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Recipient organisation

Description

Programme

Priority area

Award date

Amount awarded

Koestler Arts
http://www.koestlerarts.org.uk
An unrestricted grant of £15,000. Koestler helps support people who are incarcerated to participate in arts through their annual award ceremony, mentoring and challenging public perception of those in the prison system.
Open Programme
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform
20-04-2023
£15,000
BEST – Befriending and Support Team for Foreign Nationals in HMP Wandsworth
https://bestsupport.org.uk/
An unrestricted grant of £10,000. BEST provides in-prison advice and support to Foreign National Offenders in HMP Wandsworth.
Special Initiatives
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform
20-04-2023
£10,000
Work Rights Centre
http://www.workrightscentre.org
An unrestricted grant of £22,000 for 3 years (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). Work Rights Centre aims to combat migrants’ poverty, by empowering them to exit precarious employment, and improve their social mobility in the UK....(hover for more)
Open Programme
Migrants and Refugees
20-04-2023
£22,000
Ella's Home
http://www.ellas.org.uk
An unrestricted grant of £22,000 for 3 years (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). Ella's supports women who are survivors of human trafficking and exploitation through providing safe house accommodation and tailored casework.
Open Programme
Migrants and Refugees
20-04-2023
£22,000
Community Law Advice Network
http://www.clanchildlaw.org
An unrestricted grant of £25,000 for 3 years (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). Community Law Advice Network provides legal advice to children and young people throughout Scotland.
Open Programme
Access to Justice
20-04-2023
£25,000
StandOut Programmes
http://www.standout.org.uk
An unrestricted grant of £22,000 for 3 years (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). StandOut provides through the gate support to people on leaving London prisons.
Open Programme
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform
20-04-2023
£22,000
The Turnaround Project
http://www.theturnaroundproject.org
An unrestricted grant of £20,000 for 3 years (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). The Turnaround Project provides training and employment services to individuals serving sentences within prison and then on release in Northern Ireland....(hover for more)
Open Programme
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform
20-04-2023
£20,000
UNJUST C.I.C
http://www.unjust.org.uk
A restricted grant of £20,000 towards work addressing racial discrimination in policing and the criminal legal system. UNJUST C.I.C focuses on challenging racial discrimination in policing and the criminal legal system in the UK.
Special Initiatives
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform
20-04-2023
£20,000
Protect (Whistleblowing Advice)
https://protect-advice.org.uk/
An unrestricted grant of £15,000. Protect aims to promote individual responsibility and organisational accountability through whistleblowing.
Open Programme
Access to Justice
20-04-2023
£15,000
Switchback
https://switchback.org.uk/
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Switchback works with 18-30 year old male prison leavers, through one-to-one support and real work training to reduce the rate of reoffending.
Open Programme
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform
20-04-2023
£20,000
Refugee Support Group
http://www.rrsg.org.uk
An unrestricted grant of £25,000. Refugee Support Group aims to improve the life of people seeking asylum and refugees through befriending, providing casework support and various activities including English classes.
Open Programme
Migrants and Refugees
20-04-2023
£25,000
Manchester Refugee Support Network
http://www.mrsn.org.uk
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Manchester Refugee Support Network provides drop in services and community development to people seeking asylum and refugees.
Open Programme
Migrants and Refugees
20-04-2023
£20,000
The Hardman Trust
https://www.hardmantrust.org.uk/
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Hardman supports individuals who have served long-term sentences with their release from prison through mentoring.
Open Programme
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform
20-04-2023
£20,000
Sophie Hayes Foundation
https://www.sophiehayesfoundation.org/
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Sophie Hayes Foundation delivers workshops, coaching and work placement to support women survivors of trafficking and modern-day slavery.
Open Programme
Migrants and Refugees
20-04-2023
£20,000
Samphire
http://www.samphireproject.org.uk/
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Samphire provides post-detention support and advocacy to immigration detainees, as well as community engagement and an immigration legal project.
Open Programme
Migrants and Refugees
20-04-2023
£20,000
HALOW (Birmingham)
