Alan Ross (About Youth) receiving funding from Kenny Newey (WHCT)
About Youth an exciting new project which aims to help and support local young people giving them more to do and teaching them new skills is the latest organisation to receive funding from the Wester Hailes Community Trust.
About Youth were awarded £2,159 which will allow them to run a new environmental volunteering project for local young people aged 16 – 25 who are unemployed and not currently engaging in further education or training. The project will teach participants new skills with a focus on conservation tasks, such as woodland felling, path building, bush craft and planting.
Alan Ross, Founder of About Youth added:
We are delighted to have received funding from the Wester Hailes Community Trust. About Youth has been established to help local young people and the values of the Trust strongly echo many of our organisational priorities. We look forward to supporting the Trust in the future and working together to build upon Wester Hailes’ rich history of community development
Priscilla Marongwe (Chairperson) of Wester Hailes Community Trust commented:
WHCT is particularly pleased to support a new local organisation to deliver a project that addresses key community priorities including providing opportunities for young people and improving local greenspace.
The Wester Hailes Community Trust is currently open to applications you can find out more about the Trust and download an application form here.
