Scout news

 

It was announced Tuesday April 4th that Scouts had won a £6.35M grant from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) Uniformed Youth Fund, the largest award to date received.

A similar award with given to GirlGuiding UK.

This will enable support for continued work, not least in the more disadvantaged communities in the UK in providing opportunities for children and young people to follow through the five current programs offered and the volunteer and behind the scenes support that underpins it.

The funds aim is to reduce waiting lists and to create new provision. 

This will will create 7,250 new places for 10 to 18 year-olds in under-represented and levelling up areas, where young people are most in need of what Scouts has to offer. 

Apart from this welcome news, Scouts is involved in The Big Help Out, a series of events to work towards organizing events in local areas to raise awareness of and gain new members to volunteering, which as someone who has I will say helps you gain new skills and makes a real difference in many areas.