Recently I worked with another amazing charity called Hope for the Young on a successful Big Lottery application. Hope for the Young makes a real difference to the lives of young refugees and asylum-seekers by:
- Providing a one-to-one mentoring service which offers support and advice to young asylum-seekers when they first arrive in the UK on matters ranging from language development and study skills, to emotional support and confidence building.
- Providing grants to support young refugees and asylum seekers who have no access to government funds, or to those who are facing extreme financial hardship, to complete their education.
Head of Programmes and Development, Matt Blacker, was over the moon when he found out that the application had been successful because, as he said, ” This is going to cause a step-change in the way Hope for the Young operates. Our team is going to increase, our core infrastructure is going to become stronger … Most importantly, it means we are going to be able to focus more time and energy on those we are here to support.”
He went on to say, “You were instrumental in helping us shape our National Lottery proposal, resulting in this multi-year grant. Your knowledge and expertise shone through any questions we had throughout the process. I learnt a lot in a short space of time with your guidance and you helped ensure the application was the best it could be. You were also there at very short notice to give advice and I really appreciate this. We could not be more grateful for your support.”
There ends another highly satisfactory week!