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Mentoring projects set to benefit from £12.5m fund

1 min read Youth Work Youth Justice
Projects supporting young people involved in exploitation, crime or serious violence by assigning them a mentor to act as a “trusted adult” can bid for a share of a new grant round launched by the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF).
The fund is designed to find out how trusted adult relationships can help young people learn new skills. Picture: YEF
The fund is designed to find out how trusted adult relationships can help young people learn new skills. Picture: YEF

The Home Office-backed charity will spend up to £12.5 million to evaluate six to 10 projects through its new A trusted adult funding round, designed to find out more about how trusted adult relationships can prevent 10- to 18-year-olds from becoming involved in violence.

The YEF is interested to fund interventions where young people have been assigned a mentor, key worker or case worker outside their family environment - this could be a teacher, youth worker, or sports coach. They want to test whether these relationships enable better outcomes for young people who are already impacted or involved in crime and violence.

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