| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, copies of published material, reports, leaflets, newsletters, agendas, accounts and funding requests relating to Youthaid and the Unemployment Unit. Funding source(s): Barrow and Geraldine S. Cadbury Trust, Barrow Cadbury Fund Ltd. Applicant overview: Youthaid was established by the union of a number of youth organisations to address issues relating to youth unemployment. It was registered as a charity in 1977. Youthaid aims to 1) advance the education of young persons who are unemployed by providing vocational training, 2) provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreational and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for such young persons, 3) promote or undertake research into the causes and solutions of unemployment among young people, into the education and training of such young people and into the problems of such young people in their communities and to publish resulting research. The Unemployment Unit was created as the non-charitable arm of Youthaid to cater to the unemployment needs of youth and adults through education and advocacy. Clare Short was the initial Director of both Youthaid and the Unemployment Unit. Nature of support: The Trust agreed to three annual grants of £5,000 beginning 1979. From 1982 it was agreed to increase this figure to £8,500 for two years. In 1980 the Fund approved two annual £5,000 grants to make a lobbying appointment on behalf of the unemployed at Youthaid. Minutes: B&GSCT 4877, B&GSCT 5213, B&GSCT 5419. Notes: File organised by date from newest to oldest. File labelled '7/13'. |