https://halowbirmingham.org.uk
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. HALOW works to support families to maintain, build and restore family relationships and wellbeing in two prisons across the East and West Midlands.
Open Programme
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform
20-04-2023
£20,000
Families Against Violence
https://www.fav-uk.org
An unrestricted grant of £10,000. Families Against Violence works with young people with the aim of reducing violence through mentoring and activities throughout Manchester.
Special Initiatives
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform
20-04-2023
£10,000
Manuel Bravo Project
http://www.manuelbravo.org.uk
An unrestricted grant of £25,000 for 3 years (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). Manuel Bravo Project provides legal representation to those seeking asylum who are unable to access legal aid.
Open Programme
Migrants and Refugees
20-04-2023
£25,000
Migrants' Rights Network
http://www.migrantsrights.org.uk
An unrestricted grant of £25,000. Migrants' Rights Network works to build networks with organisations and individuals to amplify the voice of migrant communities across England.
Special Initiatives
Migrants and Refugees
20-04-2023
£25,000
Hillingdon Law Centre
http://www.hillingdonlawcentre.co.uk
An unrestricted grant of £22,000. Hillingdon Law Centre provides advice on immigration, employment, welfare and housing law to people in West London.
Open Programme
Access to Justice
20-04-2023
£22,000
Dundee North Law Centre
https://dundeelaw.org/
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Dundee North Law Centre provides free legal advice and representation in housing, welfare and debt.
Open Programme
Access to Justice
20-04-2023
£20,000
Great Yarmouth Refugee & Outreach Support (GYROS)
http://www.gyros.org.uk
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Great Yarmouth Refugee & Outreach Support offers immigration advice and skills training to migrants and minoritised communities in East Anglia.
Open Programme
Migrants and Refugees
20-04-2023
£20,000
Citizens Advice North Yorkshire
https://www.cany.org.uk/
A restricted grant of £20,000 towards the North Yorkshire Law Centre. North Yorkshire Law Centre provides specialist legal advice, casework and representation across housing, family and immigration law.
Special Initiatives
Access to Justice
20-04-2023
£20,000
Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
https://www.gdwg.org.uk/
An unrestricted grant of £22,000 for 3 years (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group aim to support the welfare and wellbeing of individuals held in immigration detainee centres at Tinsley House and Brook House....(hover for more)
Open Programme
Migrants and Refugees
20-04-2023
£22,000
Somali Outreach Project
http://sopcharity.org
An unrestricted grant of £10,000. Somali Outreach Project supports young people from the Somali community in Milton Keynes through a range of activities.
Special Initiatives
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform
20-04-2023
£10,000
Kanlungan Filipino Consortium
http://www.kanlungan.org.uk
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Kanlungan supports Filipino and East and South East Asian migrants by providing immigration advice and employment services in England and Scotland.
Open Programme
Migrants and Refugees
20-04-2023
£20,000
Changing the Game CiC
http://n/a
A restricted grant of £24,000 towards the delivery of two cohorts of the Changing the Game programme, one at HMP High Down, one at HMP/YOI Isis. Changing the Game provides therapeutic intervention aimed at individuals in prison involved with gangs...(hover for more)
Special Initiatives
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform
20-04-2023
£24,000
Nottingham Women's Centre
https://www.nottinghamwomenscentre.com/
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Nottingham Women's Centre provides women who are at risk with a safe space to connect with other women and also provides counselling sessions.
Open Programme
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform
20-04-2023
£20,000
ASSIST Sheffield
http://assistsheffield.org.uk
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. ASSIST Sheffield supports destitute migrants, people seeking asylum by providing accommodation and advice services.
Open Programme
Migrants and Refugees
20-04-2023
£20,000
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants
http://www.jcwi.org.uk
An unrestricted grant of £55,000 (This grant is renewable - year 4 of up to 5 years)This grant includes a 10% cost of living uplift. JCWI work to ensure no one suffers disadvantage just because they have crossed a border...(hover for more)
Anchor
Migrants and Refugees
27-03-2023
£55,000

Koestler Arts

http://www.koestlerarts.org.uk

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £15,000. Koestler helps support people who are incarcerated to participate in arts through their annual award ceremony, mentoring and challenging public perception of those in the prison system.

