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.
NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR 22nd YORKSHIRE YOUNG ACHIEVERS AWARDS
The search is on for young people who are making a difference in the region with the launch of the 2014 Yorkshire Young Achievers Awards, sponsored by McCormicks Solicitors of Harrogate. The Awards recognise outstanding young people in the region aged under 35 who...
YORKSHIRE YOUNG ACHIEVERS FOUNDATION HELPS VILLAGE SCHOOL
FOBS member Helen Barnard and Yorkshire Young Achievers Foundation Trustee Ron Miller with some of the youngsters who will benefit from the improvements. A village school near Leeds has moved a step closer to a new learning centre, thanks to a grant from the Yorkshire...
YORKSHIRE YOUNG ACHIEVERS FOUNDATION HELPS SHANNON ACHIEVE AMBITION
A young Scarborough actress has been helped to achieve her ambition of attending drama school with a grant from the Yorkshire Young Achievers Foundation. Shannon Rewcroft, aged 22, of Scalby Road, knew she wanted to act by the time she was 11 and has now gained a...
YOUNG YORKSHIRE TALENT WINS RECOGNITION AT AWARDS
An outstanding year for the region’s young people was marked at the 20th Yorkshire Young Achievers Awards, sponsored by McCormicks Solicitors of Harrogate, last night (Thursday 29 November). The Personality of the Year Award at the gala dinner at Leeds United’s...
A TRUE CHALLENGE ON THE THREE PEAKS
Walkers in our Three Peaks Challenge at the end of June faced atrocious weather conditions as they ventured out on to the hills. Howling winds and driving rain made the 26-mile circuit of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough even more of a challenge than we...
YORKSHIRE YOUNG ACHIEVERS AWARDS RAISE £40,000
The net total raised by the annual Yorkshire Young Achievers Awards has again topped £40,000, taking the total raised in the event’s 19-year history to more than £900,000.The Awards, sponsored by McCormicks Solicitors of Harrogate, raise money for the Yorkshire Young...
CELEBRATING YOUNG YORKSHIRE TALENT
The 21st Yorkshire Young Achievers Awards, sponsored by McCormicks Solicitors of Harrogate, had plenty to celebrate last night (Thursday 14 November) with the triumphs of a host of young Yorkshire talent and the news that the total raised since 1993 has now reached £1...
FLYING HIGH WITH THE YORKSHIRE YOUNG ACHIEVERS FOUNDATION
Physics and maths students at a Bradford college have been aiming for the sky, thanks to a grant from the Yorkshire Young Achievers Foundation. The A-level students at Grange Technology College in Haycliffe Lane built a rocket with funds from the Foundation so that...
YOUNGSTERS AIM HIGH
The Yorkshire Young Achievers Foundation has funded visits for secondary school pupils. The visits are being organised by St Catherine’s Catholic High School to give secondary school pupils an opportunity to discover more about what higher education can offer and how...
INDIAN MUSIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Receiving their grant from Yorkshire Young Achievers Foundation Trustee Charlotte McCormick, left, are, from left, young musician Jaskiran Kaur Mehmi, SAA-uk Finance and Marketing Manager Darren Tiffney, Community Engagement Officer Maria Spadafora and Chief Executive...