Young people are being given the chance to get a share £1m to help tackle the dangers of drugs and crime.
The RBS Community Cash Awards will be distributed by The Prince’s Trust to young people who want to run community projects to tackle crime in some of the UK’s most deprived areas. Each award ranges from £250 to £5,000 and is available to disadvantaged 14- to 25-year-olds who want to transform their local area and learn practical skills.
The Princes Trust website has more details:
Community Cash Awards are grants of up to £5,000 to help young people set up a project that will benefit their community.
What’s the catch?
There isn’t one. You just have to come up with an idea for a project that will improve life in a local community in the UK. Maybe a new basketball court, a music studio, a youth club, sex education workshops in schools, a youth advisory board, even a local magazine.
Who can apply?
Anyone who is
- aged 14-16 and is in school, but struggling
- aged 16-25, unemployed or working less than 16 hours a week.
We focus our efforts on helping young people who need it most.
I’d have to say there are one or two catches, formal groups aren’t able to apply (though perhaps individuals who attend groups can) and you can’t apply for trips (unless they’re educational).
Still it is £1 million and if you know young people who fit the criteria and who might want to apply then encourage them to do so.
RBS’s press release can be found here.
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