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Shout! Supporting non-statutory advocacy services helping young people.

This grant is now awarded

Shout! is here to make sure young people are heard, especially when the world does not listen.

We are supporting non-statutory advocacy services that help young people speak up, make informed choices, and secure their rights. Especially in systems where they are often excluded, misunderstood, or marginalised.

We’re focusing on organisations working with care-experienced young people, LGBT+ young people, and young people with learning disabilities and/or neurodivergences.

Advocacy Services

Services could include casework, one-to-one, group or peer advocacy as long as it meets our key features of advocacy outlined in our guidelines.

We know that organisations may not always label their work as ‘Advocacy’ but may still be doing work that reflects our key features of advocacy.  If your service provides the support outlined in our funding guidelines, we encourage you to apply — regardless of how you label it.

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Funding guidelines

  • Grant amount: up to £240,000 (£60,000 per year)
  • Length: Four years
  • Focus: supporting young people aged 14 to 25 with experience of the care system, or are LGBT+ or have a learning disability/neurodivergence.
  • Eligible organisations: formally registered, not-for-profit organisations with a charitable purpose (e.g. registered charity, CIC, community benefit society).
  • Annual income (as shown in your most recent published accounts): must be below £5 million.
  • Location: We aim to fund organisations across all four UK nations. We encourage applications from Northern Ireland, Wales and rural communities.
  • Application deadline: Wednesday 20th August 2025.
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Application process

Applications are now closed.

The deadline for applications has now closed and grants have been awarded.

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