YouthBank- Grants for Young People by Young People

Members of the 2009 YouthBank panel on a teambuilding residential in Wales

Over £22,000 has been awarded during the past 2 years by Herefordshire YouthBank. Set up in early 2009 by young people with help from the Herefordshire vinvolved youth work team, it provides small grants of up to £900 for young people aged 11-25 for their good ideas in the community.

Not just work...
Decisions on grants are made every month by a panel of volunteers aged 16-25 and there are currently 10 young people who volunteer their free time on the panel. However it is not all hard work. Earlier this year they completed the OCN accredited Grantmaker training and have taken part in an outdoor teambuilding residential in Wales.

Volunteers are crucial
Herefordshire YouthBank is one of only two YouthBank's in the whole of the West Midlands region and is sustainable because it relies upon volunteers and is not reliant upon government grants or paid staff. The Youth Panel really want to continue this grant giving, particularly with the loss of other funding schemes locally and nationally, so watch this space for future news on more funds.

In the meantime, if you are aged 16 - 25 and would like to make a difference, contact HVA on 01432 343 932.

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