Youth and community groups in East Riding are to benefit from a share of £80,000 of funding through the Positive Activities Grant (PAG).
Bridlington group FUSE Youth Services, which meets regularly at the Gypsey Road CYP Sport Centre, is one of the 20 groups and projects that have been selected for funding.
The PAG funding is for charity or not for profit organisations that provide recreational and educational leisure-time activities, or emotional wellbeing support, for young people aged 11 and over.
An awarding panel considered the applications earlier this year, involving three East Riding young people in the process of awarding grants.
20 local projects have been awarded a share of the grant including Hessle Youth Action, Aim Higher for a swimming club at Haltemprice for young people with neurodiverse conditions, Gilberdyke Youth Project, Flying Futures CIC, Groundwork operating in Goole, Young People Count and Headstrong Hub Project working in Pocklington, Driffield Youth Action, Goole Pride Youth Action, Goole Youth Action, Hornsea Town Council, Beverley Rural Youth, Holme Family Connect, Kids Yorkshire and FUSE Youth Services working in Bridlington, and The Park at Kilnwick.
Councillor Victoria Aitken, cabinet member for children, families and education said: “Voluntary and community organisations play a vital role in supporting our young people in the various communities across the East Riding. Whether it’s sports, life skills, emotional wellbeing or enriching activities, these projects make an impact on our young people – helping them to learn, grow and thrive – and that’s why it’s important for our council to support local groups to deliver.”
Successful projects are invited to an event on Tuesday evening (24 June) to collect their PAG certificates and meet other youth initiatives benefitting from the grant.
For 2025, East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Early Help and Prevention Service allocated £40,000 of funding to support the scheme. An additional £40,000 was committed in February as part of the council’s annual budget setting.
