Black Thrive, with funding from Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity, is running a community-led £300K grant programme over two years to improve employment outcomes for Black people with long-term health conditions (LTCs) in Lambeth.  The Walcot Foundation is providing free grant-making administrative support and advice to Black Thrive during this two year programme

In its first funding round, Black Thrive's Employment Project Community Working Group allocated a grand total of £122k across 8 new projects, that will test new approaches to providing employment support for Black people with long-term conditions. 

As a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Foundation's Governors have made the decision that the following five priorities will apply for organisation/school grants in 2021/22 :
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Top Priorities

1. Directly support for the academic achievement of pupils, particularly projects that will help close the attainment gap between pupil premium pupils and their peers. 
2. Support young people (under 30) into employment – priority will go to projects that are able to offer routes into secure employment at London Living Wage level and/or working with young people who are furthest from the labour market.  
3. Maximising access to free, independent advice from accredited sources, particularly in the fields of debt, housing and employment. ​

Subsidiary Priorities
      4. To address student (re-)engagement with school, particularly in transition years and students at risk of exclusion.
      5. Early intervention projects that address the mental health needs of our target pupil groups where it is clear they               cannot be funded by school or state.

​More information below the line here.