The grants, totalling £2.1m, have been handed out through the Act for Change Fund to 24 youth projects to support, among others, young people from low-income backgrounds, children with disabilities and those facing mental health challenges.
Reclaim, which supports young people from working class communities in Greater Manchester, has netted £100,000 to run youth-led campaigns to tackle discrimination and inequality.
In addition, mental health charity 42nd Street has been handed £99,000 to recruit “peer activists” to support young people who have experienced injustice within the health and social care systems.
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