We fund charities to deliver projects of all shapes and sizes. For example, a charity might apply for funding to take a group of young carers on a day trip, another will look to fund a counselling service for children and young people surviving sexual assault or domestic violence. All of our programmes look to support young people experiencing challenges related to our funding priorities. We will always look to promote happiness and a feeling of safety amongst the children the charities look after – reminding them that they are cared for and not alone.

This programme was initially launched as a response to the Covid 19 pandemic. Here, we fund charities to purchase educational or recreational items (such as books, wellbeing journals, stress packs, arts and crafts for creative play therapy etc) which will help young people reduce stress and feel happier and more secure. Our Shine Bright programme differs from the other programmes because it provides funds for specific ‘things’ rather than a project. This year, our Shine Bright programme wishes to focus on alleviating the difficulties faced by children and young people due to the cost of living crisis.

We offer small grants to safeguarding professionals (such as social workers, lawyers, school outreach officers) representing a young person in the care or legal system who is in need of some extra help. Our grants will pay for an activity or item the young person needs to further their potential or opportunities when other routes of funding are not available. This young person will either be a survivor of abuse, a young carer, living with addiction or be at risk of, or currently. homeless.

This fund is slightly different to our other programmes. We offer grants of up to £1,500.00 to charities across the calendar year aligned to the awareness days below. A maximum of three charities will be shortlisted for each award, with the7stars agency team members voting on which charity will be awarded.