The Charles Hayward Foundation fund projects in the following categories:
- Targeted early intervention programmes aimed at reaching the most troubled and vulnerable families in a community.
- Preventative and diversionary projects for young people at risk of offending including tailored interventions identifying and addressing the particular needs of girls and young women.
- Programmes, particularly those with a focus on young offenders, combining prison based and community interventions dealing with rehabilitation of offenders, accommodation and support on release, helping with maintaining family relationships, mentoring, and mapping and creating pathways to employment.
- Schemes offering viable alternatives to custody, in particular for women and young people.
- Programmes of support directed towards rehabilitating the victims of domestic abuse and criminal exploitation.
When to apply
The Grants Committee meetings take place in March, July and November.
Deadles for 2026:
- 30th January
- 22nd May
- 18th September
