Today, 8th June, Youth Futures Foundation announces its latest round of grant funding to boost the provision of youth employment support for young people from marginalised backgrounds. Seven intermediary organisations in England will benefit from £1.35million from the second phase of its Infrastructure Fund. More successful applicants will be announced in the coming months.
The first phase of the fund is already supporting 11 grantees to reach their network of 4,081 member organisations to provide improved support and pathways to employment for young people. This latest announcement brings the total Youth Futures grant funding and evaluation commitments to £23.5million, to support nearly 18,000 young people.
Organisations set to benefit from phase two of the fund include ERSA, The Ubele Initiative, London Progression Collaboration, Carers Trust, DFN Project SEARCH, Youth Employment UK and Action for Race Equality.
