children and young people in Cambridgeshire. Last year the organisation supported 243 young people, and it is currently experiencing a significant increase in demand for its services as Covid impacts mental health and statuatory services continue to be eroded. YPCS is using fuding from The Fore to hire a Therapy Services Manager to oversee and coordinate its online and offline activities, freeing up the trustees to bring in additional revenue and build capacity to meet demand. 
01/12/2020 £15,000 £187,351 LONDON BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION London Basketball Association (LBA) uses basketball as a vehicle to support vulnerable young people with their core skills, physical health, mental wellbeing, and personal development. It works with disadvantaged young people who are disengaged from educ
01/12/2020 £15,000 £49,874 BEDAZZLE Bedazzle improves access to mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people in the West Midlands, an area where need is rising rapidly and waiting times for referral to Child and Adult Mental Health Services are at least 18 months. Bedazzle provides one-to-one and group programmes offering vital support to young people. Bedazzle is using funding from The Fore to meet new demand resulting from Covid by improving staff training and setting up 'virtual offices' to streamline administration and increase capacity. 
01/12/2020 £15,000 MAKING FAMILIES COUNT C.I.C. Making Families Count (MFC) is a unique team of experts who have lived experience of bereavement following the deaths of loved ones from mental illness, homicide, suicide, fatal domestic abuse. They also have specialist expertise with the deaths of people with learning disabilities and physical disabilities in hospital and community settings. MFC provides information to families who have experienced serious harm or been traumatically bereaved and provides powerful training to public sector staff to foster more transparency and compassion when working with families in this situation. MFC is using funding from The Fore to transfer its training to remote delivery, enabling it to continue its programmes despite social distancing. 
01/12/2020 £15,000 £213,899 LOVE MUSIC PRODUCTIONS LTD Love Music Productions is a music, education and inclusion charity in Edinburgh seeking to remove barriers to participation, bringing together people of different backgrounds and abilities. Love Music Productions have successfully made the challenging transition to running a community choir remotely, and 95% of participants reported that involvement improved their mental health and wellbeing. Love Music is using funding from The Fore to create new products and resources to share what it has learned with schools and other organisations, extending the reach of its model and generating additional income.
01/12/2020 £15,000 £289,283 FINDING YOUR FEET Founded in 2014 by quadruple amputee Cor Hutton, Finding Your Feet provides support to over 800 amputees in Scotland. As many as 30% of vascular amputees do not survive the first year after amputation, and many suffer from depression or addiction. Finding Your Feet offers more than 60 clubs and activities where amputees can feel supported and meet people going through similar experiences. The coronavirus pandemic has significantly increased the need for these services, as people's need for emotional support has grown. Finding Your Feet is using funding from The Fore to meet this demand by creating a new Wellbeing Officer role, which will help the organisation suppport more people and grow its impact.
01/12/2020 £15,000 £94,870 PLANT YOUR FUTURE Plant Your Future based in London has been working in the Peruvian Amazon since 2009 improving the livelihood and sustainability of rainforest subsistence farmers. Its overarching goal is to reduce poverty for farming communities by diversifying smallhol
01/12/2020 £15,000 MINDSUM CIC Mindsum CIC is a ground-breaking start-up that aims to ensure children and young people?s mental illness is understood, supported and treated through technology and online community engagement. It connects young people and therapists in real time and at scale by using an online platform, and also offers information about mental health support through an online library, webinars and an AI-powered chatbot. Its model means support for disadvantaged young people will be subsidised by those able to pay. Mindsum is using funding from The Fore to cover staff costs in the early stages of its development, in order to finalise its product and begin generating its own revenue.
01/12/2020 £15,000 OLMEC Olmec is a Stratford-based social enterprise that champions racial equality and addresses the disadvantages faced by minority and refugee communities (particularly those living in social housing) in accessing employment and positions of power. Its employment scheme with refugee women resulted in 211 people entering employment in two years, and its Black on Board programme now regularly sources trustees for local Housing Associations. The organisation is BAME-led and has an 100% BAME board. Olmec currently has a considerable waiting list for its programmes. It is using funding from The Fore to create a new online course based on the Black on Board programme, enabling the organisation to reach more people, operate more sustainably during Covid and generate additional revenue. 
01/12/2020 £15,000 £68,142 CODE BRAVE Codebrave was created in 2018 after its founders, who were working at a shelter for homeless youth in Lebanon, were asked by one the boys if he could be taught coding. Young homeless people are often forced into prostitution or crime. Tech education offers them a route to escaping poverty and secure futures for themselves in a growing sector. Codebrave has set up pioneering coding and robotics classes for children in homeless shelters across Lebanon.  Codebrave is using funding from The Fore to cover salary costs for the organisation's Chief Executive, enabling them to focus on bringing in additional revenue and making the organisation financially secure for the long term. 
01/12/2020 £15,000 £53,613 DOGS FOR AUTISM Dogs for Autism is the first charity in the UK to specialise in providing dogs to autistic people of any age, operating with a similar model to 'Guide Dogs for the Blind'. An Austism Assistance Dog can transform the lives of whole families, helping those housebound due to challenging behaviours to re-enter the community. Autusm Assistance Dogs reduce anxiety, help social engagement through communication games, assist with 'tethering' to prevent children running away, and, most importantly, offer unconditional friendship. Demand for Autism Assistance Dogs has skyrocketed over lockdown, and there is an ample supply of puppies, however, the organisation cannot train the puppies fast enough to meet demand. Dogs for Autism is using funding from The Fore to grow its training capacity to increase the number of Autism Assistance Dogs it can provide, while also improving the quality of training delivered. 
01/12/2020 £15,000 £77,142 RORY'S WELL Rory's Well works in communities devastated by the civil war in Sierra Leone, providing clean water and developing regenerative community farming projects in the place of 'slash and burn' agriculture. The organisation maintains 125 wells in the region, providing safe drinking water to 50,000 people. Rory's Well is using funding from The Fore to improve the organisation's staff capacity and impact measurement, unlocking additional income streams. 
01/12/2020 £15,000 £91,705 IRAQI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Iraqi Community Association (ICA) helps Iraqis living in the UK to settle and integrate, encouraging positive contributions to society and to raising public awareness about the community?s achievements. It provides advice on employment, education, family reunion, health, welfare, housing and immigration, as well as cultural programmes and activities for isolated or vulnerable members of the community. The community has been hit especially hard by Covid, and ICA is using funding from The Fore to increase its staff capacity to meet increased demand for its services. The funding will also improve the organisation's monitoring and evaluation systems, enabling ICA to have a greater impact on public policy.
01/12/2020 £15,000 £32,462 NOUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Nour Domestic Violence was founded by friends who, after conducting a survey of local women, realised an urgent need for cultural and faith-sensitive support for BME women who had experienced domestic violence but felt unable to access mainstream services. Nour provides free, long-term, professional counselling in a variety of languages, as well as advocacy and legal advice to survivors of abuse. Nour is using funding from The Fore to cover core costs, enabling it to develop its network of network of volunteer counsellors and tackle the recent increase in referrals.
01/12/2020 £15,000 £305,000 OLMEC Olmec is a Stratford-based social enterprise that champions racial equality and addresses the disadvantages faced by minority and refugee communities (particularly those living in social housing) in accessing employment and positions of power. Its employment scheme with refugee women resulted in 211 people entering employment in two years, and its Black on Board programme now regularly sources trustees for local Housing Associations. The organisation is BAME-led and has an 100% BAME board. Olmec currently has a considerable waiting list for its programmes. It is using funding from The Fore to create a new online course based on the Black on Board programme, enabling the organisation to reach more people, operate more sustainably during Covid and generate additional revenue. 
