translation services required to support casework (360G-CFSurrey-A712561)
Funding Organization
£5,000
Recipient Organization
Funding for translation services to help young displaced people access support.
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Grant Details
| Account ID | 0011M00002PwWOO |
| Amount Applied For | 5000 |
| Amount Awarded | 5000 |
| Award Date | 2024-01-09T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Charity Number | 1181180 |
| Grant Application: ID | a06Py000002SGOt |
| IMPACT - Primary Age Group | Young People (13 – 18) |
| IMPACT - Primary Beneficiary | Refugees / Asylum Seekers |
| IMPACT - Primary Ethnicity | Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups |
| IMPACT - Primary Issue | Poverty and disadvantage |
| IMPACT Category | Promote reduction of isolation and disadvantage and access to local services |
| Last Modified Date | 2024-04-04T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Local Authority | Guildford |
| Planned Dates: Duration (months) | 22.06451612903226 |
| Programme | Donor Funds |
| Purpose of Organisation | Big Leaf Foundation is an award-winning charity working with displaced young people aged 15-25 across Surrey. Our vision is of a community where displaced young people are valued, supported and given the opportunity to create better outcomes for themselves. Our aim is to provide a nurturing programme of activities, projects and events that focus on combating social isolation and improving wellbeing for the young people we support. We want to engage the young people we work with to be excited about the opportunities available to them, and to value their unique talents and abilities so that they can rediscover their potential and move forward with renewed optimism. We want to support and empower these young people to know they are more than the status they have been given, and help them find their place within the local community. Our projects range from sports, equine-assisted learning and creative arts projects to full-day English language schools, specialised casework support and residential workshops, alongside leadership programmes, summer schools and progression opportunities. All of our projects are built with the focus of helping young people feel more empowered within their own lives, their local communities and Big Leaf itself. Over the past year, our casework team has supported 54 young people to access welfare, healthcare, education, legal and recreational services. We now have well-established casework teams in East and West Surrey, strong working relationships with Surrey Social Services, local colleges and accommodation providers. We also work closely with other refugee support groups, including the Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium. Our weekly youth hubs provide displaced young people with an opportunity to come together in a safe, familiar and welcoming space. We offer English language and homework support through conversation, activities and games. We also cook hot meals and sit down and eat together. Our youth hubs have been running for more than three years now and are a core part of our provision. In the last year alone we welcomed 109 young people to our hubs. Our sports activities are our most popular sessions. We reached 198 displaced young people from across Surrey through our regular football sessions, our participation in the Surrey FA Refugee League and through our newest offering, basketball. Sport is a vital part of what we do. It brings young people together, promotes health and wellbeing and (alongside casework) is often one of our first contact points with young people new to the area. It helps young people and our community partners to build mutual understanding and builds respect between participants. Music Connects brings together young people from both displaced and local youth communities to create understanding and build friendships. Last Summer, 20 young people from nine countries came together, to create music and write songs that reflected the different experiences and musical styles within the group. Our Summer Camp remains an important part of our work and it’s a highlight of our year. The camp is a chance for young people to relax, eat well, sleep well, spend time outdoors, have fun and make new friends. For the last three years we’ve hosted our camps at Jamie’s Farm, a working farm specialising in supporting disadvantaged young people at risk of academic and social exclusion. We love our time at Jamie’s but it can also be challenging. These young people have often experienced significant trauma and have been shuffled from place to place. It can take time to determine who to trust and we’re thankful for the space at Jamie's to have difficult discussions and show them that we are here to support them. We’re committed to supporting displaced young people to participate in the development and leadership of Big Leaf and become active leaders within their community, making lasting changes to issues that affect their lives. Our Young Leaders programme is core to achieving this and brings displaced young people together to learn about leadership, legal rights, how to create change and support others. Launched in January 2022, this programme supports participants to build confidence and knowledge to help them feel more empowered within themselves, their local community and within Big Leaf itself. We've graduated 17 young people from this programme over the last two years. |
| Round: Round Name | 2023/24 DR4 |
| Website | www.bigleaffoundation.org.uk |
| When will the funding be fully spent? | 2025-12-31T00:00:00+00:00 |
| When will you Start to use the funding? | 2024-02-16T00:00:00+00:00 |