On 18 January 2018 the 'Big Grant Giveaway' was hosted at the Tramway Theatre. 12 projects from across South Glasgow presented their youth-led ideas to an audience of 200 local young people with the hope of securing up to £3000, to see their ideas become a reality.

Stephanie Thomson, from the Partnership's South Health Improvement Team said: “It was such a great way to kick off, Year of the Young People 2018, by celebrating young people's hard work in their communities, hearing their inspiring ideas and showcasing local talent. The young people voted for each project and at the end of the evening the seven projects with the highest number of votes were awarded funding totalling to £19,000.”

The seven successful projects were:

•    Your Life Matters, Castlemilk Youth Complex
•    Home from Home Film Club, YCSA
•    RTG Reading the Game, Rosshall Academy
•    Path to Employment, Streetwise
•    Go Clean for the Team, Funstars
•    New Young Peers Scotland, Y People
•    Getting the Message Across, Govan Youth Information Project
•    Be You, GAMH Young Carers

They were selected from the 12 projects who presented on the evening after being shortlisted from a total of 21 applications from across the South Locality.

The event was funded by Glasgow Community Planning Partnership, hosted by Youthbank South Glasgow and the South Youth Partnership which includes Glasgow City Health and Social care Partnership’s South Health Improvement Team.