08/07/2020 £5,000 COMPASSIONATE MENTAL HEALTH CIC Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Compassionate Mental Health CIC, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/07/2020 £5,000 £171,692 FREEDOM COMMUNITY PROJECT Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Freedom Community Project, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/07/2020 £5,000 £78,580 PAT BENSON COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Pat Benson Community Sports Foundation, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/07/2020 £5,000 £285,837 BATH CITY FARM Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Bath City Farm, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/07/2020 £3,912 £220,269 BEXLEY WOMEN'S AID Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Bexley Women's Aid, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/07/2020 £5,000 £223,193 CITY OF SANCTUARY SHEFFIELD Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to City of Sanctuary Sheffield, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/07/2020 £5,000 £373,959 DISABLEMENT ASSOCIATION HILLINGDON Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Disablement Association Hillingdon, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/07/2020 £5,000 £53,037 FACES IN FOCUS Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Faces in Focus, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/07/2020 £5,000 £166,817 HACKNEY CHINESE COMMUNITY SERVICES ASSOCIATION Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Hackney Chinese Community Services Association, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/07/2020 £5,000 £194,514 HELPLINK COMMUNITY SUPPORT Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Helplink Community Support, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/07/2020 £5,000 £122,963 HOME-START WEST SOMERSET Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Home-Start West Somerset, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/07/2020 £5,000 £476,269 SAFE AND SOUND GROUP Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Safe and Sound Group, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/07/2020 £4,500 £212,815 YOURSTORY Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to YourStory, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
03/07/2020 £5,000 CREGGAN COUNTRY PARK Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Creggan Country Park, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
03/07/2020 £5,000 £379,318 MURTON TRUST FOR EDUCATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Murton Trust For Education and the Environment, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
02/07/2020 £5,000 £218,401 LIVINGSTONE TANZANIA TRUST Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Livingstone Tanzania Trust, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
02/07/2020 £5,000 £82,121 OTRA COSA NETWORK Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Otra Cosa Network, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
02/07/2020 £3,200 £96,678 WORKS+ Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Works+, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
01/07/2020 £3,000 £15,321 DESCENDANTS Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Descendants, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
01/07/2020 £5,000 £268,800 LEAGUE OF WELLDOERS / LEE JONES ABC Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to League of Welldoers / lee jones abc, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
01/07/2020 £5,000 £46,269 REMINISCENCE LEARNING Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Reminiscence Learning, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
29/06/2020 £5,000 £488,828 BRAIN TUMOUR SUPPORT Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Brain Tumour Support, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
29/06/2020 £5,000 CELLS PROJECT CIC Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to CELLS Project CIC, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
29/06/2020 £5,000 £116,991 CLAUDIA JONES ORGANISATION Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Claudia Jones Organisation, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
29/06/2020 £5,000 £20,046 COMMUNITY YOUTH PROJECT (SOMERSET) Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Community Youth Project (Somerset), as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
29/06/2020 £4,000 CONNECTOR MEDIA CIC/THE SEWING ROOMS Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to connector media cic/the sewing rooms, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
29/06/2020 £4,001 £11,581 FASD AWARENESS Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to FASD Awareness, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
29/06/2020 £5,000 £219,916 FUTURES THEATRE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Futures Theatre, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
29/06/2020 £5,000 £47,899 PATH TORBAY Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to PATH Torbay, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
29/06/2020 £5,000 £243,202 REACH COMMUNITY PROJECTS Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Reach Community Projects, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
29/06/2020 £3,600 SOUTHWARK GYMNASTICS CLUB Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Southwark Gymnastics Club, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
29/06/2020 £5,000 SPENDABLE CIC Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Spendable CIC, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
29/06/2020 £5,000 £377,888 STUDENTS AND REFUGEES TOGETHER (START) Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Students and Refugees Together (START), as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
29/06/2020 £5,000 £86,145 THE MUSCLE HELP FOUNDATION Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to THE MUSCLE HELP FOUNDATION, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
29/06/2020 £3,000 £530,164 THE PRODUCTION EXCHANGE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to The Production Exchange, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
29/06/2020 £5,000 £172,133 YOUNG LEWISHAM PROJECT Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Young Lewisham Project, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
26/06/2020 £4,959 £71,374 SISTER SYSTEM Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Sister System, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
25/06/2020 £5,000 £120,244 HERTS DISABILITY SPORTS FOUNDATION Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Herts Disability Sports Foundation, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
25/06/2020 £5,000 £290,380 THE BRIDGE AT WATERLOO Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to The Bridge at Waterloo, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
24/06/2020 £5,000 £37,487 HINDU WELFARE ASSOCIATION OF ESSEX Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Hindu Welfare Association of Essex, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
24/06/2020 £5,000 £32,316 SHE-UNITY SUPPORT Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to She-unity Support, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
24/06/2020 £5,000 £170,675 SOUTHSIDE YOUNG LEADERS ACADEMY Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Southside Young Leaders Academy, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
23/06/2020 £5,000 REFORM RADIO Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Reform Radio, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/06/2020 £4,000 £90,739 BISHOPS STORTFORD YOUTH PROJECT Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Bishops Stortford Youth Project, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/06/2020 £5,000 £195,780 BLUE ELEPHANT THEATRE LIMITED Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Blue Elephant Theatre, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/06/2020 £4,400 BRIDGE CREATIVE ENTERPRISE CIC Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Bridge Creative Enterprise CIC, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/06/2020 £5,000 £86,638 FACIAL PALSY UK Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Facial Palsy UK, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/06/2020 £5,000 £289,283 FINDING YOUR FEET Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Finding Your Feet, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/06/2020 £4,960 FOOD IN COMMUNITY CIC Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Food in Community CIC, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/06/2020 £5,000 £392,340 GL11 COMMUNITY PROJECT Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to GL11 Community Project, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/06/2020 £5,000 £295,097 HEADWAY HERTFORDSHIRE LIMITED Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Headway Hertfordshire Limited, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/06/2020 £5,000 £94,968 HOUNSLOW MULTICULTURAL CENTRE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Hounslow Multicultural Centre, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/06/2020 £5,000 IMMEDIATE THEATRE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Immediate Theatre, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/06/2020 £5,000 £136,618 IVYBRIDGELINK Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Ivybridgelink, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/06/2020 £5,000 £293,000 JUST FINANCE FOUNDATION Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Just Finance Foundation, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/06/2020 £5,000 LIVE WELL NORTH EAST C.I.C. Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Live Well North East C.I.C., as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/06/2020 £4,000 £310,696 LONDON RECLAIMED Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to London Reclaimed, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/06/2020 £5,000 £102,573 MOTHERS FOR MOTHERS Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Mothers for Mothers, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/06/2020 £5,000 £64,420 PORRIDGE AND PENS GHANA Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Porridge and Pens Ghana, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/06/2020 £5,000 £124,858 RAISING FUTURES KENYA Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Raising Futures Kenya, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/06/2020 £5,000 £172,599 SERVE ON Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Serve On, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/06/2020 £5,000 £412,354 SOUTH LONDON REFUGEE ASSOCIATION Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to South London Refugee Association, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/06/2020 £5,000 SPEEDWELL TRUST Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to SPEEDWELL TRUST, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
19/06/2020 £5,000 £25,932 PLS FOOD FOUNDATION Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to PLS Food Foundation, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
18/06/2020 £4,800 QUADRANT LEISURE CIC Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Quadrant Leisure CIC, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
17/06/2020 £4,667 £221,708 BIHR Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to BIHR, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
15/06/2020 £3,500 FERMANAGH RURAL COMMUNITY NETWORK Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to FERMANAGH RURAL COMMUNITY NETWORK, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
12/06/2020 £4,821 £52,385 ART HISTORY LINK-UP Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Art History Link-Up, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
12/06/2020 £5,000 £203,211 ATF SOUTHEND Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to ATF SOUTHEND, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
12/06/2020 £5,000 £44,779 BELEVE UK Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to BelEve UK, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
12/06/2020 £4,000 £18,108 CHILDREN OF RWANDA Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Children of Rwanda, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
12/06/2020 £4,887 £149,557 HAMPTON & HAMPTON HILL VOLUNTARY CARE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Hampton & Hampton Hill Voluntary Care, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
12/06/2020 £5,000 HOLYWELL TRUST Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Holywell Trust, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
12/06/2020 £5,000 £145,007 IRISE INTERNATIONAL Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Irise International, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
12/06/2020 £4,260 £267,237 KINETIKA BLOCO Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Kinetika Bloco, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
