North Area Council Youth Resilience Fund 2024 to 2026 Competitive Grant

The Area Council now welcomes applications from eligible organisations for funding to deliver youth work solutions that will empower and support our children and young people (aged 8 to 13 years) to build emotional resilience by developing a range of 'survive to thrive' tools. Focusing attention on the following outcomes:

• i.Improve emotional literacy, self-regulation and resilience
• ii.Improve communication skills as a foundation for effective relationship building iii. Increase a sense of belonging and connection with friends, family and place
• iv.Increase preparedness for successful transitions
• v.Increase participation in positive activities that help to build skills necessary to navigate challenging situations successfully
• vi.Increase awareness of where to seek help and how to access support in relation to emotional health and wellbeing (demonstrating connectivity with support services and use of appropriate referrals mechanisms)

This should be a blended approach working with schools, Family Hubs and in the wider community. Delivering innovative, flexible youth work to positively influence young people's lives by providing support and guidance and social engagement, which is exciting and stimulating, in areas where there is an identified need.

• Clarification questions are requested via email to LoveWhereYouLive@barnsley.gov.uk before the 31st May 2024. No questions are to be submitted via YORtender.

•Submission of applications forms is via email to LoveWhereYouLive@barnsley.gov.uk or via post with prior consent, postal details can be found on the application form. No submissions will be accepted via YORtender.

• All organisations that meet the criteria will be contacted by 21/06/2024 and invited to a stakeholder panel with young people w/c 01/07/2024.
• We aim to notify all of the Panel's decisions by Friday 12th July 2024.