Independent research into the use of a £7m grant for youth organisations across England, delivered by BBC Children in Need and Youth Futures Foundation, finds that it has supported 7,850 young people facing disadvantage since it was launched in June 2020.
The funding was made available from the government’s £800m dormant assets fund in response to the increased employment challenges of young people, particularly those from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, due to the pandemic.
It has been handed to 85 organisations including Manchester-based charity the Proud Trust, Hull-based Toranj Tuition, and the London-based Damilola Taylor Trust.
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