Westminster Foundation

Our partners YoungMinds, in collaboration with creative agency Livity and over 1000 young people, have unveiled a new sculpture at Kings Cross. This sculpture is constructed from thousands of objects, each representing a driver of the youth mental health crisis, and responds to mental health referrals surpassing 1 million for the third consecutive year. Learn more about this initiative ⬇️

📢Small grant shoutout! We’re thrilled to provide funding for ReachOut's Youth Enrichment programme in #Westminster. Their mentoring sessions will help young people build confidence, develop vital socio-emotional skills, and connect with positive, relatable role models. ReachOut are members of Fivefields, our charity co-working space, dedicated to charities supporting children and young people. 💜 Learn more about our various forms of grant support via our website: https://lnkd.in/gsvsACR #GrantGiving #RoleModels #Mentoring #YouthEmpowerment

Yesterday we held roundtables in #Chester and #Westminster, to explore the themes #Aspirations and #SocialMobility, which are central to empowering young people to reach their potential. 🚀 Throughout 2024, we’re hosting roundtables on our funding areas as part of our strategy refresh. Key themes from our discussions included: 🌟External events such as Covid-19 and the cost-of-living crisis have limited young people’s aspirations and social mobility opportunities. 🌟Embedding career guidance and work experience opportunities into the curriculum is crucial. We need to prioritise and create space for these interventions in schools. 🌟Social mobility charities with aligned objectives are delivering separately, there is an opportunity to increase impact through more collaboration, shared learning and joint funding applications. Thank you to our facilitators Charly Young MBE and Christen Brandt, and to all the charity representatives for their valuable insights and for supporting marginalised young people into good work. Sinead Buckley Rhian Thomas Sarah Devonport Helen Mann Phil West Emma Hooper Victoria Lindop Felicity Halstead Jenni Tomblin MSc Anna Morris Russell Findlay Sue Riley FRSA Richard Rigby Anthony Brown Andrea Thomson Morris Selena O'Donnell Kate Farley Lorna Shields Diane Aplin Lynsey Whitley MInstF (dip) Bethan Cooper Dr Brendan King ⚧️📚Olivier Le Quellec Abbie Kirk Kate Brown Kimberly G. Fiona Griffith Julie Ellis

Designed for charities, our Youth Voice Digital Assets, offer practical steps and best practices for amplifying youth engagement and ensuring their voices count. 🗣️✨ Out now is our Intermediate guide, focusing on deepening youth engagement and building sustainable youth involvement strategies. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gA6f_Tsr Read our Beginners guide here: https://lnkd.in/gD2kh3Gu Stay tuned for our Advanced guide, coming soon! ⏳ #YouthVoice #YouthEngagement #YouthEmpowerment #Impact Young Enterprise UK Platform for Life Chance UK Street League Chance to Shine Healthbox CIC FUTURE FRONTIERS LTD The Country Trust Creative Futures (UK) Speakers for Schools Cheshire Dance Power2 London Wildlife Trust Coach Core Foundation The Brokerage REVERSE THE TREND C.I.C. AllChild (Formerly West London Zone)

Fascinating conversation today with Westminster Foundation and a range of great #SocialMobility charities One idea stuck with me … 💷 How important it is that we don’t limit social mobility just to discussions of career and income Ofcourse, the circumstances of your birth shouldn’t dictate your career goals and achievements. 🎯Helping young people raise their aspirations and then meet them is at the core of what I have spent the last 20 years doing. I loved hearing of the work of the Foundation and the charities in supporting this vision. But equally 🏘️ The circumstances of your birth should also not dictate your aspirations and achievements for the impact you can have on your community and the world around you. That means … As well as focusing on economic power, we should be thinking of civic and political power. 🤏 A tiny proportion of young people think they can change the world … At Speakers Trust believe ALL young people can and should be empowered to do so. 🎤 Finding your voice is step 1 …. Thanks for the invite Kate Brown and team & to Charly Young MBE for facilitating the day.

For anyone that hasn’t had a chance to listen to this podcast episode please do👉🏾 Community and the support of organisations that sit at the heart of it are incredibly valuable in shaping young people’s development and offering spaces where they belong. ✨ The Avenues Youth Project Westminster Foundation

Marking one year of supporting social impact organisations, we're flying the flag at Fivefields, our flexible workspace and co-working community.   Developed in collaboration with the Westminster Foundation and operated and managed by x+why, the space is specifically designed to support charities and social impact organisations.   As with all design elements of the building, the flag has carefully considered credentials: produced using 100% recycled materials, including two plastic bottles per square metre, the flag also features EnhanceAir technology to help absorb excess NOx and VOC levels from the air.   Find out more about the space here: https://bit.ly/4emVdTn.   #FlexibleOffice #Coworking #PeopleAndPlanetPositive #Community

We are pleased to have sponsored The Childhood Trust's 6th Annual London Child Poverty Summit that brought together a variety of people, and importantly young voices, who are all passionate about improving the lives of children living in poverty and offering the chance to learn from each other. With 700,000 children living in poverty, this topic is more crucial than ever. Recently, we conducted a Q&A with Posy Barker from The Childhood Trust. Read here: https://lnkd.in/eBKW9w2J Learn more about the Summit and the key takeaways below 👇 #Grantees #LDNChallengePoverty #Povertyfreelondon

Top 10 tips for a successful grant application! 🏆 We’ve asked our Westminster Grant Manager, Lucy Gillingham, to share her Top 10 tips that applicants can put into practice when applying for a grant. By learning how to craft a strong application, you can greatly improve your chances of success. Read the insights here: https://lnkd.in/e2UZgxYG Our own Grants Programme is open to applications throughout the year for grants up to £10,000 for one year. The next application deadline is 1st November. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gHCGBtna #Grants #Philanthropy #Funding #Charity

A huge thanks to The Childhood Trust for delivering The 2024 Childhood Poverty Summit. It was great to meet colleagues in the sector to discuss some of the important issues facing young people in the capital, with a focus on topics of space and place. Critically, we heard from young people on the pros and cons of social media, how physical spaces can alleviate vulnerability and how schools can foster safety by raising awareness of the mental health support on offer. I look forward to working closely with the wonderful Neha Mahendru and her team in the future. In the meantime, let's start by listening intently to the young voices that are often pushed to the fringes of society. #youthvoice #youngpeople #youth Westminster Foundation Young Westminster Foundation Westminster City Council Youth Futures Foundation