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Allsorts receive £75,000 grant

By James Ledward
Jul 19, 2011 - 9:35:51 PM
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Allsorts Youth Project have been awarded a £75,000 grant from the Tudor Trust to develop a campaigning and engagement project for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) youth.

The project will be a development on their volunteering programme, Young People’s Voice and will run for three years and fund a post for an LGBT Youth Engagement Worker.

The grant will provide a platform for LGBT youth to get their voices and experiences heard.

Each year YPV volunteers will run a major campaign on an issue of their choice. To maximise their campaigning efforts, they will also link in with national and international campaigns like Stonewall’s It Gets Better Today and short campaigns around awareness events such as LGBT History Month and International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHO).

They will run annual events and creative projects throughout the year including talent and theatre shows, conferences and participate in the Brighton Pride Parade.

Jess Wood, Project Director, says:
"The Tudor Fund are as excited as we are about this ground breaking new initiative. They have not funded a digital and social media project before. Like us, they think this kind of reaching out will be part of all youth work in the future. LGBT young people have a lot to say about what happens to them in our communities and society. They speak out for equality and justice for themselves but also stand up for human rights for everyone.”

Sam Thomas, LGBT Youth Engagement Worker, says:
“We know young people at Allsorts are keen to get their voices and experiences heard and this new project is the ideal platform. They have been inspired by campaigns like Stonewall’s It Gets Better Today. What’s exciting is that they will now be leading on their own campaigns on issues that matter to them and helping others like themselves nationally.”



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