To date the Foundation has raised in excess of £1.5m. The Foundation’s activities also include holding the annual Yorkshire Young Achievers Awards which mark the achievements of young people in the region.
GRANTS
The Foundation makes a number of grants each year to individuals, groups or organisations throughout the region.
GALA DINNER
This year’s Yorkshire Young Achievers Awards takes place on Thursday 14th November 2024. Book your tickets here.
AWARDS CELEBRATE YORKSHIRE’S YOUNG ACHIEVERS
Eight young stars from across the region were recognised for their talent and determination last night (8 November) at the 26th Yorkshire Young Achievers Awards at Leeds United’s Centenary Pavilion. Multi medal- winning Leeds gymnast Nile Wilson was named...
YORKSHIRE YOUNG ACHIEVERS GRANT FOR ADVERSITY UNITED
A grant from the Yorkshire Young Achievers Foundation will help young people with physical and mental disabilities continue to develop their football skills. The grant has been made to Adversity United, a club established by 17-year-old Harrogate man Cameron...
UPDATE FROM JESS MAYHO
We were delighted to receive an update from grant recipient Jess Mayho, here she tells us what she's been up to this summer..... I thought I would send you an update from my July travels - Birmingham, Portugal, Ireland, Manchester and Southampton - it's been a...
YORKSHIRE’S COMMONWEALTH COMPETITORS OFF TO A SHINING START
Jessica Learmonth of Leeds has won England's first medal of the 2018 Commonwealth Games by finishing second in the women's triathlon on Australia's Gold Coast. The 29-year-old finished 43 seconds behind of Flora Duffy of Bermuda. Foundation supporters and...
MEET THE YOUNG ACHIEVERS
Yorkshire’s Olympic and Paralympic medallists, a top-class footballer, a talented actress and a teenager raising awareness of brain injury in sport were among the young people honoured at the 2016 Yorkshire Young Achievers Awards in front of more than 400...
YORKSHIRE YOUNG ACHIEVERS FOUNDATION GRANT HELPS FIVE-YEAR-OLD FELIX
Playtime in the new standing frame for Felix Felix in his new car seat with his big sisters, Kitty, left, and Amelie. A grant for specialist equipment for a five-year-old Harrogate boy has helped make his life more comfortable.Felix Williams has an undiagnosed...
UPDATE FROM JESS MAYHO
Grant recepient, Jess Mayho, has been undergoing some tough rehab in her quest to get back to competition. Here she updates us on how she's getting on. I have just returned back from a 10 day training camp in Vila Nova de Cerviera (1 hour North of Porto). I visited...
YORKSHIRE YOUNG ACHIEVERS FOUNDATION BOOST FOR YOUNG CARERS
The Carers’ Resource Events and Fundraising Co-ordinator Anne Wells and Yorkshire Young Achievers Foundation Trustee Sonia Jones spread the message that young carers need support An after-school club for young carers in the Harrogate district has been given a boost...
RECORD AMOUNT FROM YORKSHIRE YOUNG ACHIEVERS AWARDS
The 23rd annual Yorkshire Young Achievers Awards have raised a record amount for young people in Yorkshire.The 2015 Awards, held in November, raised a net profit of more than £46,000, all of which will go to young people and projects supporting them in the region,...
LATEST NEWSLETTER
The latest edition of The Foundation, the newsletter of the Yorkshire Young Achievers Foundation is now available. Please click here to download.