Posts In Young people

A group of children in blue overalls get a pig onto a truck.

Project update

Supporting farm residentials for children and young people

£20,000 was donated in April 2025 to Farms for City Children to help deliver immersive, five-day, fully catered farm residentials to children and young people (CYP).

An adult in a green top shows two young responders how to perform cpr.

Young people

St John Ambulance receives our largest grant to date

St John Ambulance has received a grant of £241,807 to expand its Young Responders programme across the East Midlands, helping more young people develop the confidence and skills to respond in a health emergency. 

4 girls in football kit sit on the floor at Bloomsbury Football Foundation

Young people

Visiting Bloomsbury Football Foundation

Bloomsbury Football Foundation currently supports over 2,200 girls per week – making the organisation the largest provider of girls’ football in the UK, and by far the largest with a charitable mission that also offers financial support to players.

A girl in a hospital bed with a book reading

Young people

£751,180 to 45 charities supporting young people across Britain

Thanks to players of The Health Lottery, £751,180 will now be distributed to 45 charities across Britain, making a tangible difference to the health and wellbeing of young people. The Health Lottery Foundation is delighted to announce the results of its first open application funding round, held in June.

Project update

Heading out to the hills with Farms for City Children

On Thursday 2 October our CEO Delva Patman joined year 6 children from Alfred Salter School, London on their farm residential at Nethercott House in Devon.

Four women stand in front of a presentation screen in a classroom. It says student minds on the screen.

Project update

A visit to Leeds to meet Student Minds

Delva and Paul met some of the Student Minds team to hear about empowering new student union officers and student society leaders to help address health inequalities.

4 people in a wood. Two wear helmets and climbing gear. Two others are talking to them.

Disability inequity

Firsthand experience of a Phab adventure!

Phab works to break down barriers to inclusion for disabled and non-disabled young people and adults. It was a pleasure to see the charity in action at residential activity centre Avon Tyrell.

Two children pet a pig. The sun sets in the background

Project update

The benefit of a week on a farm – Farms for City Children

Farms for City Children is a charity founded by author Sir Michael Morpurgo and his wife Clare, to give children the chance to experience the benefits of time in nature. The impact of offering experiences like no other, to children living in disadvantage is huge.

Three students chat casually in a library

Project update

Exams, paid work, loneliness… Student Minds offer support

Going into the final term of the year is a stressful time for students and Student Minds are well-aware of the additional pressure that the build-up to the end of the academic year brings. They believe that no student should be held back by their mental health.

Kids hide under rainbow parachute outdoors game

Young people

Children’s Mental Health Week 2025

Children’s Mental Health Week 2025 highlighted the importance of supporting the wellbeing of young people. We will be providing funding to support young people later in 2025.