We were absolutely delighted to receive the news that the National Lottery Community Fund’s Reaching Communities programme will be supporting Jacari’s work over the next three years.

The funding will support the delivery and development of all four of our programmes across Bristol and Oxford, with the goal of reaching 780 children and young people over the three years. Through our community and peer tutoring programmes, alongside our trips and events, children and young people will develop their English language skills, confidence and sense of belonging, so that they can achieve their full potential and thrive at school and in their wider communities.

This multi-year funding also gives us much welcome stability as we deliver our new strategic vision for Jacari. It will allow us to focus on:

• Strengthening the quality and impact of our programmes. We will make sure we reach the children and young people most at risk of not achieving their potential, that our tutoring is as impactful as possible, and that we measure the impact of our work fully.
• Building our long-term sustainability. We will make sure we have a well-supported staff team and sustainable leadership, and that we communicate our values and impact effectively.
• Developing how we engage with children and young people, families and partners. We will make sure young people help shape our work, families are involved and can contribute to how we develop, and our work is connected to broader educational equity.

We would like to thank the team at The National Lottery Community Fund for recognising the value of what we do and supporting us through the application process, and the players of the National Lottery who make this kind of funding possible.  Thank you!

This achievement reflects the hard work of the whole Jacari team, our volunteers and our trustees, and the difference their work makes to the children and young people we work with every day. 

We look forward to sharing our progress with our supporters over the coming years - sign up here to keep up-to-date with our work.

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