12/06/2020 £4,600 £434,336 PARCA Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to PARCA, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
12/06/2020 £3,000 SAFE SOULMATES Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Safe Soulmates, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
12/06/2020 £4,140 £91,545 SAMEE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to SAMEE, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
12/06/2020 £3,900 SEED OF HOPE CIC Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Seed of hope CIC, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
12/06/2020 £4,528 £94,723 SHAPESHIFTER PRODUCTIONS Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Shapeshifter Productions, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
12/06/2020 £4,710 £417,684 SOUNDABOUT Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Soundabout, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
12/06/2020 £5,000 £58,773 SPECTRUM CAMBRIDGE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Spectrum Cambridge, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
12/06/2020 £5,000 £162,662 THE FRIENDS Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to The Friends, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
12/06/2020 £4,900 £249,827 THE MAYPOLE PROJECT Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to The Maypole Project, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
12/06/2020 £4,000 £16,122 TOGETHER LIVERPOOL Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Together Liverpool, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
12/06/2020 £5,000 £177,666 WOMEN'S ENTERPRISING BREAKTHROUGH Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Women's Enterprising Breakthrough, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
12/06/2020 £5,000 £399,526 YKIDS LID Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Ykids Lid, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
12/06/2020 £5,000 £265,232 YOUTHBORDERS Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to YouthBorders, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
11/06/2020 £3,500 £273,108 MENTAL FIGHT CLUB Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Mental Fight CLub, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
09/06/2020 £4,650 £248,216 JEREMIAH'S JOURNEY Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Jeremiah's Journey, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
09/06/2020 £4,000 THE BEVY Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to The Bevy, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/06/2020 £5,000 BOUNCEBACK FOOD CIC Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Bounceback Food CIC, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/06/2020 £3,000 £56,867 CAMBRIDGE ONLINE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Cambridge Online, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/06/2020 £4,700 COFFEE AFRIK CIC Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Coffee Afrik CIC, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/06/2020 £5,000 £85,800 DISABILITY HUNTINGDONSHIRE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to DISABILITY HUNTINGDONSHIRE, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/06/2020 £5,000 £566,004 FIRST LOVE FOUNDATION Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to First Love Foundation, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/06/2020 £4,500 FOOD IS FUN CIC Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Food is Fun CIC, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/06/2020 £5,000 £59,903 HANDS OF HOPE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Hands of Hope, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/06/2020 £3,964 £156,083 HOME-START LAMBETH Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Home-Start Lambeth, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/06/2020 £5,000 £168,559 LOUGHBOROUGH COMMUNITY CENTRE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to LOUGHBOROUGH COMMUNITY CENTRE, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/06/2020 £4,999 £178,149 MANCHESTER REFUGEE SUPPORT NETWORK Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Manchester Refugee Support Network, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/06/2020 £4,982 £351,511 MID DEVON MOBILITY Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Mid Devon Mobility, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/06/2020 £5,000 £333,485 MIND IN KINGSTON Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Mind in Kingston, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/06/2020 £5,000 £137,125 QUEST FOR LEARNING Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Quest for Learning, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/06/2020 £5,000 £79,534 REFOCUS PROJECT LTD Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Refocus Project Ltd, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/06/2020 £5,000 £174,485 SUPPORT AND LOVE VIA EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Support and Love Via Education International, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/06/2020 £4,000 TAKE A PART CIC Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Take A Part CIC, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/06/2020 £4,000 £279,174 THE BATTEN DISEASE FAMILY ASSOCIATION Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to The Batten Disease Family Association, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/06/2020 £4,200 £127,186 THE TRIANGLE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to The Triangle Adventure Playground Association, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/06/2020 £4,000 £32,093 VOICE OF HOPE COMMUNITY RADIO Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Voice of Hope Community Radio, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/06/2020 £5,000 £70,454 WATER LILY PROJECT Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Water Lily Project, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
08/06/2020 £5,000 £211,283 YOUNG ASIAN VOICES Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Young Asian Voices, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
03/06/2020 £5,000 £135,518 ABLEWELL ADVICE ( A PROJECT OF WALSALL CENTRAL HALL METHODIST CHURCH) Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Ablewell Advice ( a project of Walsall Central Hall Methodist Church), as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
03/06/2020 £3,060 £198,584 ACTION THROUGH ENTERPRISE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Action Through Enterprise, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
03/06/2020 £3,000 £91,262 ADVICE SUPPORT KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Advice Support Knowledge Information, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
03/06/2020 £5,000 £171,952 AFRICAN CHILDREN'S FUND Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to African Children's Fund, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
03/06/2020 £5,000 £310,161 ALEXANDER WHITLEY DANCE COMPANY Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Alexander Whitley Dance Company, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
03/06/2020 £5,000 £300,669 ALSTROM SYNDROME UK Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Alstrom Syndrome UK, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
03/06/2020 £4,696 £215,775 CARYMOOR ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Carymoor Environmental Trust, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
03/06/2020 £4,860 £94,757 EXCEL WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Excel Women's Association, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
03/06/2020 £5,000 £502,793 INSPIRE AT ST PETERS Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to inSpire at st Peters, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
03/06/2020 £5,000 £103,548 LAUGHTER AFRICA Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Laughter Africa, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
03/06/2020 £4,985 £298,986 MADE IN HACKNEY Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Made In Hackney, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
03/06/2020 £5,000 £140,444 OUT THERE SUPPORTING FAMILIES OF PRISONERS Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Out There Supporting Families of Prisoners, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
03/06/2020 £4,890 £70,710 RIANA DEVELOPMENT NETWORK Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Riana Development Network, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
03/06/2020 £5,000 £343,238 ROSMINI CENTRE WISBECH Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Rosmini Centre Wisbech, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
03/06/2020 £5,000 SUNDERLAND HOME GROWN Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Sunderland Home Grown, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
03/06/2020 £4,334 £138,246 YOUNG LEICESTERSHIRE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Young Leicestershire, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
03/06/2020 £5,000 £130,797 YOUTH LEADS UK Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Youth Leads UK, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
03/06/2020 £5,000 £263,482 ZEST THEATRE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Zest Theatre, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
28/05/2020 £5,000 £136,110 APOLLO MUSIC PROJECTS Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Apollo Music Projects, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
28/05/2020 £5,000 £468,110 ART AGAINST KNIVES Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Art Against Knives, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
28/05/2020 £5,000 COMICS YOUTH CIC Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Comics youth cic, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
28/05/2020 £5,000 £422,251 SOUTH LONDON CARES Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to South London Cares, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
28/05/2020 £5,000 £188,400 STAY UP LATE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Stay Up Late, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/05/2020 £5,000 REELTIME MUSIC Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Reeltime Music, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
20/05/2020 £4,715 £337,838 HAVERING CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Havering Citizens Advice Bureau, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
20/05/2020 £5,000 £57,733 MARDYKE YOUTH & COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Mardyke Youth & COmmunity Association, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
20/05/2020 £5,000 £108,941 THE WYKEHAM CENTRE & CHURCH HOUSE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to The Wykeham Centre & Church House, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
15/05/2020 £4,400 £671,593 AFGHANISTAN AND CENTRAL ASIAN ASSOCIATION Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Afghanistan and Central Asian Association, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
15/05/2020 £4,891 £50,042 ARTS & MINDS Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Arts & Minds, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
15/05/2020 £4,850 £72,827 CONNECT: NORTH KOREA Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Connect: North Korea, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
15/05/2020 £2,500 £391,176 DORSET CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Dorset Children's Foundation, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
15/05/2020 £3,000 £41,106 GLOUCESTERSHIRE BUNDLES Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Gloucestershire Bundles, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
15/05/2020 £5,000 £270,857 MANNA HOUSE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Manna House, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
15/05/2020 £5,000 £411,423 ROWAN HUMBERSTONE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Rowan Humberstone, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
13/05/2020 £5,000 £268,607 ACTION ON POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Action on Postpartum Psychosis, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
13/05/2020 £5,000 £222,749 DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION CENTRE SOUTH YORKSHIRE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Development Education Centre South Yorkshire, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
13/05/2020 £5,000 EUAN'S GUIDE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Euan's Guide, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
13/05/2020 £5,000 £321,930 GETAWAY GIRLS Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to GETAWAY GIRLS, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
13/05/2020 £5,000 £80,280 MOBILE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS (MEP) Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Mobile Education Partnerships (MEP), as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
