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Three Rivers to offer grant to local groups and charities

Posted by news desk in Local News, 18th July 2008, 10:10am

Local groups and charities are being invited to apply for the Three Rivers Youth Council's annual grant, to support projects that serve young people across the district. A number of grants will be available, to the combined value of £1,000.

In the past the Youth Council, which is now over 12 years old, has awarded funds to youth groups, sports clubs and young homeless groups across Three Rivers. Recipients of funding from last year's Youth Council grant include GirlAbout and Connections, a pregnancy crisis and information centre serving the communities of Three Rivers and Watford, and Croxley Green Baptist Church's youth project.

Councillor Ann Shaw, leader of Three Rivers District Council and young persons' champion, said: "Our younger residents are a key part of the community in Three Rivers and Youth Council members can make a significant contribution to their local area by allocating the grant fund.

"There are so many valuable local organisations providing a service for young people and we would strongly encourage them to apply for a Youth Council grant to help them continue their work.

"The members of the Youth Council, aged between 10 and 18 years old, will decide between them which organisations to award the grant money to and how much each group shall receive," Cllr Shaw went on to say.

The Youth Council meets three times per year to discuss a wide range of issues affecting local young people and hear from expert speakers on a variety of topics. Anyone aged 10-18 who lives and/or goes to school in the Three Rivers district is very welcome to come along, to meet new friends and make a difference in the local area.

The next meeting of the Youth Council, where members will debate how the grant funding should be allocated, will take place on Tuesday October 7 2008. New faces are always very welcome.

Grant application forms are available now. Completed application forms must be received by the deadline of Monday September 8 at the latest.

For an application form or more information on the Youth Council grant, please contact Emma Robinson on 01923 727334 or email emma.robinson@threerivers.gov.uk.