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The latest from Blagrave and our awesome partners
News
10th August 2026
Update on our partnership with the Alliance for Youth Organising

Blagrave has announced a shift in its funding strategy, bringing its core support for the Alliance for Youth Organising to an end while remaining a committed partner.

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Research
5th August 2026
Mapping Community Asset Development: Why This Work Matters Now

The Blagrave Trust commissioned The Ubele Initiative to map community asset development in England, exploring how young people can play a greater role in shaping and leading community-owned assets.

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News
5th August 2026
£1.8 million investment ‘just the start’

Young people in Barking and Dagenham will shape a new community-led and owned creative hub as the Blagrave Trust, Barking & Dagenham Giving, and Good Ancestor Movement announce today (29th July 2026) an initial £1.8 million capital investment, plus more to be fundraised, to develop a base for youth creativity and enterprise.

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News
12th March 2026
An update on the Roots & Routes Climate Justice Fund

The Roots & Routes Fund is a collaborative fund that supports individual young changemakers and young people-led organisations based in England who are working to improve climate justice.

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Impact story
9th July 2025
Building Belonging: How Avocados Impact Is Rewriting the Story for Care-Experienced People

Avocados Impact, founded in 2020 by independent social worker Rachael and care-experienced Katie, provides independent rights advice and community support to make life fairer and more empowering for care-experienced people.

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Impact story
12th June 2025
From Brixton to the Boardroom: How Motivez Is Changing the Face of STEM

Motivez is a youth-led organisation on a mission to break down barriers in STEM and sustainability.

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Impact story
5th August 2026
Rewriting the Script: How Disabled Artists Are Taking Back the Stage

Radical Body Arts is a disabled-led organisation transforming access to the arts by creating opportunities designed around the needs of disabled artists.

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News
1st December 2025
An update on the Roots & Routes Climate Justice Fund

The Roots & Routes Fund is a collaborative fund that supports individual young changemakers and young people-led organisations based in England who are working to improve climate justice.

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Impact story
13th November 2025
Clean Air, Clear Voices: The Young Campaigners Taking Pollution Personally

Choked Up is a youth-led campaign fighting for clean air, and for the right of all communities to breathe safely.

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Impact story
13th November 2025
Taking Back Public Space: The Youth Campaign Ending Sexual Harassment for Good

Our Streets Now is a youth-led campaign working to end public sexual harassment (PSH) in the UK — not just through law, but through culture, education and everyday action.

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Impact story
13th November 2025
Redefining Education: How Not a Trend Is Transforming School Culture

Not A Trend is an organisation striving to transform our understanding of education, to one which centres anti racism, intersectionality and care.

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Impact story
7th November 2025
Bethany Ellis is putting the care back into careers.

Through bespoke programmes of support, Bethany Ellis is supporting young people to reach their goals by making education and careers exciting again.  

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Impact story
23rd October 2025
There's no such thing as a 'hard to reach' child. You only need to ask The Formula. 

Demetri, Josh and Shekeem, the three co-Founders of The Formula

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Impact story
16th October 2025
Ali Ghaderi is building a new Babylon in central London.

Babylon Migrants Project was founded in 2022 by Ali Ghaderi, an Iranian actor, facilitator and refugee.

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Impact story
13th August 2025
Roots of Change: How the Halo Collective Is Rewriting the Rules on Black Hair

The Halo Collective is a youth-led campaign working to protect and celebrate Black hair in the UK.

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Impact story
13th August 2025
Nothing About Us Without Us: The Movement Reclaiming the Narrative

The Care Experienced Movement (CXM) is a collective of Care Experienced People working together as creative activists to drive the change we need.

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