Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector Grants

Value of grant

1 grant available of £25,000 per year

(The funding period is 2 years, and the application needs to outline how the funding will be spent over the total funding period)

About the grant

This grant is to be awarded to a single provider (who may choose to identify and work with sub-recipients) to deliver information, advice and guidance (IAG) services to improve the emotional wellbeing of young people who live, study or work in Kingston.

The council will provide grant funding that will support young people aged up to 19 (up to 25 with SEND or care leavers) and complement existing services available in Kingston.

The council is interested in innovative provisions and invites eligible groups to set out what they can deliver, and how they would measure their reach and impact.

The offer may include, but is not limited to:

• online support,
• support in person
• training professionals to be able to offer IAG
• supporting parents and family members.

Additionally, the Council is interested in how the grant recipient may be able to build skills and knowledge across Kingston’s VCSE sector network to improve children and young people’s access to emotional health support.

To meets these priorities the grant should make sure to:

• prevent the escalation of mental health needs and reduce the reliance on tier 2 health services
• develop a responsive service to meet the differing emotional health needs of young people
• develop a service that is available when it is needed by young people, including evenings, weekends and school holidays
• promote the service to raise awareness amongst young people and the individuals and organisations who support them.

Download the full guidance (PDF, 136KB). If you need an accessible version of this PDF, contact strategy@kingston.gov.uk.

This grant has now been awarded. 

Contacting the council for further information

The project team will continue to update this guide with frequently asked questions. If you have any questions, or would like any of this information in another format, contact:strategy@kingston.gov.ukor call our contact centre on 020 8547 5000.