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Youth Opportunity

Youth opportunity

Youth Leads is transforming youth representation for working class young people in Greater Manchester.

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Social Equity and Inclusion

Safe Soulmates aims to end loneliness for adults with additional needs.

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Sustainability

Sal’s Shoes provides preloved shoes to children in need in the UK and worldwide.

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Mental Health and Wellbeing

Mandem Meetup is a mental health charity that helps men who have experienced trauma.

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The Fore's mission is to turbo-charge exceptional small charities transforming lives and society.

Our ambition is to fund and support 1,000 small charities in the next five years.

Our impact to date

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£ million

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income growth of portfolio charities in 3 years (vs. average growth -10%)

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strategic advice

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training facilitated

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Latest News

The Fore Spring 2024: New Grants

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The Fore Autumn 2023: New Grants

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The Fore’s 2022/23 impact report is here!

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#MatchOfTheWeek: Stephen Cocozza and Young Urban Arts Foundation

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The Fore Summer 2023: New Grants

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