Projects funded by the Young Grant Makers 2021
Out of The Box by Breakin’ Convention Run by the hip hop theatre company Breakin’ Convention, Out of The Box invites a group of young people to come together to pitch a creative idea of what they collectively can work towards, such as a music documentary, a short film , a theatre piece, a music album or a live event. […]
More money to build up skills and experience of local young people
After months of hard work, Islington Giving’s Young Grant Makers have made their final funding decisions! Between March and July this year, 10 young Islington residents met regularly as part of our Young Grant Makers programme, making a difference to the lives of their neighbours, classmates, and colleagues. Thanks to support from the National Lottery Community Fund, Children in Need and your donations to the Children and Young People’s […]
A day volunteering at Lumpy Hill
Lumpy Hill Playground is a great place for children in Islington and from other areas to go and really let loose and have fun! The park managers (Islington Play Association) were looking for some volunteers to help make the park even safer for children, some as young as 6, so the BIG Alliance kindly put together a […]
Shop local and support Islington Giving
Have you got your hands on Islington’s brilliant shop-local card yet? Our friends at the Local Buyers Club are on a mission to keep London’s communities thriving. Their card offers savings at hundreds of small businesses in London – dozens of them right here in Islington. The Club promotes independent businesses and champions the shop-local […]
Art and the Male Mental Health Crisis
As part of a discussion around ‘Art and the Male Mental Health Crisis’ at the Bomb Factory Art Foundation a few weeks ago, Patrick Jones, one of our Programme Managers at Islington Giving, talked about mental health in Islington and some Islington Giving-funded projects that are making a difference. “I think a lot of […]
Video: Collaborating and learning about Islington
“As young people we don’t get to make change as often as we’d like, and we don’t get listened to. So I think that’s just the best part about it.”(Kezia, YGM 2021) Our Young Grant Makers are about to complete their 2021 grant-making programme, and decide how funds by Islington Giving is spent on youth […]