The Youth Commission offers a range of services for children, young people and their families in Guernsey. Importantly, all their services are free of charge. Their grant was awarded by the Social Investment Fund and supported by the Channel Islands Lottery; and the grant is funding a vital 3-year programme which offers early intervention for secondary school children with mild to moderate anxiety, low mood or behaviour concerns.
Guernsey Mind is a mental health charity whose main aim is to support the people of the Bailiwick, encouraging a positive attitude towards mental health and supporting mental wellbeing. This is achieved in three main ways; through the provision of one-to-one services; an extensive workplace wellbeing programme of training and support; and work in the community which includes the provision of support groups, awareness raising events and proactive community awareness campaigning. Anyone can access the charity’s services and a referral is not necessary. The grant was awarded by the Social Investment Fund, with funding supported by the Channel Islands Lottery, and has been used to help deliver the charity’s vital support services between 2021 and 2024.
Jersey Eating Disorders Support (JEDS) offers a safe space to express for people to talk about how they are feeling, whether they are living with an eating disorder or a supporter of someone with one. Their Channel Islands Lottery grant was awarded by the Association of Jersey Charities and is being used to enable valuable one-to-one peer support for Islanders living with an eating disorder in Jersey.
Focus on Mental Illness helps to ease the pressures and distress many individuals, families and carers experience due to severe mental illness. Their Channel islands Lottery grant was awarded by our partner, Jersey Community Foundation, and provided a therapeutic space and practical support for people affected by mental illness through art and creative activities. These workshops proved to be very important in helping participants with their recovery, to manage their symptoms and increase their social connections.
Dementia Jersey is the only charity in Jersey for people with dementia and those who care for them, providing support and guidance from pre-diagnosis until the end of the journey, no matter what the level or type of dementia. They are using their grant to support a variety of physical activities designed to boost mobility, enhance social connections and improve the wellbeing of people living with dementia and their carers. The aim is to help islanders with dementia to live well in the community for as long as possible.
Headway Guernsey supports islanders and their families who are living with the long-term effects of a brain injury, providing a range of support services to help them on the road to recovery and back to life in the community. They are using their grant to support rental costs for the building they deliver their services from.
Macmillan Jersey provides free emotional support, practical information and group support for anyone in Jersey affected by cancer – at any stage of their journey, including their families and friends. This grant is supporting a complementary therapist to offer a wellbeing service that is truly life-changing for islanders facing cancer.
Guernsey Friends of Maggie’s offers free, compassionate support to anyone affected by cancer, including their families. Their grant is helping cover the costs of cancer support specialists, programmes and the essential running costs of their Southampton facility – a service for all Guernsey islanders receiving cancer treatment at University Hospital Southampton.
Guernsey Nature Commission is working hard with the States of Guernsey, the third sector and local businesses to reverse the decline in biodiversity by enhancing the island’s natural environment for the health of the economy and wellbeing of the community. Their grant has supported the charity’s initial set up and two years of running costs.
The National Trust for Jersey works hard to protect Jersey’s natural beauty, rich wildlife and historic places for everyone to enjoy. They used their grant to research invasive species in Jersey, like feral ferrets and rats, and find sustainable ways to reduce their impact on local wildlife.
The Alderney Bird Observatory monitors, records and researches the bird population of Alderney, including its sea birds and seasonal migrants. They are using their grant to support their core running costs and research.
Jersey Trees for Life plants, protects and preserve trees and hedgerows across the island, while educating and inspiring the local community about the natural environment and its importance. They are using their grant to support staff costs who are fundamental in helping the charity to deliver its environmental services.
Amherst Primary School PTA is using their grant of £24,660 to replace equipment and make essential repairs to the school’s playground for the benefit of their children.
St Brelade Youth Project is using their grant of £40,000 to fund their Skate Park Project. The Skate Park Project encourages social interaction, skill development, creative expression and a sense of belonging and camaraderie among participants while promoting healthy and active lifestyles among Jersey’s youth population.
Brightly is a small, independent charity that awards grants to children and young people who are being supported by the Children’s Service. Their support creates positive experiences and opportunities to help improve children and young people’s daily lives and support them to move towards independence. The charity is using the grant to support staff salaries, who in turn help to grow and meet the needs of young people in care.
The Trauma Recovery Centre provides individual therapy sessions to children and young people who have experienced a range of traumatic experiences, and support groups for their parents and carers. This could include anything from a family break up, bullying and bereavement to neglect, domestic violence and human trafficking. Their grant of £137,971 is helping to expand the centre and their services, as well as contributing to their core running costs, for the next 3 years.
The Trauma Recovery Centre provides individual therapy sessions to children and young people who have experienced a range of traumatic experiences, and support groups for their parents and carers. This could include anything from a family break up, bullying and bereavement to neglect, domestic violence and human trafficking. Their grant of £137,971 is helping to expand the centre and their services, as well as contributing to their core running costs, for the next 3 years.
Brightly is a small, independent charity that awards grants to children and young people who are being supported by the Children’s Service. Their support creates positive experiences and opportunities to help improve children and young people’s daily lives and support them to move towards independence. The charity is using the grant to support staff salaries, who in turn help to grow and meet the needs of young people in care.
St Brelade Youth Project is using their grant of £40,000 to fund their Skate Park Project. The Skate Park Project encourages social interaction, skill development, creative expression and a sense of belonging and camaraderie among participants while promoting healthy and active lifestyles among Jersey’s youth population.
Amherst Primary School PTA is using their grant of £24,660 to replace equipment and make essential repairs to the school’s playground for the benefit of their children.
