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Lend a hand. Make a change. You may have seen on the news that the Big Help Out, the UK’s largest volunteering campaign is back.… Read More »The Big Help Out

Willows High School in Cardiff are in their fourth year of running the First Give programme, led by the Lead Teacher, Andrew Roberts. In their… Read More »‘Buy a plate to help a family fill theirs this Christmas’

In the last academic year, First Give worked in partnership with over 190 schools, completing 196 programmes across England and Wales. Over 35,000 young people… Read More »First Give Impact Report 2023

Running the First Give social action programme in our partner schools across England and Wales would be impossible without our fantastic team of facilitators. They… Read More »Meet our facilitators!

The academic year of 2022/23 was a busy and highly impactful at First Give. We worked with over 35,500 young people and issued First Give… Read More »End of year stats – students social issues 2022/2023

I am Matilda, a former First Give student, and I am currently doing a work experience placement with First Give. My school, Ark Pioneer Academy,… Read More »How First Give has inspired my ‘giving journey’

All young people can benefit from participating in social action. The skills that they develop, including teamworking; project planning and researching are essential to future… Read More »Deptford Green First Give Programme 2023

My name is Matilda, and I am writing this after taking part in First Give myself in 2021. I am currently doing my work experience… Read More »Lights, camera, social ACTION at The Stockwood Park Academy 

First Give is excited to announce a series of changes to our programme, aimed at maximising student engagement and impact. The pandemic was a time… Read More »Empowering change: Exciting updates to the First Give Programme for the 2023/2024 academic year

Social action is at the heart of the First Give programme, but what does this term encompass? We use the following definition:                       ‘Practical action… Read More »Stand out social action from 2022/2023