- Area:
- Scotland
- Programme:
- Young Start
- Release date:
- 14 3 2013
Over the last 12 months young people from all walks of life have shared in the multi million Young Start scheme. Today (March 14) sees the first anniversary of this innovative fund which aims to help young Scots aged eight to 24 reach their full potential. To celebrate, the total invested across Scotland through Young Start has hit the £7 million mark, as 26 new awards are announced.
Glasgow is home to nine of those projects which are sharing over £350,000 of that total.
Young Start - our first year:
• £1,883,970 awarded in grants across Glasgow
• 44 projects awarded across Glasgow area
• £7,088,105 awarded in grants across Scotland
• 165 projects funded across Scotland
Annoucing today’s latest funding package of £1 million, which brings the total invested through Young Start to £7,088,105, Big Lottery Fund Scotland Director, Jackie Killeen said: “These innovative Glasgow based projects will have a positive impact on all those involved. Whether it’s performance art, film production techniques or leadership skills, these are qualities which will help build the confidence and knowledge essential for a fulfilling future. We’re delighted that over the past year, Young Start has been able to support so many excellent projects, creating great opportunities for children and young people.
It’s lights, camera and action as Jump Cut, based in Govan, secure Young Start funding of £50,000 for a film project for 16 to 24 year olds. The Summer Production Company project is a fantastic opportunity for young people to learn about the film and television industry. Budding producers will receive training, support and hands-on experience and the month long course will finish with those taking part creating and marketing their own short film.
Young and old will come together thanks to the imaginative Entertaining the Elderly project. Run by Fast Forward, today’s grant of £15,878 will be used to help connect the different generations, breaking down barriers and creating some understanding between the two groups. Young volunteers, aged 17-24, from the Maryhill, Cardonald and Kelvindale areas of Glasgow will visit eldery residents in care homes and provide a variety of musical entertainment and singing.
Coinciding with Spring and lighter nights is Govan based Bright Night Young Circus project. Bright Night International is a performing arts social enterprise who focus on physical performance and street cirucus. They’ll use today’s grant of £28,700 to train young people, aged 15-24, in circus skills with group sessions working on improving motor skills, body perception, flexibility, strength and fitness.
Akwaba Scotland run a social enterprise and internet cafe in Ruchill to help African communities integrate with the wider community and feel less isolated. Todays £33,440 fund will help them deliver their Empowering Young People to Create Opportunities for a Better Life project. Five youth clubs will be set up. Healthy eating, boys and girls clubs, a singing and dancing club, arts and craft, and football will run twice a week and each will be led by a young person aged 14-16. The sessions themselves will be designed, organised, promoted and evaluated by young people.
Run by the Big Lottery Fund Scotland, Young Start funds projects offering a range of healthy, intergenerational, fun and employability activities. The Young Start investment comes from dormant bank and building society accounts that have seen no customer-initiated activity for at least 15 years.
Of the 26 projects receiving funding today, nine Glasgow based groups receive a total of £356,057 and are shown below. The remaining 17 Scotland-wide groups share a total of £756,915 and can be viewed on our website http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/news-and-events/.
CLIC Sargent Cancer Care for Children - £44,880
The Young Adult Community Support project will provide a comprehensive package of care tailored around the needs of young people, aged 16 to 24, diagnosed with cancer.
Gorbals Youth Run Drop In Cafe - £46,670
Young people from the Gorbals area will have the chance to take part in a project promoting positive relationships, new skills and personal development..
Scottish Spina Bifida Association - £40,962
Based in the Dan Young Building in Cumbernauld, three youth clubs will bring groups of young people together for team sports, arts and crafts and to get more involved in activities within their locality.
PEEK - Possibilities East End Kids - £48,395
More young participants, aged 14 -21, will have the opportunity to become peer mentors and complete volunteer placements and/or design and deliver a new programme of youth activities.
Parkhead Youth Project - £47,132
Young people, aged 10 to 16 years, will take part in a wide range of activities to increase their confidence and skills, and to address negative social factors in the local community.
For more details contact Frances Chisholm, Press Team Scotland, 0141 242 1458
BIG advice line: 0300 123 7110 Textphone: 0845 6021 659
For more information about Big Lottery Fund programmes and grant awards
www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/scotland
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Notes to Editors
• Dormant accounts are defined in the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 as those which have seen no customer-initiated activity for at least 15 years.
• In September 2011 the Scottish Government formally issued instructions to the Big Lottery Fund to distribute dormant accounts funding for the benefit of Scotland’s voluntary and community sector.
• The Reclaim Fund Ltd. (RFL), which was established in March 2011 to receive and invest dormant account balances across the UK, transferred the first tranche of monies from dormant bank and building society accounts to BIG on 2 August 2011. Scotland will receive an 8.4% share of the total funds to be distributed.
• The Distribution of Dormant Account Money (Apportionment) Order 2011 prescribes that Scotland will receive 8.4% of the dormant accounts money to be made available for distribution by the Big Lottery Fund under the 2008 Act. The Big Lottery Fund has confirmed a grants budget of £3.7m to 31 March 2012 and an indicative budget of £5.2m for 2012/13. This gives an estimated total grants budget of £8.9m to 31 March 2013. It should be noted that the 2012/13 figure is a median projection and may go down or up.
• The Big Lottery Fund is committed to bringing real improvements to communities and the lives of people most in need and has been rolling out grants to health, education, environment and charitable causes across the UK since June 2004 It also uses its expertise in grant-giving to distribute non-Lottery funding. Full details of the BIG funded programmes and grant awards in Scotland are available at www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/scotland
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