Awarded grants

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This a list of recent grants awarded by The Rayne Foundation.

Awarded grants

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Applicant Project details Amount Area of Special Interest Geographical area Year awarded
Amma Birth Companions Towards a support programme for people who experience discrimination and systemic inequalities in the realms of reproductive, pregnancy and postnatal care. £40,000
Over 2 Years
Young People's Improved Mental Health Scotland 2023
Working Chance Limited Towards a contribution to the salary of the Head of Office – Manchester, for a restorative Recruitment Consultancy that supports women ex-offenders and care leavers. £38,400
Over 2 Years
Other - social North West 2017
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester Towards the development of a programme for midwives that is complimentary to its existing programme for bereaved parents, responding to the need for both programmes to be rolled out nationally. £38,000
Over 3 Years
Arts as a tool to achieve social change UK-wide 2023
Rethink Mental Illness Towards expanding a project which co-produces mental health workshops for young people at university. £37,000
Over 2 Years
Young People's Improved Mental Health England 2020
Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services Towards the salary of a Domestic Violence Specialist Worker working with male perpetrators of domestic violence. £36,000
Over 3 Years
Other - social London 2016
The Bike Project Towards the core costs of a social enterprise that provides second-hand bikes to refugees and asylum seekers. £36,000
Over 2 Years
Other - social UK-wide 2017
The Jewish Volunteering Network Towards the provision of volunteering opportunities for 30 offenders, contributing to research by the University of Cambridge measuring the effect of a range of interventions on offending rates. £36,000
Over 3 Years
Other - social London 2019
Soundcastle Ltd Towards the development and expansion of a music group that encourages and celebrates the creative talent of adults with lived experience of mental ill health. £36,000
Over 3 Years
Arts as a tool to achieve social change England 2021
The Verbal Arts Centre (Northern Ireland) Ltd Towards an evidence based pilot monitoring the impact of a 30-week Reading Rooms programme on the mental health and wellbeing of 'hard to reach' adults in the criminal justice system. £35,600
Over 2 Years
Arts as a tool to achieve social change Northern Ireland 2018
Beating Time Towards an in-prison Employment Consultancy for people serving sentences, led by people serving sentences. £35,000
Over 2 Years
Other - social England 2022
The Reader Organisation Towards its Reading Heroes project - reading aloud with care experienced children to improve confidence, wellbeing and develop a love of reading for pleasure. £35,000
Over 2 Years
Young People's Improved Mental Health UK-wide 2022
Yes Futures Towards a programme of personalised coaching and inspirational trips so young people develop key skills and tools to enable them to fulfil their personal potential and be mentally healthy. £34,500
Over 2 Years
Other - education UK-wide 2020
Rosetta Life Towards further development of the Brain Odysseys Ambassador Network £31,566
Over 2 Years
Other - health South East 2023
NEPACS Towards ‘Heading Home’ supporting the reintegration of ex-offenders with their families. £30,000
Over 3 Years
Other - social North East 2016
The Dementia Adventure Trust Towards Thinking Differently About Dementia Workshops to help carers find out how to enable a person living with dementia to keep active and enjoy nature-based activities. £30,000
Over 2 Years
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people East of England 2016
World Jewish Relief Towards the provision of work placements and supported employment for Syrian refugees as part of their resettlement. £30,000
Over 1 Year
Other - social UK-wide 2016
Synergy Theatre Project Towards core costs to enable the development of a roleplay training initiative. £30,000
Over 3 Years
Arts as a tool to achieve social change London 2016
Safer Living Foundation Towards setting up and running Young People's Circles of Support £30,000
Over 3 Years
Other - social East Midlands 2016
International Health Partners UK Towards medical supplies to the camps supporting people displaced by the fighting in and around Mosul. £30,000
Over 1 Year
Other - health UK-wide 2016
Christians Against Poverty Towards the expansion of CAP Release, an eight-week programme for people with an identified low-grade habit or addiction who have decided they want to stop. £30,000
Over 3 Years
Other - social UK-wide 2017
NL Cares Ltd Towards outreach work that identifies isolated older neighbours and connects them to a network that includes younger people, to tackle isolation and loneliness in our communities. £30,000
Over 3 Years
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people London 2017
Playlist for Life Towards core costs in order that Playlist for Life can help an estimated 15,000 people with dementia to create and use their own playlists. £30,000
Over 2 Years
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people Scotland 2017
Future Frontiers Ltd Towards a school programme that aims to build an ethos of aspirations and achievement among a selected year group of young people through face to face coaching, aspirational assemblies, workshops and £30,000
Over 2 Years
Other - social London 2018
Leap Confronting Conflict Towards the Data and Impact Manager Post. £30,000
Over 2 Years
Other - social UK-wide 2018
Spitalfields Festival Ltd Towards a cross-arts project in three Tower Hamlets care homes, aiming to reduce isolation, reimagine care relationships and improve the wellbeing of up to 180 older people. £30,000
Over 3 Years
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people London 2018