Flint Family Fund 2021 – Raising young people’s aspirations, confidence and mental health

20 January 2022

The Flint Family Fund aims to raise the aspirations, confidence and mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in Leeds. The programme focuses on activities that are sport-based, or that improve literacy and address barriers to learning.

In December 2021, 11 grants totalling £79,000 were awarded to Community Organisations across Leeds to deliver projects for up to 2 years.

The organisations that were awarded funding are:

- - - Brave Words CIC
    - Flourishing Families Leeds
    - Hunslet Initiative
    - Kicking For Grassroots CIC
    - Leeds Childrens Circus
    - Leeds Powerchair Football Club
    - Let’s Do More CIC
    - LS-TEN
    - Read Easy Leeds
    - South Leeds Lakers
    - The Running Charity

The funded activities include:

- - - Youth Theatres with a focus on raising confidence, communication skills and using drama, character, script work and storytelling to raise literacy levels and support wellbeing.
    - Informal sports sessions engaging local children and young people in positive physical activity, broadening their horizons to a variety of sports and raising their aspirations and ability for ongoing sporting involvement.
    - Ground-based and aerial circus taster sessions, workshops and classes for young people across the city to experience the physical challenge and joy of this practice.
    - Helping over eighteens to improve their reading and employment prospects through personally driven one-to-one tuition in a friendly, uncompetitive and discrete environment.
    - Person-centred youth work and meaningful integration of wellbeing activities to support young people experiencing homelessness and complex needs to lead healthier, happier lives.

A third round of the Fund is due to run in 2022, when more projects will be supported to work with children and young people in Leeds.

For more information on grants awarded, visit the What We’ve Funded page.