Case Studies

North Tyneside disability Forum Not Young Peoples Choices – without young peoples voices

    Thank you! Everyone at We Are Donors would like to say a massive thank you to the Alec Dickson Trust for their generous grant. As a new charity we rely solely on grants and donations to conduct our activities and this grant has allowed us to purchase materials, print merchandise and cover travel […]

Alec-Dickinson Trust funding received in 2016 : £400. The Generation Bridge Project (founded in 2013) aims to provide young people voluntary work experience in organising events at old age care homes and community settings in order to combat isolation faced by elderly population and connect the young and older generations. Students get to exhibit a range of employability skills, for which they have video and photo proof as well (more recently) certificates.  Additionally they are entitled to university UCAS application process guidance, personal statement review and personal character references required by universities or employers.

Funding awarded by the Alec Dickson Trust supported Samosa Sisters to run a volunteer training programme, which covered the issues of domestic violence, sexual assault, FGM and forced marriage.

Kids Adventure are a student run charity that provide non-residential respite breaks for the most vulnerable children who experience severe neglect or abuse. Kids Adventure take these children on 3 annual holidays a year.

Hope Support Services help to support young people when a close family member is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, such as cancer. Led by two Y-Teams, they are truly a youth-led service.

This project focused on encouraging young students to take part in STEM careers, especially young girls. Funding from the Alec Dickson trust allowed this group of volunteers to hold a project competition, involving completely free educational support.

One amazing project we've funded is the work of Clapton Common Boys Club, which aims to empower young people in Clapton. They ran a “Say No To Bullying” programme which supported youth leaders and volunteers to understand and act on bullying.

Summer Adventures is a two week activity camp for young carers, catering for those aged between 8 and 15. The first week provides a day camp for 8-11 year olds, whilst the second camp is a residential week for 12-15 year olds.

Cards for Bravery is an organisation that brightens the days of hospitalised and seriously ill children through positive, uplifting handmade cards. They have a large volunteer base to support their mission.

The Well - Beeing Garden is situated in the grounds surrounding an NHS building which is used by over 450,000 people per year. Funding from the Alec Dickson Trust in 2013 enabled this garden to be established.

The INSPYA “Inspiring Youth Achievement” mentoring programme trains young people aged 16-25 to mentor pupils who have behavioural issues and are on the verge of being excluded from school.