South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF) is currently inviting applications for grants of up to £15,000 over 3 years, for community organisations addressing unemployment for young people aged 14-30 years, in South Yorkshire.

SYCF is keen to fund activity to deliver:

• Pre employability skills – engagement and soft skills development
• Pre employment – interview techniques, access to support centres, mentoring
• Employment – offering apprenticeships, kickstart programmes, graduate schemes, employment, work experience

This webinar will explain more about the Moving On Up Programme, the approaches identified by communities for the grants programme, and the support that will be available for voluntary and community groups. We will be joined at the webinar by:

SYCF’s chair Chris Booth-Mayblin – Introducing this exciting new programme and the strategic approach being taken by the community foundation

SYCF’s head of grants Sam Caldwell – Explaining how to apply and what the foundation is looking to fund

SYFAB – Explaining what support is available to applicants

The application form and grants guidance for the Moving On Up grants programme are available now on the SYCF website here.  Applicants are strongly encouraged to read the guidance. Applications must be received by 9am Monday 6 December.

The codes for the webinar are given above