Call for New Ideas is one of the best things we do at Commonweal.
It's really simple: not-for-profits come up with ideas for housing and support models aimed at tackling a social injustice; and Commonweal funds the best ones. This Call for New Ideas theme is young people.
Frontline organisations know what works and what doesn't, and crucially what's missing.
That's why we give them the chance to tell us; and if we think it may work, we fund further research. The aim, as ever, is turn these ideas into pilot housing projects that run for up-to a decade.
Whether it's an overlooked group, an original support measure, or an under-served city, we want your ideas.
Follow the link below for more, or to get in touch with the team. And please share with your networks!
💡Today, we are delighted to launch our Call for New Ideas: Young People.
We're inviting frontline organisations to devise imaginative housing model ideas that address specific injustices facing young people.
Organisations with the best ideas will be offered up-to £10,000 to research the viability of their idea.
The Call is centred around key drivers of youth homelessness identified in a new report we recently commissioned Homeless Link to undertake.
We are therefore exclusively focused on housing and support models for young people who have experience:
🟢of the care system
🟢with mental health problems
🟢or faced serial school exclusions
All the details about the Call can be found by heading to our website here: bit.ly/CFNI
