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  • The Neighbourhood Fund
    Neighbourhoods
    In progress
    We are investing and building long-term partnerships in 5 hyper-local areas in England and Wales, to understand the problems the community faces, and deliver and evaluate solutions that are both evidence-informed and responsive to their local needs.

    Funding (Project and Evaluation):

    £1,000,000

    Evaluation types:

    Implementation and Process evaluation
    In progress
  • AudioActive
    Youth Sector
    In progress
    SHIFT is a music mentoring programme that leverages young people's passion for music to engage those who have offended or are at risk of offending.

    Funding (Project and Evaluation):

    £2,177,073

    Activity type:

    Arts participation

    Evaluation types:

    Efficacy study, Pilot study
    In progress
  • Spark2Life
    Youth Sector
    In progress
    Spark2Life caseworkers will provide young people with up to 12 months of trauma-informed mentoring and casework support.

    Funding (Project and Evaluation):

    £3,100,000

    Activity type:

    Mentoring

    Evaluation types:

    Efficacy study
    In progress
  • Detached youth work
    Youth Sector
    In progress
    A pilot area-level randomised controlled trial of detached youth work, where youth workers engage children and young people in public, non-institutional settings where they are known to spend time. 

    Funding (Project and Evaluation):

    £815,998

    Activity type:

    Informal education, Mentoring

    Evaluation types:

    Implementation and Process evaluation, Pilot study
    In progress
  • Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
    Health
    In progress
    The Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) for Conduct Disorder (CD) is a talking therapy with a focus on enhancing mentalizing in the young person and family and through this process is predicted to reduce aggression and violence exhibited by the young person.

    Funding (Project and Evaluation):

    £3,693,309.72

    Activity type:

    Psychological therapies

    Evaluation types:

    Efficacy study, Pilot study
    In progress
  • Multidimensional Family Therapy
    Health
    In progress
    MDFT aims to reduce substance misuse, improve behavioural issues and reduce young people’s involvement in the criminal justice system through multidimensional family therapy.

    Funding (Project and Evaluation):

    £2,202,083.00

    Activity type:

    Psychological therapies

    Evaluation types:

    Efficacy study, Pilot study
    In progress
  • Young Manchester
    Neighbourhoods
    In progress
    Through our Neighbourhood Fund, we are investing and building long-term partnerships in 5 hyper-local areas in England and Wales

    Project name:

    The Neighbourhood Fund

    Funding (Project and Evaluation):

    £1,000,000

    Evaluation types:

    Impact evaluation
    In progress
  • Right to Succeed
    Neighbourhoods
    In progress
    Through our Neighbourhood Fund, we are investing and building long-term partnerships in 5 hyper-local areas in England and Wales

    Project name:

    The Neighbourhood Fund

    Funding (Project and Evaluation):

    £1,000,000

    Evaluation types:

    Impact evaluation
    In progress
  • Born in Bradford
    Neighbourhoods
    In progress
    Through our Neighbourhood Fund, we are investing and building long-term partnerships in 5 hyper-local areas in England and Wales.

    Project name:

    The Neighbourhood Fund

    Funding (Project and Evaluation):

    £1,000,000

    Evaluation types:

    Impact evaluation
    In progress
  • StreetGames
    Youth Sector
    In progress
    Fifty youth organisations from the sports charity’s network will participate in a ‘multi-site trial,' involving over 3,000 young people aged 10 to 17.

    Funding (Project and Evaluation):

    £2,637,853

    Activity type:

    Sports programmes

    Evaluation types:

    Efficacy study
    In progress
  • UK Youth
    Youth Sector
    In progress
    The Summer Jobs Programme offers paid summer work placements for young people aged 16-20 who are at risk of violence.

    Project name:

    Summer Jobs

    Funding (Project and Evaluation):

    £7,999,603

    Activity type:

    Summer Jobs

    Evaluation types:

    Internal pilot and efficacy trial
    In progress
  • Swindon Borough Council
    Neighbourhoods
    In progress
    The purpose is to learn how different agencies can collaborate more effectively when supporting children, young people and their families.

    Project name:

    Agency Collaboration Fund Round 2

    Funding (Project and Evaluation):

    £500,000

    Activity type:

    Contextual safeguarding

    Evaluation types:

    Feasibility & Pilot study
    In progress