- Area:
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Programme:
- Reaching Communities
- Release date:
- 20 2 2007
A lottery grant of nearly £300,000 will ease the transition from primary to secondary school for more than 1,200 children in Bridlington, Goole and Grimsby through an innovative mentoring scheme involving young people and adults.
The project, by the Reading Assistance Teaching Scheme (RATS), has been made possible by the Big Lottery Fund’s Reaching Communities programme. Six awards have been announced today for organisations in the Yorkshire and the Humber region, in funding totalling £1,219,174.
Mentoring sessions and workshops will support young people taking part in the RATS scheme, STEPS (support training employment and potential) using a grant of £292,701. The project will provide guidance for those moving from primary to secondary school and support for young people who may be at risk of being isolated or excluded from school.
Lynne Hunter, Chief Officer said: “We’ll support both children and also adults acting as mentors. There will be a phone-line for information about events related to the project and opportunities to access training sessions that will cover issues around bullying, drug awareness, assertiveness and key skills.
“This is fantastic news! The Big Lottery Fund award will make a huge difference to so many children, young people and volunteers in all areas."
Elsewhere in the Yorkshire and Humber region KITES gets £331,683 for a family support project in Rotherham’s Dearne Valley; Dial Doncaster will use an award of £274,021 to run disability awareness sessions for young people across the districts schools; El-Nisah gets £194,349 for a training and advocacy project in Sheffield; the local crèche in Brampton Bierlow in Rotherham will use £66,828 to extend provision and support volunteers who are interested in the first step towards a career in childcare; and Sheffield City Council receives £59,592 to transform a derelict play area in Wincobank.
Big Lottery Fund Head of Region for Yorkshire and the Humber Vanessa White said: "It's great to see that so many children and young people across the region will benefit from the latest round of grants. All of these projects will work towards building a better future for their communities".
Further information
Big Lottery Fund Press Office: 020 7211 1888
Out of hours contact: 07867 500 572
Public Enquiries Line: 08454 102030
Textphone: 08456 021 659
Full details of the Big Lottery Fund programmes and grant awards are available on the website: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Notes to Editors
- The Big Lottery Fund rolls out close to £2 million in Lottery good cause money every 24 hours, which together with other Lottery distributors means that across the UK most people are within a few miles of a Lottery-funded project.
- The Big Lottery Fund, the largest of the National Lottery good cause distributors, has been rolling out grants to health, education, environment and charitable causes across the UK since its inception in June 2004.
- On 1 December 2006 the Big Lottery Fund was officially established by Parliament and at the same time assumed the residual responsibilities of the dissolved National Lottery Charities Board (Community Fund) the New Opportunities Fund, and the Millennium Commission. The Fund is building on the experience and best practice of the merged bodies to simplify funding in those areas where they overlap and to ensure Lottery funding provides the best possible value for money.
- Reaching Communities is part of the Big Lottery Fund’s portfolio of new programmes. Following an intense and comprehensive process of consultation with stakeholders and the general public over the last year, the Fund has undertaken to distribute 60-70% of its funding to the third sector. At least one-third of BIG funding will be demand-led and lightly prescribed. In England, this will amount to at least £600 million over the period 2005-2009. This commitment will be met from a variety of funding streams, including, Reaching Communities, Awards for All, part of the Young People’s Fund, Community Buildings, Advice Services and the People’s Millions.
- UK-wide, the Big Lottery Fund will distribute through its new programmes and allocations funding worth over £2.6bn between now and April 2009. Regularly updated information on the Big Lottery Fund’s new programmes is available at www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/publications.htm
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