13/05/2020 £5,000 £94,870 PLANT YOUR FUTURE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Plant Your Future, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
13/05/2020 £5,000 £709,606 THE HACKNEY PIRATES Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to The Hackney Pirates, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
13/05/2020 £5,000 THE TURNAROUND PROJECT Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to The Turnaround Project, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/05/2020 £5,000 £140,203 ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS UNITING PARENTS (ADDUP) Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Attention Deficit Disorders Uniting Parents (ADDUP), as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/05/2020 £5,000 £1,212 BEDROCK RADIO Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Bedrock Radio, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/05/2020 £5,000 £283,465 CIRCLE COLLECTIVE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Circle Collective, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/05/2020 £5,000 £28,826 CODA DANCE COMPANY Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to CoDa Dance Company, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/05/2020 £5,000 DISABILITY AFRICA Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Disability Africa, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/05/2020 £4,800 £108,019 HAVERING VOLUNTEER CENTRE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Havering Volunteer Centre, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/05/2020 £5,000 £481,298 HAVERING WOMEN'S AID Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Havering Women's Aid, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/05/2020 £5,000 £122,355 HOPE FOR THE YOUNG Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Hope for the Young, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/05/2020 £5,000 £110,554 RAINHAM FOODBANK Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to RAINHAM FOODBANK, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/05/2020 £4,960 £301,511 SEENARYO Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Seenaryo, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/05/2020 £5,000 £293,386 TEACH2TEACH INTERNATIONAL Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Teach2Teach International, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/05/2020 £5,000 £260,175 THE HARBOUR Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to The Harbour, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/05/2020 £4,822 £147,039 WELLGATE COMMUNITY FARM Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Wellgate Community Farm, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
06/05/2020 £5,000 YOUR GYM FITNESS Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Your Gym Fitness, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
01/05/2020 £5,000 £413,314 DOORSTEP LIBRARY Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to DoorStep Library, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
01/05/2020 £4,967 £70,157 E17 PUPPET PROJECT Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to E17 Puppet Project, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
01/05/2020 £5,000 FIND YOUR VOICE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Find Your Voice, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
01/05/2020 £5,000 GROW TO SCHOOL CIC Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Grow to School CIC, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
01/05/2020 £4,920 £127,908 IMAGINE IF THEATRE COMPANY Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Imagine If Theatre Company, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
01/05/2020 £5,000 £533,489 IRENE TAYLOR TRUST Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Irene Taylor Trust, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
01/05/2020 £5,000 £494,272 STREET DOCTORS LTD Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Street Doctors Ltd, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
01/05/2020 £5,000 £342,471 THE HALLER FOUNDATION Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to The Haller Foundation, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
01/05/2020 £4,874 £161,331 TIYENI Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Tiyeni, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
01/05/2020 £5,000 TRAMPOLINE NH CIC Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Trampoline NH CIC, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
01/05/2020 £4,525 £53,109 YOUNG PEOPLE'S PUPPET THEATRE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Young People's Puppet Theatre, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
24/04/2020 £4,190 £473,692 ARCHWAY PROJECT Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Archway Project, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
24/04/2020 £5,000 FULLY FOCUSED COMMUNITY TRUST Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Fully Focused Community Trust, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
24/04/2020 £5,000 £215,910 PETE'S DRAGONS Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Pete's Dragons, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
24/04/2020 £5,000 £28,530 REVERSE THE TREND FOUNDATION Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to REVERSE THE TREND FOUNDATION, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
24/04/2020 £5,000 £403,664 TEAM UP Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Team Up, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
24/04/2020 £5,000 £244,897 WASTEAID UK Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to WasteAid UK, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
24/04/2020 £5,000 WELL GROUNDED JOBS CIC Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Well Grounded Jobs CIC, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
24/04/2020 £4,778 WESSEX SOCIAL VENTURES C.I.C. Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Wessex Social Ventures C.I.C., as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/04/2020 £5,000 £83,640 ARTS TOGETHER Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Arts Together, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/04/2020 £4,900 FARESHARE NORTH EAST Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to FareShare North East, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/04/2020 £4,976 £183,803 HACKNEY PLAYBUS Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Hackney Playbus, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/04/2020 £5,000 £93,233 HAROLD HILL FOODBANK - KINGDOM STOREHOUSE LTD Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Harold Hill Foodbank - Kingdom Storehouse Ltd, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/04/2020 £5,000 £91,775 HAVERING ASIAN SOCIAL AND WELFARE ASSOCIATION (HASWA) Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Havering Asian Social and Welfare Association (HASWA), as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/04/2020 £10,000 £366,029 HAVERING MIND Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Havering Mind, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/04/2020 £5,000 £77,348 HEAD2HEAD THEATRE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Head2Head Theatre, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/04/2020 £5,000 £695,476 HOPE4HAVERING Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Hope4havering, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/04/2020 £5,000 £136,385 MAITS (MULTI-AGENCY INTERNATIONAL TRAINING AND SUPPORT) Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to MAITS (Multi-Agency International Training and Support), as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
22/04/2020 £5,000 PULP FRICTION SMOOTHIE BAR CIC Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to PULP FRICTION SMOOTHIE BAR CIC, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
17/04/2020 £4,000 £187,314 FREE TO BE KIDS Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Free to Be Kids, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
17/04/2020 £5,000 INNOVATING MINDS CIC Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Innovating Minds CIC, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
17/04/2020 £5,000 £107,027 LONDON FOOTBALL JOURNEYS Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to London Football Journeys, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
17/04/2020 £5,000 £218,210 THE PHILOSOPHY FOUNDATION Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to The Philosophy Foundation, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
17/04/2020 £5,000 TOYLIKEME Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Toylikeme, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
15/04/2020 £5,000 £1,197,873 ACTION TUTORING Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Action Tutoring, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
15/04/2020 £5,000 COMPASS PROJECT 2012 CIC Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Compass Project 2012 CIC, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
15/04/2020 £5,000 CONNECTED ROUTES Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Connected Routes, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
15/04/2020 £5,000 ELEMENT CREATIVE PROJECTS CIC Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Element Creative Projects CIC, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
15/04/2020 £4,852 £184,101 NORTH EAST WELLBEING Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to North East Wellbeing, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
15/04/2020 £5,000 ONION COLLECTIVE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Onion Collective, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
15/04/2020 £4,740 RHUBARB FARM CIC Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to RHUBARB FARM CIC, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
15/04/2020 £5,000 £34,281 WICKED WEATHER WATCH Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Wicked Weather Watch, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
09/04/2020 £5,000 £194,308 AFRICAN GIFTED FOUNDATION Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to African Gifted Foundation, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
09/04/2020 £5,000 £314,335 CROSSLIGHT ADVICE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Crosslight Advice, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
09/04/2020 £5,000 £308,690 GASWORKS DOCK PARTNERSHIP (CODY DOCK) Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Gasworks Dock Partnership (Cody Dock), as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
09/04/2020 £5,000 £238,124 INDEPENDENT ARTS Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Independent Arts, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
09/04/2020 £4,800 JAGSFOUNDATION Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to JAGSFoundation, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
09/04/2020 £5,000 MINDSONG Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Mindsong, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
09/04/2020 £4,800 RIFT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to RIFT Social Enterprise, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
09/04/2020 £5,000 £58,091 TEA LEAF TRUST Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Tea Leaf Trust, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
09/04/2020 £4,000 £79,338 THE JOSEPHINE AND JACK PROJECT Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to The Josephine and Jack Project, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
09/04/2020 £5,000 £490,415 THE LISTENING PLACE Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to The Listening Place, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
01/04/2020 £21,700 HUCKLEBERRIES NURTURE FARM CIC Huckleberries Nurture Farm takes the proven methodology of nurture rooms, designed to calm and restore well-being to troubled children in primary schools, outside into nature. The programme enhances emotional well-being, self-awareness and resilience by interweaving therapeutic contact with animals, nature and well-being practices such as yoga, mindfulness, art and journaling. Huckleberries Nurture Farm is using funding from The Fore to transfer to a significantly larger 50-acre site, where they can develop new activities, work with more children, and establish new revenue streams.
01/04/2020 £27,104 JUST PSYCHOLOGY CIC Just Psychology CIC (JP) is a social enterprise providing vital psychological support to children with mental health needs, especially to those within black and minority ethnic communities. JP's team of clinicians, counsellors, forensic psychologists, psychotherapists and social workers prevent family break-down, help children develop healthy coping mechanisms, and provide therapy. After seeing JP, 78% of children showed an improvement in well-being. JP is using funding from The Fore to upgrade its case management software, enabling the team to significantly increase their workload and bid for larger contracts from CCGs and Local Authorities.
