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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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John Lewis Partnership Foundation - Building Happier Futures

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The John Lewis Partnership Foundation is offering grants from £5,000 to £20,000 through its Building Happier Futures Fund. The funding is available to UK-based charities, CICs and social enterprises.

The fund is designed to support projects that:

  • Focused on care experienced people. “We work to improve the lives and harness the talents of individuals who have experienced care”.
  • Education, connection, experience & fun. “We focus on making a demonstrable difference to care-experienced people. We support employability in the broadest sense, including training, skills, experience, education and social skills. Our activities will also support advocacy and fundraising for care-experienced people”.
  • UK & Channel Islands Projects. “We support UK based charities and initiatives of any size, as long as there is clear measurable impact and the charity is self-sustainable. The majority of funding will be smaller grants to smaller charities."

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Geographical areas funded: Scotland UK

Fund type

Type of funding:
Grant
Type of cost:
Revenue

Fund award sizes

Minimum:
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Maximum:
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Notes on award amounts:
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Who can apply

UK-based charities, CICs and social enterprises working with care experienced people.

When to apply

Now open. Deadline is 5pm on Thursday 25 September 2025.

Next deadline: 25 Sep 2025

How to apply

Complete the application form via their website.

Contact information

Exclusions

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Activites funded: Advice and information Befriending and mentoring Education and training Employability services Financial advice and support Sport and physical activity Recreation and social activities Respite and holidays

Beneficiaries funded: Care experienced people

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John Lewis Partnership plc

  • 171 Victoria Street,, London, SW1E 5NN.

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