Focusing our support

 

 

The Trust funds small to medium-size charities

Rather than supporting large national charities the Trust funds small to medium-size charities that can secure sustainable improvements in the lives of the vulnerable and deprived in our society. We fund in areas that often receive little public support such as domestic violence; addiction; homelessness and mental health. We look to help such disadvantaged people re-integrate into society, by alleviating hardship and inspiring hope.

 

Engaging with disadvantaged youth

We support projects that engage with disadvantaged youth, by tackling exclusion and encouraging aspiration. We look to identify those with potential, and fund bursaries to help them fulfil it.

 

Developing innovative projects

We support charities that develop innovative projects, many of which find it hard to gain funding, being at an experimental or pilot stage, or considered "too risky". For example City Year, in the US - a charity which brings together young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service in schools, as tutors, mentors and role models, leading in-school and after-school programmes and community projects. The Trust has become a Founding Partner in an initiative to bring the City Year programme to London.

 

We focus our support in the following four areas:

1. Disadvantaged Youth

  • Tackling exclusion by helping disadvantaged youth and reducing poverty of aspiration
  • Promoting inclusion by helping young people not in education, employment, or training (NEETS) rejoin society as active participants
  • Promoting innovative programmes to keep young people in education, help those who are falling behind, and those doing well to fulfil their potential

 

2. Literacy & Numeracy

  • Tackling poor literacy and numeracy skills in both children and adults

 

3. Vulnerable populations

  • Improving the lives of disadvantaged individuals, focusing on the homeless and those grappling with addiction, domestic violence and mental health issues

 

4. Disaster relief

  • Alleviating the suffering of victims of humanitarian or natural disasters