01/04/2020 £27,500 THE WOODLAND PRESENTS The Woodland Presents (TWP) is an environmental project in Devon that taps into the current zeitgeist around habitat loss, carbon reduction, climate change and reconnecting people and nature. The project is based on the concept that, for the UK's broad-leaved woodlands to survive, thrive, and expand, they need to have a productive economic value. It has developed several woodland enterprises, including an events venue, a high-tech, carpentry workshop and a tree nursery for volunteer tree-planters. TWP will use The Fore's funding to increase the founder's hours, enabling him to focus on growing the organisation - creating new enterprises and expanding to new sites.
01/04/2020 £28,000 £158,816 BREADWINNERS Breadwinners supports refugees and young asylum seekers through a social enterprise that sells artisanal, organic bread. For those with refugee status, the Breadwinners programme provides paid employment, mentoring, references and networks. For young asylum-seekers, the programme provides a work-experience programme coupled with mentoring and training. 84% of young people on the programme have found at least part-time work, and 100% of those who completed the Breadwinners programme have found full-time employment or started their own businesses. Breadwinners is using funding from The Fore to increase staff capacity, enabling Breadwinners to pursue new market stall contracts, grow its revenue and support significantly more refugees.
01/04/2020 £28,000 PLAYPHYSIO Playphysio is a social enterprise founded in 2017 to help people suffering from Cystic Fibrosis and other lung diseases. There is no known cure for CF but a major part of treatment is prescribing chest physiotherapy through Inhaler units. Researchers believe that over 70% of prescribed chest physio is missed due to the time taken and difficulty to persevere with the continued treatment (especially children). Playphysio was established by a father whose eldest daughter suffers from CF to address this problem. It does so by gamifying the chest physio process, attaching a relay device to existing breathing devices which connects to smartphones and onto an app. The results of a trial exceeded expectations; users experienced a 4% increase in lung function (compared to a typical 2% decrease and 4% decrease with users who dropped out of the trial). Average compliance with chest physio targets was 60% (3 times higher than normal). Playphysio is using funding from The Fore to hire specialist physiotherapists, who will enable the organisation to rollout its work into Addenbrookes and Birmingham hospitals and ultimately sell its products across the UK.
01/04/2020 £28,600 £78,649 THE LORNA YOUNG FOUNDATION Farmers Voice Radio is an initiative of The Lorna Young Foundation that uses radio to provide farmers in Central Africa with vital information and address issues such as climate change, water conservation and female empowerment. Its programmes can reach up to 500,000 listeners, and have led to communities increasing certain crop yields by more than 600%. Farmers Voice Radio will use funding from The Fore to redevelop its website to create an effective and interactive platform for farmers to access additional important information, and to translate its resources into additional languages to reach more farmers.
01/04/2020 £28,800 £144,327 ON CALL AFRICA In parts of Sub-Saharan Africa there are 16,000 people for every doctor (compared to 400 per doctor in the UK). On Call Africa was founded by doctors and international development professionals to improve access to healthcare in impoverished settings in Zambia and other Sub-Saharan African countries. On Call Africa provides health education and mobile medical services, working in remote communities for 3-6 months at a time. On Call Africa also shares resulting data with local health authorities in order to improve local services. In 2018, On Call diagnosed and treated 5,717 individual patient conditions (with 32% of patients being under 5). They have witnessed year on year reductions in conditions linked to hygiene and sanitation through their education programmes. On Call Africa is using funding from The Fore to grow its staff team, enabling it to double its activities within three years.
01/04/2020 £29,800 TOGETHER ARTS PRODUCTIONS Together Arts Productions bring together those whose voices are often misrepresented or unheard to make music. It works with refugees, migrants, religious minorities and others. Together Arts has been developing training for practitioners to develop and strengthen, and establish a choral leadership with BAME representation. Together Arts is using funding from The Fore to grow its staff team, enabling the organisation to rollout its training programme.
01/04/2020 £30,000 £45,282 WE ARE FAMILY ADOPTION We are Family provides a 'peer-to-peer' ( i.e . parent-to-parent) mutual support community for adoptive parents and prospective adopters, so that they, in turn, can be better equipped to support their children, many of whom have experienced extreme pre-adoption trauma or neglect. Currently operating through 10 groups in and around London and Essex, WAF offers its c. 520 active registered members free or low-cost (often subsidised) activities, including: parent support meetings; playgroups; coffee and chat sessions; family meet-ups and parties; and information evenings. We Are Family are using funding from The Fore to expand their volunteer management capacity, enabling them to grow the team of volunteers significantly, unlocking increased scale and sustainability.
01/04/2020 £30,000 VETERANS WOODCRAFT CIC Veterans Woodcraft CIC was created in 2017 by veterans, for veterans, and is fully volunteer-run. All involved have been affected by post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of their forces career. Veterans Woodcraft operates from a workshop in North Yorkshire and also delivers woodcraft workshops for other charity and voluntary groups with similar mental health needs across the UK. Core team members also produce items for sale to the public and fulfil commissions. The Fore will fund much-needed equipment and accessibility, which will transform the scale of Veterans Woodcraft's delivery.
01/04/2020 £30,000 SOUTH SHIELDS SURF CIC South Shields Surf (SSS)CIC is a young, dynamic social enterprise that transforms people's relationship with the coast and the sea, while also improving physical health and well-being. SSS provides surf activities alongside well-being programme and community events, all from its container on the beach in South Tyneside. SSS is also helping improve disabled access to surfing, and has helped 24 people find work as surf assistants. SSS is using funding from The Fore to increase staff capacity, freeing up the CEO to grow the organisation's revenue streams, reach and impact.
01/04/2020 £30,000 £84,584 STREET PAWS Street Paws' mission is to provide relief from animal suffering by providing free veterinary care to the pets of homeless people, the vulnerably housed and those in extreme poverty. Street Paws works in 24 cities across the UK, engaging with rough sleepers and providing vaccinations, flea/worming treatment, micro-chipping and pet supplies. Street Paws also works with hostels to make them pet-friendly, something which is frequently a barrier for homeless people seeking accommodation. Street Paws is using funding from The Fore to expand its core team, enabling it to work with significantly more homeless people and their pets, and collaborate with more hostels to provide pet-friendly accommodation.
01/04/2020 £30,000 £248,622 THE SLEEP CHARITY The Sleep Charity is an award-winning national charity supporting children with sleep issues. Lack of sleep, particularly on a sustained basis, can have an immense impact on children and their families. It can damage physical and mental health, emotional development and educational attainment. The Sleep Charity provides support to families and carers, and accredited training to professionals and other organisations. The Sleep Charity uses a clinically proven behavioural approach, training families and professionals to work with the children. The Sleep Charity is using funding from The Fore to prepare its delivery model for scale in order to meet demand for its services.
01/04/2020 £30,000 £33,015 EMBRACEABILITY EmbraceAbility are building a culture of community action across Brighton, raising awareness and supporting overseas work with disabled children. Funds raised enable EmabraceAbility's 2 Cambodian based staff to work with the people of Koh Dach Island, empowering children with disabilities and their families to live with dignity and independence. EmbraceAbility's holistic approach includes: therapy; facilitating access to mainstream education; training for local therapists and teachers; research into disability related issues; and educational community workshops to reduce stigma. At present EmbraceAbility are working with 15 disabled children but there is more demand (c. 200 disabled children on Koh Dach Island). EmbraceAbility is using funding from The Fore to hire an Events Director, in order to generate additional fundraising income. This will enable the organisation to open and maintain a new day centre in Cambodia.
01/04/2020 £30,000 £44,958 SKILLS ENTERPRISE Skills Enterprise addresses the issues underlying poverty and social exclusion in Newham, offering employment training, a job club, computer training, English language learning, welfare and debt advice, food bank support, social activities and volunteering projects. 84% of those receiving financial advice from the organisation report being better able to manage their income and are happier as a result, and 16 of the 79 who have attended the job club have achieved employment. Skills Enterprise is using this grant from The Fore to double its staff capacity and expand from one to three venues. This will enable the organisation to support 1,000 people within two years.
01/04/2020 £30,000 VETERANS WOODCRAFT CIC Veterans Woodcraft CIC was created in 2017 by veterans, for veterans, and is fully volunteer-run. All involved have been affected by post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of their forces career. Veterans Woodcraft operates from a workshop in North Yorkshire and also delivers woodcraft workshops for other charity and voluntary groups with similar mental health needs across the UK. Core team members also produce items for sale to the public and fulfil commissions. The Fore will fund much-needed equipment and accessibility, which will transform the scale of Veterans Woodcraft's delivery.
