Funding Opportunities

 Dewi Prichard-Jones

0121 689 6905

dewi.prichardjones@princes-trust.org.uk

 

 

 

 

            Christine Sutcliffe

0121 689 6904

christine.sutcliffe@princes-trust.org.uk

 

 

                   For an application form                                                                for further information

www.princes-trust.org.uk/communitycash                                    www.cypnow.co.uk/Archive/1042250

 

Ben Kinsella Fund

The Prince's Trust is launching the new Ben Kinsella Fund in England and Wales for young people to run positive anti-knife crime activities in their local area. The Home Office is providing funding to support anti-knife crime and anti-serious youth violence projects run by young people through the Community Cash Awards Programme. There is funding for 10 Community Cash projects to be delivered by March 2011 up to the amount of £3000.00. The fund is named after Ben Kinsella, a sixteen year old boy who died after being stabbed in 2008.

Community Cash projects must aim to do at least one of the following;

 ·         Promote the anti-serious youth crime message in schools, colleges or youth clubs

·         Tackle the attitudes or beliefs which may lead to young people carrying knives or guns

·         Encourage positive engagement between young people and the police

·         The scheme is open to applicants aged 14-25.

 Priority will be given to projects that are targeting community benefit towards

 ·         Girls

·         Young people below the 13-18 age range (i.e. 12 years and younger)

Real Examples of Community Cash projects that would fit the funding criteria

Anti Arson Music and Dance DVD Project, Wales

 Young applicants worked with authority figures such as the police and the fire service throughout this project. The aim of the project was to develop a short educational DVD to highlight the dangers of arson and anti-social behaviour through music and dance. The DVD had a launch event and was distributed to local schools and youth clubs.