Lewisham College Millennium Volunteers awarded funding

 

Millennium Volunteers awarded funding

Lewisham College Millennium Volunteers in Lewisham and Greenwich has been awarded £297,800 funding by v, the youth volunteering charity, to get young people positively involved in their communities.

The project will get 630 young people aged 16-25 to engage in voluntary activities for the benefit of individuals and community organisations across the two boroughs.

Lewisham College Millennium Volunteers is one of 152 projects across the country who will be funded by v as part of vinvolved, a new national youth volunteering programme backed by £75 million funding, which aims to inspire half a million more young people to volunteer in England.

Project manager Jim Delaney says: “We are very excited to be part of the vinvolved programme. The funding will enable us to build on the work of our Millennium Volunteer project of the last seven years to the further benefit of local people.”

vinvolved has been designed by and for young people to make volunteering a compelling choice for all 16-25 year olds in England by tapping into their passions and concerns. The charity aims to change the image of volunteering and make it a ‘must-have’ part of young people’s lives.

Terry Ryall, v’s Chief Executive, says: “v is delighted to be able to fund this innovative and youth-led project, which will enable young people to get positively involved in Lewisham and Greenwich”.

“Young people are at the heart of this new programme which aims to put them at the centre of our communities. Instead of seeing them as a problem to be fixed, we are giving them the chance to become a positive force for change.”

  

The volunteering opportunities will be available from April 2008. For more information visit www.wearev.com or the young people’s portal www.vinspired.com