Positive Futures

Through this programme we made grants totalling about £350,000 per year to charities and CASCs in the South East of England. Through Positive Futures funding we aimed to: 

• meet the needs of children and young people 0—18 years old (or up to 25 years old for projects working with young people with special needs)  
• provide support for children and young people in the following counties: Berkshire; Buckinghamshire; Hampshire; Isle of Wight; Kent; Oxfordshire; Surrey; East Sussex; and West Sussex  
• meet the needs of children and young people living with disabilities and / or living in the most deprived areas in the South East (as defined by IMD) 

We prioritised applications which: 

• Delivered high-impact benefits for children and young people who:   

                 – are disabled, chronically or terminally ill, as well as their parents and carers   

                 – face mental health challenges  

                 – are at risk of crime, truancy or addiction   

                 – are at risk of homelessness or who are homeless   

• Provided high-impact, life-enhancing opportunities for children and young people who live in the top 10% of areas of deprivation  
• Incorporated effective strategies for creating a legacy and wider impact, perhaps through training, partnerships and/or dissemination activities 
• Demonstrated a high degree of beneficiary involvement across the organisation and those with lived experience