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The John Lewis Foundation's funds empower and enhance communities by supporting education, enterprise and employability, and promoting sustainable livelihoods. Since inception, the John Lewis Foundation has supported in excess of 50 charities in 9 countries with more than £1,300,000 in donations

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Leonard Cheshire Disability

Leonard Cheshire supports individuals to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability. Led by people with experience of disability, the charity is at the heart of local life - opening doors to opportunity, choice and support in communities around the globe.

TwentyTwenty works with young people aged 11 - 24 to break cycles of unemployment, hopelessness and dependency in the most deprived areas of Leicestershire, Derbyshire, and Rutland. We believe that every young person has incredible potential, and that the most disaffected young people are resources to be developed rather than problems to be solved.

The John Lewis Foundation and the British Asian Trust are tackling child labour in supply chains in India by working with key businesses to become child labour free

The Baytree Centre

The Baytree Centre is a family and women centre in Lambeth. Baytree, a women led organisation, works with women and girls, the majority of whom are isolated and disenfranchised

Dorset Wildlife Trust

Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is delighted to have received a donation from John Lewis to help fund its eco-therapy project, ‘Greengage’, based in Swanage

The Support from John Lewis has provided ELAM with a fully equipped live room to allow trainees to create and record live music and build careers within the creative sectors

The Kids Network

The Kids Network’s vision is to connect young people with even younger people to strengthen London’s communities

ActionAid India

The project seeks to support women garment workers aged between the ages of 16 and 45 who have migrated from rural areas to work in factories, only to face exploitation and abuse

City Gateway exists to transform the life chances of children (under 5s), young people (16-24) and women, in East London communities most impacted by social and economic inequality

Project Mala was founded in 1989 as an action programme for the abolition of child labour in the hand knotted carpet industry in India

Recover, Welwyn Garden City helps people with alcohol/drug addiction and diagnosed mental disorders in the post-rehab/post-treatment period

Aberdeen Foyer is a successful social enterprise working to support individuals in the North East of Scotland towards independent living, learning and work

Ability North London

Ability North London is a not for profit charity aiming to advocate for its 110 learning disabled adolescents; with a tenacious goal of teaching practical and social life skills

ASCEND is a community charity based in South Oxhey, which counteracts the problems of unemployment, social deprivation and learning disabilities

Hope for Justice

The Hope for Justice charity exists to bring an end to modern slavery by rescuing victims, restoring lives, and reforming society

Northleigh House School

Northleigh House School’s purpose is to give children who have experienced severe bullying and unable to cope with mainstream schooling, a safe place to recover and access learning

Panathlon Foundation

Panathlon seeks to inspire young disabled people to use sport as a means of personal and social development

St. Edmund's Society

St. Edmund’s Society provide vocational training and potential employment opportunities for young people throughout Norfolk and East Anglia who are struggling or excluded from mainstream education

Together Trust provides a range of social care, special education and community support services to over 2,600 vulnerable children and young people every year

Youth Engagement Solutions

Youth Engagement Solutions Ltd (YES) aim is to turn disadvantaged children and young people away from criminal activity, unemployment and social exclusion

Muirhouse Youth Development Group

‘MY Academy’ is a bespoke employability project based in the heart of Muirhouse - one of Edinburgh’s most deprived residential areas

The MUTO Project

The MUTO project works with the most marginalized and disadvantaged people in Leicestershire and teaches them new skills in upcycling and retail

Stockport Wheelchair Racing

Stockport Wheelchair racing provide safe structured athletic coaching to disabled people from across the North west of England by providing qualified experienced coaches and state of the art equipment

For the last 25 years, Streetwork has been supporting Edinburgh’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged communities

British Asian Trust

With support from the John Lewis Foundation, the British Asian Trust are exploring the feasibility of an intervention to address forms of child trafficking and bonded labour in Rajasthan

CottonConnect China

In March 2017 the JLF began another collaboration with CottonConnect to deliver a project to improve the living conditions for disadvantaged Uyghur cotton farmers in China’s Xinjiang province

In 2016 the John Lewis Foundation agreed to fund an Oxfam project entitled "Empowering Women and Building Sustainable Livelihoods in Urban Bangladesh".