Grant:
Prisoners

Priority area:
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £15,000

BEST – Befriending and Support Team for Foreign Nationals in HMP Wandsworth

https://bestsupport.org.uk/

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £10,000. BEST provides in-prison advice and support to Foreign National Offenders in HMP Wandsworth.

Grant:
Prisoners

Priority area:
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £10,000

Work Rights Centre

http://www.workrightscentre.org

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £22,000 for 3 years (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). Work Rights Centre aims to combat migrants’ poverty, by empowering them to exit precarious employment, and improve their social mobility in the UK.

Grant:
Refugees

Priority area:
Migrants and Refugees

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £22,000

Ella's Home

http://www.ellas.org.uk

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £22,000 for 3 years (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). Ella's supports women who are survivors of human trafficking and exploitation through providing safe house accommodation and tailored casework.

Grant:
Refugees

Priority area:
Migrants and Refugees

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £22,000

Community Law Advice Network

http://www.clanchildlaw.org

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £25,000 for 3 years (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). Community Law Advice Network provides legal advice to children and young people throughout Scotland.

Grant:
Human rights

Priority area:
Access to Justice

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £25,000

StandOut Programmes

http://www.standout.org.uk

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £22,000 for 3 years (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). StandOut provides through the gate support to people on leaving London prisons.

Grant:
Prisoners

Priority area:
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £22,000

The Turnaround Project

http://www.theturnaroundproject.org

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £20,000 for 3 years (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). The Turnaround Project provides training and employment services to individuals serving sentences within prison and then on release in Northern Ireland.

Grant:
Prisoners

Priority area:
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £20,000

UNJUST C.I.C

http://www.unjust.org.uk

Description:
A restricted grant of £20,000 towards work addressing racial discrimination in policing and the criminal legal system. UNJUST C.I.C focuses on challenging racial discrimination in policing and the criminal legal system in the UK.

Grant:
Prisoners

Priority area:
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £20,000

Protect (Whistleblowing Advice)

https://protect-advice.org.uk/

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £15,000. Protect aims to promote individual responsibility and organisational accountability through whistleblowing.

Grant:
Human rights

Priority area:
Access to Justice

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £15,000

Switchback

https://switchback.org.uk/

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Switchback works with 18-30 year old male prison leavers, through one-to-one support and real work training to reduce the rate of reoffending.

Grant:
Prisoners

Priority area:
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £20,000

Refugee Support Group

http://www.rrsg.org.uk

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £25,000. Refugee Support Group aims to improve the life of people seeking asylum and refugees through befriending, providing casework support and various activities including English classes.

Grant:
Refugees

Priority area:
Migrants and Refugees

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £25,000

Manchester Refugee Support Network

http://www.mrsn.org.uk

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Manchester Refugee Support Network provides drop in services and community development to people seeking asylum and refugees.

Grant:
Refugees

Priority area:
Migrants and Refugees

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £20,000

The Hardman Trust

https://www.hardmantrust.org.uk/

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Hardman supports individuals who have served long-term sentences with their release from prison through mentoring.

Grant:
Prisoners

Priority area:
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £20,000

Sophie Hayes Foundation

https://www.sophiehayesfoundation.org/

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Sophie Hayes Foundation delivers workshops, coaching and work placement to support women survivors of trafficking and modern-day slavery.

Grant:
Refugees

Priority area:
Migrants and Refugees

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £20,000

Samphire

http://www.samphireproject.org.uk/

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Samphire provides post-detention support and advocacy to immigration detainees, as well as community engagement and an immigration legal project.

Grant:
Refugees

Priority area:
Migrants and Refugees

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £20,000

HALOW (Birmingham)

https://halowbirmingham.org.uk

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. HALOW works to support families to maintain, build and restore family relationships and wellbeing in two prisons across the East and West Midlands.

