Help Yourselves Awards

Save the Children and British Gas are pleased to announce the next funding round of the Help Yourselves Awards.

You tell them what would change the lives of children and young people in your community and apply for a Help Yourselves Award of £1,000.  

The Help Yourselves Awards, is a small grant funding scheme for projects that:

• are strongly young person led and
• that improve the life chances of children and young people in vulnerable and disadvantaged groups and those living in communities experiencing severe poverty. 

In a nutshell, they want to fund small innovative projects, led by young people - or projects that work with children and young people and their ideas. So if you have a great idea and you want to give it a go at making it a reality read on.

The next deadline for completed applications is Friday 11th July  2008 - with £1,000 funded projects expected to take place between September and the end of December 2008
Our website has full details of the Help Yourselves Awards - where you can find a set of guidance notes, an online application process, or the option to download a hard-copy of the application form - www.helpyourselves.org.uk

All enquiries about the Help Yourselves Awards can be e-mailed to : helpyourselves@savethechildren.org.uk