08/12/2019 £30,000 £28,826 CODA DANCE COMPANY Coda Dance provides innovative, therapeutic dance sessions for neuro-disabled people to improve their cognitive, physical and mental health. Its interactive ‘Dance-as-Physio’ group sessions offer patients with acquired brain injuries uplifting opportunities to engage socially with others, whilst also improving patient strength, mobility and creativity. Coda Dance will use The Fore's funding to launch a new ‘train the trainer’ programme, generating a new income stream while also creating a pipeline of specialised dance facilitators to run Coda Dance’s sessions, growing the organisation’s capacity. This will allow Coda Dance to expand its current service provision at The Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability’s from three of its wards to all twelve.
08/12/2019 £19,328 £222,749 DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION CENTRE SOUTH YORKSHIRE Development Education Centre South Yorkshire (DECSY) works with teachers and schools to promote a global developmental perspective (also known as Global Learning) in the UK education system. It runs training sessions and workshops for teachers, bringing a variety of new perspectives into the classroom. Its projects include a biodynamic farm for primary school children, a gender equality charter mark for secondary school, and a variety of philosophy for children courses. DECSY will use funding from The Fore to build partnerships with new schools and expand its work by enhancing the organisation’s marketing and profile. These new marketing activities are projected to finance themselves within two years.
08/12/2019 £30,000 £155,713 TEACH 2 TEACH INTERNATIONAL Almost all professionally trained teachers in Ghana move to urban areas with good electricity, sanitation and public health. This leaves remote rural areas with almost no qualified teachers, meaning children there often have primary school literacy rates as low as 9%. Teach 2 Teach (in partnership with School for Life Ghana) provides brief teacher training courses to unemployed young people in rural Ghanaian communities, and employs them as local teachers. With only a quick intervention, this model achieves results in nine months that would take three years using traditional teaching methods, while also providing stable employment and experience to local young people. Teach 2 Teach will use funding from The Fore to free up the organisation’s leadership from administrative tasks, allowing them to focus on strategy and development. Through this increased capacity, Teach 2 Teach hopes to bring in significant new partnerships and scale the model across Ghana (and, ultimately, West Africa).
08/12/2019 £30,000 £245,733 THE PHILOSOPHY FOUNDATION The Philosophy Foundation works with children and adults to help them develop critical thinking skills, cognitive ability, communication skills, higher order reasoning skills, problem solving, confidence and the ability to see beyond the content delivered to them. It provides a variety of critical thinking interventions for schools in disadvantaged areas, prisons and the elderly – all provided by trained volunteer philosophy graduates. Even resource constrained schools value the programme to such a degree that 91% renew contracts, a remarkable rate of success. The Philosophy Foundation will use funding from The Fore to provide the necessary staff capacity to meet demand from additional schools for the programme, while also freeing up the leadership from administrative tasks. This new staff capacity will be funded through the new school contracts within two years, enabling the organisation to successfully scale its work across the UK.
08/12/2019 £30,000 £130,738 VISION CARE FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE One third of homeless people have never had their eyes tested and a further third haven’t for at least ten years. Without access to eyecare services and glasses, homeless people are less able to find accommodation, obtain and stay in employment, stay safe and enjoy everyday activities. Vision Care for Homeless People (VCHP) provides free eyecare services to homeless people through a team of volunteer optometrists, dramatically improving their quality of life. VCHP will use funding from The Fore to increase its reach from five clinics to eleven, meaning the organisation reaches an additional 1,200 patients per year and also pilot a new mobile service. Through these two initiatives VCHP will be able to expand its reach from 10% of all homeless people to over 40%.
01/12/2019 £19,328 £222,749 DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION CENTRE SOUTH YORKSHIRE Development Education Centre South Yorkshire (DECSY) works with teachers and schools to promote a global developmental perspective (also known as Global Learning) in the UK education system. It runs training sessions and workshops for teachers, bringing a variety of new perspectives into the classroom. Its projects include a biodynamic farm for primary school children, a gender equality charter mark for secondary school, and a variety of philosophy for children courses. DECSY will use funding from The Fore to build partnerships with new schools and expand its work by enhancing the organisation's marketing and profile. These new marketing activities are projected to finance themselves within two years.
01/12/2019 £29,437 GREATER CHANGE Greater Change was founded by Alex McCallion, who, while volunteering with homelessness charities, saw many homeless people fail to progress into work, training or housing because they lacked relatively small sums of money - for example, £300 for a construction course, £80 for ID or £1,000 as a rent deposit. Greater Change offers a technology platform where homeless people can raise these sums. Using a website or contactless payment terminals, individuals can contribute towards the costs of homeless peoples' specific action plans. A trial of the system with 30 homeless people in Oxford remarkably saw 87.5% successfully move into sustained housing. Greater Change will use funding from The Fore, following the success of its pilot with two contactless terminals, to roll out a further 32 terminals in new locations. This will allow Greater Change to develop partnerships with new local authorities, facilitate the rollout of terminals in new areas and enhance the organisation?s financial sustainability.
01/12/2019 £30,000 CONNECTED ROUTES Women refugees seekers are four times more likely to be unemployed than their male counterparts. Connected Routes helps these women find secure employment through a mentoring programme and a confidence-building theatre programme. Connected Routes' intervention, developed alongside Barclays, Accenture, Funding Circle and NESTA, helps women build the vital skills needed to find employment. To date, more than 70% of women going through the programme have entered employment or education, and 100% of those cite Connected Routes as a key factor in their success. Connected Routes will use funding from The Fore to to meet demand for its programme by increasing staff capacity. This initial growth will see Connected Routes bringing in additional revenue from employers sponsoring staff as mentors and facilitating expansion across London and the UK.
01/12/2019 £30,000 £130,738 VISION CARE FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE One third of homeless people have never had their eyes tested and a further third haven't for at least ten years. Without access to eyecare services and glasses, homeless people are less able to find accommodation, obtain and stay in employment, stay safe and enjoy everyday activities. Vision Care for Homeless People (VCHP) provides free eyecare services to homeless people through a team of volunteer optometrists, dramatically improving their quality of life. VCHP will use funding from The Fore to increase its reach from five clinics to eleven, meaning the organisation reaches an additional 1,200 patients per year and also pilot a new mobile service. Through these two initiatives VCHP will be able to expand its reach from 10% of all homeless people to over 40%.
01/12/2019 £30,000 £28,826 CODA DANCE COMPANY Coda Dance provides innovative, therapeutic dance sessions for neuro-disabled people to improve their cognitive, physical and mental health. Its interactive 'Dance-as-Physio' group sessions offer patients with acquired brain injuries uplifting opportunities to engage socially with others, whilst also improving patient strength, mobility and creativity. Coda Dance will use The Fore's funding to launch a new 'train the trainer' programme, generating a new income stream while also creating a pipeline of specialised dance facilitators to run Coda Dance's sessions, growing the organisation's capacity. This will allow Coda Dance to expand its current service provision at The Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability's from three of its wards to all twelve.
01/12/2019 £30,000 £245,733 THE PHILOSOPHY FOUNDATION The Philosophy Foundation works with children and adults to help them develop critical thinking skills, cognitive ability, communication skills, higher order reasoning skills, problem solving, confidence and the ability to see beyond the content delivered to them. It provides a variety of critical thinking interventions for schools in disadvantaged areas, prisons and the elderly - all provided by trained volunteer philosophy graduates. Even resource constrained schools value the programme to such a degree that 91% renew contracts, a remarkable rate of success. The Philosophy Foundation will use funding from The Fore to provide the necessary staff capacity to meet demand from additional schools for the programme, while also freeing up the leadership from administrative tasks. This new staff capacity will be funded through the new school contracts within two years, enabling the organisation to successfully scale its work across the UK.