Grant:
Prisoners

Priority area:
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £20,000

Families Against Violence

https://www.fav-uk.org

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £10,000. Families Against Violence works with young people with the aim of reducing violence through mentoring and activities throughout Manchester.

Grant:
Prisoners

Priority area:
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £10,000

Manuel Bravo Project

http://www.manuelbravo.org.uk

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £25,000 for 3 years (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). Manuel Bravo Project provides legal representation to those seeking asylum who are unable to access legal aid.

Grant:
Refugees

Priority area:
Migrants and Refugees

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £25,000

Migrants' Rights Network

http://www.migrantsrights.org.uk

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £25,000. Migrants' Rights Network works to build networks with organisations and individuals to amplify the voice of migrant communities across England.

Grant:
Refugees

Priority area:
Migrants and Refugees

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £25,000

Hillingdon Law Centre

http://www.hillingdonlawcentre.co.uk

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £22,000. Hillingdon Law Centre provides advice on immigration, employment, welfare and housing law to people in West London.

Grant:
Human rights

Priority area:
Access to Justice

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £22,000

Dundee North Law Centre

https://dundeelaw.org/

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Dundee North Law Centre provides free legal advice and representation in housing, welfare and debt.

Grant:
Human rights

Priority area:
Access to Justice

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £20,000

Great Yarmouth Refugee & Outreach Support (GYROS)

http://www.gyros.org.uk

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Great Yarmouth Refugee & Outreach Support offers immigration advice and skills training to migrants and minoritised communities in East Anglia.

Grant:
Refugees

Priority area:
Migrants and Refugees

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £20,000

Citizens Advice North Yorkshire

https://www.cany.org.uk/

Description:
A restricted grant of £20,000 towards the North Yorkshire Law Centre. North Yorkshire Law Centre provides specialist legal advice, casework and representation across housing, family and immigration law.

Grant:
Human rights

Priority area:
Access to Justice

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £20,000

Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group

https://www.gdwg.org.uk/

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £22,000 for 3 years (This grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group aim to support the welfare and wellbeing of individuals held in immigration detainee centres at Tinsley House and Brook House.

Grant:
Refugees

Priority area:
Migrants and Refugees

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £22,000

Somali Outreach Project

http://sopcharity.org

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £10,000. Somali Outreach Project supports young people from the Somali community in Milton Keynes through a range of activities.

Grant:
Prisoners

Priority area:
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £10,000

Kanlungan Filipino Consortium

http://www.kanlungan.org.uk

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Kanlungan supports Filipino and East and South East Asian migrants by providing immigration advice and employment services in England and Scotland.

Grant:
Refugees

Priority area:
Migrants and Refugees

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £20,000

Changing the Game CiC

http://n/a

Description:
A restricted grant of £24,000 towards the delivery of two cohorts of the Changing the Game programme, one at HMP High Down, one at HMP/YOI Isis. Changing the Game provides therapeutic intervention aimed at individuals in prison involved with gangs and violent offending.

Grant:
Prisoners

Priority area:
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £24,000

Nottingham Women's Centre

https://www.nottinghamwomenscentre.com/

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Nottingham Women's Centre provides women who are at risk with a safe space to connect with other women and also provides counselling sessions.

Grant:
Prisoners

Priority area:
The Criminal Legal System and Penal Reform

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £20,000

ASSIST Sheffield

http://assistsheffield.org.uk

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. ASSIST Sheffield supports destitute migrants, people seeking asylum by providing accommodation and advice services.

Grant:
Refugees

Priority area:
Migrants and Refugees

Award date: 20-04-2023

Amount awarded: £20,000

Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants

http://www.jcwi.org.uk

Description:
An unrestricted grant of £55,000 (This grant is renewable - year 4 of up to 5 years)This grant includes a 10% cost of living uplift. JCWI work to ensure no one suffers disadvantage just because they have crossed a border, through legal work, campaigning, research and advocacy.

Grant:
Refugees

Priority area:
Migrants and Refugees

Award date: 27-03-2023

Amount awarded: £55,000

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