£1 million awarded to community projects
POSTCODE Community Trust has awarded an
incredible £1 million to 116 community projects across Great Britain in its
1st funding round, thanks to players of People's Postcode Lottery.
A local project in North West England set to receive funding from players of
People's Postcode Lottery, through the recently launched Postcode Community
Trust, is Opportunity Sports Foundation. The Foundation will receive £12,630
from players for its Girls Access Sport project.
Opportunity Sports Foundation targets those in extremely deprived areas in the
North West England, using sport as a vehicle to improve the lives of young
people from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Girls Access Sport project offers a
targeted approach through participation in sports, enabling the Foundation to
put structure into chaotic lifestyles, whilst raising health awareness; offering
accredited learning; providing opportunities to become self-sufficient and
ultimately enabling disadvantaged young people to become economically active
within the community.
Andrew Bell, Director at Opportunity Sports Foundation, said:- "The Girls
Access Sport project particularly targets homeless, vulnerable and disadvantaged
young girls to get involved in sport, with the most successful being street
dance, to allow them to reach their potential. Thank you to players of People's
Postcode Lottery for the funding which is helping us to make a difference to
young people's lives."
Clara Govier, Head of Charities at People's Postcode Lottery, said:-
"Players of People's Postcode Lottery have awarded over £1,000,000 to good
causes through Postcode Community Trust's very first funding round. This
tremendous amount of funding is benefitting projects all over Great Britain that
are working to support the local community. Projects funded through the
Community Grants programme really do have a huge impact on the local community
and make a massive difference to many people's lives."
Postcode Community Trust launched in January 2015 to provide financial support
to charities and community groups that support environmental protection,
community development, engagement in sport, advancement of health, promotion of
human rights and prevention of poverty.
To date, players of People's Postcode Lottery have awarded over £69.2 million to
charities and good causes across Great Britain and internationally. For more
information, visit Postcode Community Trust's
website.
