[WiLT] Young People and Parents Tackling Violence - City Bridge Trust - 31st Oct

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Young People and Parents Tackling Violence

Closing Date for Applications: 31 October 2008

Aims of the Programme

Young people are the future. However, in order that they are able to
grow and develop as responsible and productive citizens they need both
protection and support. Parents are crucial in providing this but
sometimes they do not know where to turn when things go wrong.

London, like other large cities, can be an unsafe place for young
people. One of the most damaging threats to their mental and physical
well-being is exposure to violence, including domestic violence.
Bullying is almost as damaging. Young people at times can be both the
perpetrators and at other times the victims of violence - both the
'bullies' and the 'bullied'.

We want to support work which minimises violence and helps young
people recover from violence or bullying where they have been the
victims. Parents need more help in supporting their children if they
have been victims, but equally need help with what to do if they
suspect their children are involved in violence or bullying.

What will we fund?

We will fund organisations for up to a maximum of three years for work
which meets at least one of these priorities and where you can
demonstrate a track record in the field. This programme will be
carefully evaluated and the learning from it disseminated widely.

The priorities are:

Work with young people aged up to 21 years which provides practical
alternatives to using or experiencing violence including 'bullying'.
This might be personal safety training, self-defence techniques, anger
management, conflict-avoidance skills and peer-group support.

Services supporting parents with practical information and skills to
support their child as a victim of violence or bullying.

  Or

Services advising parents on how to deal with a young person on the
periphery of, or involved in, violence or bullying.

Work which gives emotional and practical support to children affected
by crime including domestic violence.

Please specify on your application form which of these themes your
project is addressing.

Making a Difference

We want to fund projects where you can demonstrate that they will
really make a difference to people's lives. We would like to know how
our funding has helped achieve positive changes or "outcomes". We want
you to tell us how your work will contribute to our overall programme
outcomes. You will need to demonstrate that your project can
contribute to one or more of these and that you have systems in place
to collect information on numbers of people who have benefited and how
you will measure the changes your work has brought about.

Our Programme Outcomes

We want to fund projects which will achieve one or more of the
following:
* more young people aged up to 21 years old having more skills to help
them avoid violence
* fewer young people involved in violence or bullying
* fewer young people becoming the victims of violent crime
* more parents having the information and skills to support their
children as victims or potential victims of violence
* more young people making an effective recovery from being a victim
of crime, including domestic violence
* more parents effectively dealing with a child involved in violence
or bullying.

If your application is successful, we will ask you to report regularly
on your progress in reaching these outcomes although we recognise that
some of these will be long-term. In addition, we will be interested to
hear about other outcomes that you may have achieved as well as any
unexpected issues that have added to your learning.

Please contact us if you are unclear on what an 'outcome' means in
your area of work.

Good Practice

Please show how you:
* involve service users in the planning of the service if appropriate
* welcome people of all backgrounds and value diversity
* value and support volunteers
* are taking steps as an organisation to reduce your carbon footprint.

Closing Date for Applications: 31 October 2008

Decisions on applications will be made by April 2009 in most
instances. Projects will then be expected to commence within six
months of a grant being awarded.

http://www.citybridgetrust.org.uk/CityBridgeTrust/Grants/GrantsProgrammeGuidelines/Young+People+and+Parents+Tackling+Violence.htm