The Big Lottery Fund has launched a new funding stream for young people. Youth in Focus is a targeted programme with £30 Million available for projects in England that support vulnerable young people through difficult changes in their lives. Young Lancashire would like to hear from organisations in the voluntary and public sector interested in forming a partnership for a project across Lancashire.  If you're interested in developing a partnership, please visit and complete our: online form.

Grants of between £500,000 and £1,000,000 for organisations which can: target one or more of the groups the Youth in Focus programme aims to support; involve the young people who will benefit throughout, from the earliest stages; form a partnership of voluntary, public or private sector organisations with relevant expertise, led by a voluntary sector organisation; make sure that the benefits of the project carry on after our funding ends, and share what they have learnt with us and others. Target groups as follows:

• Young carers - Helping young people between the ages of 10 and 25 to be heard and get better access to practical advice and services, which can support their day to day lives.   

• Young people leaving care - Supporting young people between the ages of 15 and 25, so they get better access to education, housing, healthcare and employment advice and services.

• Young people leaving youth offenders’ institutions - Helping young people between the ages of 15 and 25 to develop their life skills and get better access to services, particularly young men with learning difficulties and young women.

For more information visit: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk , and if you're interested in joining a partnership, please visit and complete our: online form.

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