Tottenham Youth Fund
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The Tottenham Youth Fund has been set up by Councillor Seema Chandwani and David Lammy MP.
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Every year Cllr Chandwani will be donating £1,000 of her Councillor allowance to the young people of Tottenham and this has been matched by a personal donation of £1,000 by David Lammy MP. The rest of the funds will be raised by crowd-funding and donations from local businesses and organisations. Young people from Tottenham between 11-19 years old can apply for equipment, events and trips for their youth project.
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The Tottenham Youth Fund is being administered by The Selby Trust.
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Donate to the Tottenham Youth Fund
The Tottenham Youth Fund is reliant on donations. The more donations we receive, the more organisations we can say yes to.
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Councillor Seema Chandwani and David Lammy MP have pledged to donate £1,000 each for the next 3 years (a total of £6,000). But to fulfil as many requests from young people as possible, we need your help.
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There are several ways you can donate:
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Crowdfunding Page
You can donate directly to the Tottenham Youth Fund crowd-funding page via Go Fund Me by clicking here
Regular Donation
If you wish to make a regular donation of a certain amount each month, you can set up a Direct Debit. Please email us on tyf@selbytrust.co.uk
Apply to the Tottenham Youth Fund
If you are an organisation working with young people or their families in the Tottenham Constituency then you can apply. Application and guidance notes are below.
Deadline Date:
30th June 2022
30th September 2022
31st December 2022
31st March 2023
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Applications should be sent to tyf@selbytrust.co.uk
The decision committee meets shortly after and makes a decision on the ones received.
Where can I get a form?
You can download all the documents you need below.
TYF Winter Fund Guidance Notes
TYF Winter Fund application form (Word)
Decision committee
Cllr Seema Chandwani:
Seema is the former Deputy Head of Youth Services for Haringey Council and the Former Director of Operations for the Damilola Taylor Trust. Seema was elected in December 2018 as the Councillor for West Green ward in Tottenham, Haringey. It was at her election she committed to donate some of her Councillor allowance to set up the Tottenham Youth Fund with her friend and Tottenham MP David Lammy.
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David Lammy MP:
David has been the MP for Tottenham since 2000 and in that time he also served as the Minister for Higher Education. David was born in Tottenham on 19th July, 1972, one of five children raised by a black single mother. David became the first Black Briton to study a Masters in Law at the Harvard Law School in 1997. When approached by his friend Seema about his thoughts in setting up the fund - David instantly offered to match her annual donation.
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Dr Victor Olisa QPM:
Chief superintendent Dr. Victor Olisa QPM is a retired senior police officer who served in the Metropolitan Police in London, England. He served as borough commander in Haringey after the riots where he was involved in various projects to build community relations. Dr Olisa went on to be the Londonwide Head of Diversity for the Met Police before he retired in 2017. Dr Olisa is now a Trustee for the Selby Trust.
Contact us
The Tottenham Youth Fund can be contacted by email on tyf@selbytrust.co.uk