01/12/2019 £30,000 RIFT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE RIFT Social Enterprise has a mission to ensure that no-one leaves prison with the burden of an HMRC penalty hanging over them. Individuals (particularly the self-employed) can accrue significant debts and penalties from HMRC while in prison, and an inability to pay upon release can land them back in a cell or cause them to resort to crime once more. RIFT Social Enterprise (the charitable arm of RIFT Group) helps ex-offenders develop payment plans, secure refunds and understand various tax issues, enabling them to successfully move on with their lives and re-integrate into society. RIFT Social Enterprise will use funding from The Fore to enhance and develop its programme for the next two years, moving out of pilot phase into a full and sustainable model. At the end of these two years, RIFT Social Enterprise will become eligible for funding from HMRC, which would empower the organisation to significantly expand its work across the UK.
01/12/2019 £30,000 £155,713 TEACH2TEACH INTERNATIONAL Almost all professionally trained teachers in Ghana move to urban areas with good electricity, sanitation and public health. This leaves remote rural areas with almost no qualified teachers, meaning children there often have primary school literacy rates as low as 9%. Teach 2 Teach (in partnership with School for Life Ghana) provides brief teacher training courses to unemployed young people in rural Ghanaian communities, and employs them as local teachers. With only a quick intervention, this model achieves results in nine months that would take three years using traditional teaching methods, while also providing stable employment and experience to local young people. Teach 2 Teach will use funding from The Fore to free up the organisation's leadership from administrative tasks, allowing them to focus on strategy and development. Through this increased capacity, Teach 2 Teach hopes to bring in significant new partnerships and scale the model across Ghana (and, ultimately, West Africa).
01/12/2019 £30,000 2020CHANGE CIC 2020 Change helps young people from disadvantaged backgrounds (especially those with experience of gang-related violence) develop the necessary soft skills to successfully find employment. Its programme teaches self-awareness, vision, persistence, dignity and corporate etiquette, as well as money management, digital skills, media, and mindfulness. The organisation has now partnered with brands including Converse and Nando's, who offer funding and employment opportunities for young people after the programme. As a result, 75% of 2020 Change's young people successfully find long-term employment after graduation. 2020 Change will use funding from The Fore to provide the Managing Director the head space and time to focus on 2020 Change full time - developing more corporate relationships and expanding the organisation's work. This is intended to allow 2020 Change to meet the growing demand for its programmes and respond to the growing waiting list of young people wanting to join the programme. It will also help push the organisation towards self-sufficiency within two years.
01/08/2019 £25,844 £240,064 CROSSLIGHT ADVICE Crosslight Advice provides comprehensive debt advice to people in financial distress. Its clients often have very low incomes, long-term physical or mental health issues, or complex social and family problems. Unlike other debt advisory services, Crosslight Advice gives all of its support face-to-face. Its model incorporates mentoring and emotional support with financial education, in order to help people to escape difficult and dangerous situations. Crosslight Advice will use The Fore's funding to pilot a new 'Open Advice' work stream - a faster intervention that will make it possible for the organisation to help more people. The service will also serve as a form of triage, to identify those in need of more intensive follow-on support. This new model will significantly increase Crosslight Advice's capacity and efficiency, enabling them to meet demand and support an additional 400 people within two years.
01/08/2019 £29,213 £122,355 HOPE FOR THE YOUNG Hope For The Young (HFTY) helps young refugees and asylum-seekers overcome barriers to education, by providing wellbeing support, volunteer-led mentoring and financial assistance. In 2018 alone, 2,872 unaccompanied children applied for asylum in the UK. 50% were refused refugee status leaving many waiting many years for a final decision on their case. Those turning 18 subsequently faced international student fees of up to £28,000 per year. Language barriers, an inability to navigate bureaucracies and severe trauma also prevent young refugees and asylum seekers accessing education. Without an education, there is little hope of a better life for these young people. So far, HFTY has supported 114 children with the costs of education and delivered over 3,000 hours of mentoring. HFTY will use The Fore's funding to meet the significant demand for its services by restructuring the organisation and growing its staff team - opening a mentoring hub in North London and growing the organisation's capacity considerably. This will double the number of young people HFTY can support at any one time.
01/08/2019 £30,000 £234,590 YOUNG URBAN ARTS FOUNDATION The Young Urban Arts Foundation (YUAF) uses music to engage some of London's hardest-to-reach and most at-risk young people. Its Outreach Media Bus and 'Skip to the Beat' programme provide a safe space for young people to learn DJing, music production and song-writing, all while accessing services that provide support with mental health, gang culture and drug and knife crime. YUAF's intervention was co-designed by health practitioners and arts practitioners, and can signpost young people to a variety of other specialist services they otherwise would not access. YUAF will use The Fore's funding to roll-out its 'Amplify' programme - a digital platform that will host youth content (as well as YUAF support materials), while also generating income for the organisation through corporate sponsorship. This programme will revolutionise YUAF's financial sustainability, forecast to bring in over £80,000 in unrestricted funding within two years.
01/08/2019 £30,000 £38,323 THE TURNAROUND PROJECT In the UK, 60% of those who leave prison end up re-offending. Employment can reduce this risk by 30-50%, however, only 27% of those leaving prison have a job to go to. Turnaround Project supports prisoners in Belfast into employment through training and transitional employment opportunities. It combines also provides tailored 'turnaround plans', based on weekly mentoring. Turnaround currently offers offenders employment in two social enterprises (co-designed by graduates and offenders) - Big Loop Bikes, a bike repair shop, and Outwork, a grounds maintenance service. Turnaround Project will use The Fore's funding to begin transforming Shannon House (an unused prison service asset) into a Transitional and Restorative Justice Centre, which will unlock full financial sustainability and large scale social impact for the organisation. Funding will also enable two of its projects, the Outwork and Big Loop Bikes, to become financially sustainable by scaling up their activities.
01/08/2019 £30,000 £260,180 EUAN'S GUIDE Euan's Guide is an online resource that helps people with disabilities find out how accessible various sites and activities are. It was founded by Euan MacDonald MBE, and his sister Kiki, after Euan was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease and realised how difficult it is to know which locations are accessible for power-chair users. The site has become a vibrant online community, with thousands of reviews shared by its users every year. Euan's Guide will use The Fore's funding to unlock a network effect, rapidly increasing its scale and impact, by recruiting new business support and developing a reviewer engagement project to increase reviews and reviewers.
01/08/2019 £30,000 £77,348 HEAD2HEAD THEATRE Head2Head Theatre (H2H) provides multi-sensory theatre experiences to children with a wide range of disabilities who are often excluded from cultural activities. Performances are based on puppetry, rhyme, repetition, music and other interactive, sensory experiences, and are subsidised (at £5 per show) to make them accessible for all. Last year, H2H reached 3,000 children in more than 100 shows. H2H will use The Fore's funding to diversify its income streams, and expand its core staff team, in order to significantly enhance the organisation?s long-term sustainability.
01/08/2019 £30,000 £213,804 THE TURNAROUND PROJECT In the UK, 60% of those who leave prison end up re-offending. Employment can reduce this risk by 30-50%, however, only 27% of those leaving prison have a job to go to. Turnaround Project supports prisoners in Belfast into employment through training and transitional employment opportunities. It combines also provides tailored 'turnaround plans', based on weekly mentoring. Turnaround currently offers offenders employment in two social enterprises (co-designed by graduates and offenders) - Big Loop Bikes, a bike repair shop, and Outwork, a grounds maintenance service. Turnaround Project will use The Fore's funding to begin transforming Shannon House (an unused prison service asset) into a Transitional and Restorative Justice Centre, which will unlock full financial sustainability and large scale social impact for the organisation. Funding will also enable two of its projects, the Outwork and Big Loop Bikes, to become financially sustainable by scaling up their activities.
19/07/2019 £29,213 £122,355 HOPE FOR THE YOUNG HFTY will use The Fore's funding to meet the significant demand for its services by restructuring the organisation and growing its staff team – opening a mentoring hub in North London and growing the organisation’s capacity considerably. This will double the number of young people HFTY can support at any one time.
19/07/2019 £30,000 £234,590 YOUNG URBAN ARTS FOUNDATION YUAF will use The Fore's funding to roll-out its ‘Amplify’ programme – a digital platform that will host youth content (as well as YUAF support materials), while also generating income for the organisation through corporate sponsorship. This programme will revolutionise YUAF’s financial sustainability, forecast to bring in over £80,000 in unrestricted funding within two years.