Camphill School Aberdeen

Camphill School, Aberdeen is an independent charity offering education, care and therapy services to children and young people with additional support needs on a daily or residential basis

Kazzum Art Project, London

Kazzum Arts Project aims to engage children and young people in creative arts, contributing to their personal and professional development

The Baytree Centre

The Baytree Centre is a family and women centre in Lambeth. Baytree, a women led organisation, works with women and girls, the majority of whom are isolated and disenfranchised, supporting them to gain confidence, knowledge and skills

Founded in 1996 Body & Soul is the UK’s leading charity supporting children, teenagers and families living with and closely affected by HIV

Circle Collective

Circle Community is passionate about improving lives of young people in London by providing a non-academic pathway into a variety of employment sectors

Duke of Edinburgh - Honest Town

Young people from our Honest Toun Duke of Edinburgh group have now been presented with their Silver Award and are planning to go for Gold!

The Genesis Trust are an award winning Bath-based charity running 10 projects across the City (including Bath Food Bank)

Street children in New Delhi work in a number of jobs; from begging and rag-picking to shoe-shining and trinket-selling

In 2016 the Pacific Links Foundation and the John Lewis Foundation formed a partnership to deliver an Academic Scholarship programme benefiting young women from economically disadvantaged backgrounds

Action Aid - Cambodia

With the support of John Lewis Foundation, this project is working to enhance the safety of female garment workers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Castlebrae School

Castlebrae High School, Edinburgh has a diverse student population and is based in an area that has a Scottish indicator of multiple deprivation rank of 125

Vital Regeneration

Vital Regeneration was established as a charity in 2005. Their mission is to create life changing learning, employment and enterprise opportunities

Reach Learning Disability

Reach Learning Disability supports vulnerable people with learning disabilities in Nottinghamshire to gain the skills, knowledge and social connections they need to build happier, healthier lives

Ashford Place, London

Ashford Place was established in 1983 to support vulnerable and disadvantaged people in North West London

Barnardo’s - Palmersville Training Project

The Palmersville Training Project provides vocational and pre-vocational learning to 14-24 year olds who are NEET (not in education) or at risk of becoming NEET

Barnardo’s - Works Scotland

Barnardo’s Works in Scotland provides four services to equip disaffected and isolated young people with the skills and experience they need to find stable employment

Katha School of Entrepreneurship

In 2015 the British Asian Trust and John Lewis Foundation established a relationship to support vocational training accessed by people aged 14 to 50 years old living in the Govindpuri slum

New Hope, Watford

New Hope prevents homelessness and transforms lives in Watford and the local area by giving people a safe place to stay and the support and opportunities they need to fully recover

Recover, Welwyn Garden City helps people with alcohol/drug addiction and diagnosed mental disorders in the post-rehab/post-treatment period

St. Wilfrid's Centre

St Wilfrid’s Centre, Sheffield provide supported accommodation for a hard to reach client group

Care & Fair Foundation Girls' High School

In 2012 Care & Fair (India) and The John Lewis Foundation began a collaboration to support the efficient and effective running of the Care & Fair John Lewis Foundation Girls High School

Over 2000 people of all ages have participated in a FT activity ranging from skills workshop to festival and challenge days

Iris Hantverk dates back to 1870 when it established itself as a specialist in traditional Swedish brush binding manufacture entirely produced by visually impaired craftsmen

Burgess & Leigh

An apprenticeship scheme was established at Burleigh driving employment in the area and keeping the skills base to transfer to a new generation

The Rajendra Baranwal Girls' School, Varanasi

The Rajendra Baranwal Girls School, Varanasi is based in the region where there is a significant carpet/rug making industry

CottonConnect India

CottonConnect and the John Lewis Foundation formed a collaboration to deliver a Sustainable Cotton programme in Gujarat, India in 2011

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