National Youth Agency are pleased to receive almost £300,000 in support from The National Lottery Community Fund to run the Routes to Success project

The National Lottery Community Fund’s COVID-19 emergency funding has awarded the Routes to Success project almost £300,000 to spend over the next six months to support the delivery of activities designed to support communities through the COVID-19 crisis. Young people have been severely impacted by the pandemic and lockdown and Youth Workers are faced with supporting them to navigate a range of challenges.

The funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK, will enable the Routes to Success project to deliver:

  • Valuable youth work training and practice development skills to Youth Workers to help them support young people more effectively.
  • Open access podcasts for Youth Workers featuring subject matter experts in the youth work sector
  • Development tools and dedicated support to help support organisations in the youth work sector to adapt to the extra challenges of delivering during a global pandemic
  • Bespoke support to help youth work organisations to more effectively manage risk when delivering during lock down

The project will run for at least 6 months, further details are to be announced soon.

NYA Chief Executive Officer Leigh Middleton said

We are extremely pleased and grateful to The National Lottery Community Fund for supporting us to undertake this vital work. Young people have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 crisis and they deserve access to high quality, informed and up to date youth services.”

Elly de Decker, England Director at The National Lottery Community Fund, said: “Young people are amongst the hardest hit by the impact of the pandemic. Thanks to National Lottery players we’re delighted to be supporting the National Youth Agency in their vital work with young people. The Routes to Success project will ensure that young people affected by COVID-19 can continue to access the help and support they need.

Contact: Laura Butler – LauraB@nya.org.uk 

Notes to editors:

National Youth Agency

The national body for youth work in England (Professional, Statutory & Regulatory Body). See www.nya.org.uk   

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