90 The Mount, York Y024 1AR

 The Foundation is interested in funding work which benefits people in the following groups, or generalist work which includes significant numbers from more than one such group; asylum-seekers and refugees (however, the Foundation does not fund groups working with single nationalities) gay, lesbian, bi-sexual or transgender people; gypsies and travellers; offenders and ex-offenders; older people; people from black and minority ethnic communities and migrant workers; people experiencing mental health problems; people experiencing violence or abuse If the beneficiaries of your work do not include a significant proportion of people from one or more of these groups it is VERY unlikely that your application will be successful.

No

• provision of advice or information

• advocacy

• befriending or mentoring

• social activities or drop-in centres

• practical work, such as gardening or recycling, which benefits both the provider and the recipient

• mediation or conflict resolution

• self-help groups

• work aimed at combating stigma or discrimination

• work developing practical alternatives to violence

• arts activities where the primary purpose is therapeutic or social

• strengthening the rights of particular groups and enabling their views and experiences to be heard by policy-makers

• research and education aimed at changing public attitudes or policy