WCVYS grants help county’s young people
Voluntary organisations in Warwickshire have been awarded just under twenty three thousand pounds in WCVYS grants over the last 12 months to improve services for young people.
The umbrella organisation – otherwise known as Warwickshire Children and Voluntary Youth Service – provides a link between Warwickshire County Council’s Youth Services and those in the third sector.
Every year, voluntary organisations are invited to apply for money that could be used for programmes and projects, as well as group and individual training for their staff wishing to take part in courses to enhance their work with young people.
Since April 2009, 32 grants were awarded for a range of uses including new resources for bereaved young people, website development, a residential trip, youth exchanges and a forest camp to name only a few examples.
Helen Smith, Development Worker for Warwickshire Children and Voluntary Youth Service, said: “WCVYS grants are designed to help the voluntary sector improve their services to young people in Warwickshire, so we’re pleased to see so many projects benefiting from them again this year.”
To find out more about WCVYS or grants for voluntary sector organisations, visit http://www.warkscvys.org.uk.
For more information about Warwickshire County Council’s Youth and Community Service, visit http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/youthandcommunity.