19/07/2019 £25,844 £240,064 CROSSLIGHT ADVICE Crosslight Advice will use The Fore's funding to pilot a new ‘Open Advice’ work stream – a faster intervention that will make it possible for the organisation to help more people. The service will also serve as a form of triage, to identify those in need of more intensive follow-on support. This new model will significantly increase Crosslight Advice’s capacity and efficiency, enabling them to meet demand and support an additional 400 people within two years.
19/07/2019 £30,000 £77,348 HEAD2HEAD THEATRE Head2Head will use The Fore's funding to diversify its income streams, and expand its core staff team, in order to significantly enhance the organisation’s long-term sustainability.
19/07/2019 £30,000 £213,804 THE TURNAROUND PROJECT Turnaround Project will use The Fore's funding to begin transforming Shannon House (an unused prison service asset) into a Transitional and Restorative Justice Centre, which will unlock full financial sustainability and large scale social impact for the organisation. Funding will also enable two of its projects, the Outwork and Big Loop Bikes, to become financially sustainable by scaling up their activities.
01/04/2019 £25,000 EACH AMAZING BREATH CIC Each Amazing Breath is a social enterprise based in Nottingham, providing resilience and capacity-building programmes to schools in disadvantaged areas. Its core programme, 'Take Five' teaches young people breathing, grounding and awareness techniques that have been demonstrated to improve their concentration levels, resilience, calmness, connection to others, wellbeing and positivity. The Fore funded Each Amazing Breath to provide the additional staff capacity needed to follow up enquiries from numerous schools across the UK, unlocking significant increases in earned income. This will also enable Each Amazing Breath to explore partnerships with new types of organisations including prisons and hospitals.
01/04/2019 £29,900 £263,312 R-EVOLUTION R-Evolution provides training and life-coaching to disadvantaged and unemployed individuals in Hull and East Yorkshire. The model is highly effective at getting people into work. Trainees include those with mental health problems, ex-offenders, the homeless, refugees and the long term unemployed. The training is based on filling skills gaps in the local economy; especially in light engineering, horticulture and construction. Its main programme is a three-month course in cycle mechanics, which provides a City and Guild qualification and extensive life coaching. The Fore funded R-Evolution to create a new horticulture training programme. This will more than double the number of people it trains and its earned income within two years.
01/04/2019 £30,000 £308,690 GASWORKS DOCK PARTNERSHIP (CODY DOCK) Cody Dock is a small community charity that has opened up a large swathe of the River Lea for community use, conservation and the creative industries. Based on an abandoned two-acre patch of post-industrial wasteland on Thames Water's estate, Cody Dock convened hundreds of volunteers on a clean-up operation valued at £2 million, which eventually led to its acquisition of the site. The dock has become a hub for the local community, and wild species are returning to the waterway. The Fore funded Cody Dock to enable it to instigate its '5-year masterplan', continuing the development of the site, with new features such as a café, event spaces, river boat hire, school projects and apprenticeship opportunities. This will put the organisation on the path to becoming financially self-sufficient and scaling its activities.
01/04/2019 £30,000 KITCHENETTE KARTS Kitchenette Karts CIC is a social enterprise which trains unemployed and at-risk young people by producing and selling quality, sustainable food from a refurbished food truck. Its model provides hands-on employment and entrepreneurship training over a 12-week programme. This enables individuals to find stable future employment. The Fore funded Kitchenette karts to refurbish its food truck, making it fit for purpose to operate on a full-time basis. This will enable Kitchenette Karts to take up an offer of a permanent slot at Spitalfields market, scaling the employment training programme and increasing financial sustainability.
01/04/2019 £30,000 £108,041 MAITS (MULTI-AGENCY INTERNATIONAL TRAINING AND SUPPORT) MAITS provides training for local people in developing countries who care for people with developmental disabilities. Relatively simple low-cost techniques can be life-changing for children with cerebral palsy, developmental disorders, autism or who were born prematurely. A straightforward method can be used, for example, to save the lives of infants who would otherwise be unable to feed. By upskilling local people, rather than sending in development workers, MAITS has a lasting impact on communities. Alongside providing carers with key skills, its training also helps combat powerful stigma associated with disabled children in many countries around the world. The Fore funded MAITS to provide the staff capacity necessary to apply for large grants from international development funders.This will expand MAITS' programmes to reach new beneficiaries and increase the organisation?s financial sustainability.
01/04/2019 £30,000 COMICS YOUTH CIC Comics Youth helps young people in Liverpool who feel marginalised, have poor mental health, or who have experienced trauma or abuse overcome their difficulties through therapeutic drawing. Its 'gamified' reward system encourages young people to complete 'levels' and improve their art. The therapeutic power of drawing not only gives the young people a means of creative expression, but also lets them describe harm as part of their recovery. The Fore funded Comics Youth to launch a unique publishing house and a magazine, Marginal, to showcase the work of its young artists. This will increase the profile of Comics Youth and its young artists through the magazine, leading to new opportunities for both.
01/04/2019 £30,000 £16,232 FAT MACY'S Fat Macy's is a catering social enterprise that helps people with nowhere to live put down a deposit for their first rented accommodation. It initially provides five-day catering boot camps in partnership with homeless hostels. Then, once trainees have completed 200 hours of paid work, Fat Macy's uses revenue from its catering business to support them with a deposit. Its beneficiaries leave with a place to live, a qualification and valuable work experience. The Fore funded Fat Macy's to provide the necessary staff capacity to open its own restaurant, significantly increasing its revenue and the number of trainees it can support. This should enable Fat Macy's to create a sevenfold increase in the amount contributed to rental deposits.
01/04/2019 £30,000 £321,930 GETAWAY GIRLS Getaway Girls supports vulnerable young women in Leeds that have been affected by crime, drug abuse, sexual exploitation and human trafficking. The women it supports come from some of the most disadvantaged areas in the country. Through a variety of different volunteer-led programmes, it helps women overcome trauma, organise their accommodation and finances, build confidence and establish support networks. Many of the charity's volunteers are women who have been through one of its programmes. The Fore funded Getaway Girls to allow the CEO to move from front-line work to focus on scaling and strategy.This will enable Getaway Girls to expand its programme, shrinking the current waiting list for its services and expand its reach across Leeds.
01/04/2019 £30,000 PULP FRICTION SMOOTHIE BAR CIC Pulp Friction provides meaningful employment to young people with learning disabilities. It runs a pedal-powered smoothie bar, vintage-style Ice Cream Tricycle, a café based within the National Justice Museum, two canteens hosted by Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Services, and an outside catering service; the Pulp Friction Travelling Kitchen. It is one of the only services in the area which offers young people with severe learning difficulties fulfilling work. The Fore funded Pulp Friction to enable it to open a new canteen for the Nottingham Fire & Rescue Service and Nottingham Police. This will more than double the number of people with learning disabilities working with Pulp Friction, and enable it to become an accredited training centre with employability pathways developed through partnerships with local colleges.
29/03/2019 £30,000 £16,232 FAT MACY'S The Fore funded Fat Macy's to provide the necessary staff capacity to open its own restaurant, significantly increasing its revenue and the number of trainees it can support. This should enable Fat Macy’s to create a sevenfold increase in the amount contributed to rental deposits.
29/03/2019 £29,900 £183,531 R-EVOLUTION The Fore funded R-Evolution to create a new horticulture training programme. This will more than double the number of people it trains and its earned income within two years.
29/03/2019 £30,000 £308,690 CODY DOCK The Fore funded Cody Dock to enable it to instigate its ‘5-year masterplan’, continuing the development of the site, with new features such as a café, event spaces, river boat hire, school projects and apprenticeship opportunities. This will put the organisation on the path to becoming financially self-sufficient and scaling its activities
29/03/2019 £30,000 £108,041 MAITS The Fore funded MAITS to provide the staff capacity necessary to apply for large grants from international development funders.This will expand MAITS’ programmes to reach new beneficiaries and increase the organisation’s financial sustainability.
29/03/2019 £30,000 £280,551 GETAWAY GIRLS The Fore funded Getaway Girls to allow the CEO to move from front-line work to focus on scaling and strategy.This will enable Getaway Girls to expand its programme, shrinking the current waiting list for its services and expand its reach across Leeds.

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