Who we can help

Target groups & Support Aims

We aim to support disadvantaged and under privileged young people under 25 years old in Nottingham and the surrounding areas in the following ways:

• Projects which help children young people realise their potential through education, sport and art.

• Projects or initiatives that help support young people in their day to day living.

• Projects that provide outdoor learning and/or experiences that benefit the long-term health and wellbeing of young people.

• Projects that ‘train the trainer’ to offer programmes to young people in life skills and employment skills.

• Projects that offer mentoring opportunities to increase employability in young people .

• Projects that encourage young people into volunteering as a path to building confidence and enhancing life skills.

Please note: this list is not exhaustive, but gives guidance on the objectives present in applications which are the most likely to be successful

Criteria used in assessing applications

We use the following criteria to assess all applications and produce a summary of each for discussion by the Trustees of The Chetwode Foundation:

Locality:

Central Nottingham and surrounding areas of Nottinghamhamshire.

Reach:

The number of young people benefitting from the work the charity provides.

Outcome and sustained benefit:

The measurability of outcome of projects or charitable work on our target audience.

Further Notes

Applications which do not meet the above objectives will not be considered.

Organisations applying must be registered charities. The Chetwode Foundation does not award grants to individuals, national organisations without a local focus, or organisations outside the UK.

Multiple grants over successive years may be considered.

Please see How to apply which includes our Application form and also see our Guidance Notes for further information