13th March 2025
Cumbria Community wishes to engage a suitably qualified organisation/consultant to evaluate the Brighter Futures programme over a three-year delivery period.
Brighter Futures supports care experienced young adults in West Cumbria and Barrow to achieve their goals and build positive, independent lives. Making the transition to adult life is a difficult time for most young people, but especially difficult for those leaving care who may not have enjoyed the stability of a settled family life. Brighter Futures aims to provide the support and resources they need to build stable, fulfilling lives and achieve their full potential.
The three-year programme forms part of the national Care Leavers Programme managed by UK Community Foundations, a £3.6m match fund scheme funded by the Local Authorities’ Mutual Investment Trust (LAMIT), a shareholder of the UK’s biggest charities asset manager, CCLA. Match funding has been provided by a number of charitable trusts, companies and private donors, including BAE Systems and John Laing Charitable Trust.
Brighter Futures is managed by Cumbria Community Foundation and delivered in partnership with Cumbria Youth Alliance and Inspira, with the support of Cumberland Council and Westmorland and Furness Council.
For more information about the Brighter Futures programme evaluation opportunity, read the Brighter Futures Invitation to Tender.
For more information, email annalee@cumbriafoundation.org
Closing date for applications: 10am on Monday 7 April 2025