The AYJ is granted support from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Backbone Fund

The AYJ is delighted to announce that we have received a new five-year core grant from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, made through the latest round of their Backbone Fund.

This is the seventh year of the invitation-only fund, which looks to support organisations who are advocates, connectors and networks working to shape a more equitable future. The Fund focuses on supporting organisations whose work strengthens civil society as a whole, by bringing organisations and communities together and strengthen their collective voice and impact.

Pippa Goodfellow, Chief Executive of the Alliance for Youth Justice said:

“The AYJ is extremely grateful to Paul Hamlyn Foundation for choosing to support our work through the Backbone Fund. In recent years, with the support from the Youth Fund, through a truly collaborative effort we have we have undertaken a transformative programme of work to create a more sustainable and effective organisation – with a strategic review and rebrand, improving operations and governance, diversifying and strengthening our networks and partnerships, and working alongside children and young people.

We will now build on and develop this work through our bold strategic ambition to reimagine ‘justice’ for children and young people by amplifying their voices, strengthening our membership, and developing evidence-based solutions to drive positive change in future systems, services and support.”

See here for more information about the Backbone Fund and the eight other organisations who have been awarded grants through the latest round. This blog outlines the changes the Paul Hamlyn Foundation have made to the fund.