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Press Release - New Horizon Youth Centre |
Multi-millions mean North London youth get top new places to beNew state-of-the-art youth facilities in Enfield and Camden are all set for take off after the success in their bids for millions of pounds of funding from myplace, a Government scheme run by the Big Lottery Fund. The New Horizon Youth Centre in Camden has been awarded £1.5million and will benefit youth across London but will primarily target young homeless and vulnerable people aged 16-21. The extension of the existing youth facility will offer high quality and expanded IT training facilities, a medical room with shower and laundry amenities, performance arts activities, accredited skills training, an audio-visual soundproof music studio, DJing and dance. The Centre will also provide food hygiene accreditation and basic cooking workshops in its new catering standard kitchen. Sports and gym activities will also be available, as well as a drop-in counselling and advice on primary health care, diet and nutrition, sexual health and harm minimisation workshops. The Guardian Newspaper will provide training in interviewing and writing, as well as mentoring and work experience opportunities. Home Grown Value-Cricklewood Homeless Concerns will provide work experience in IT support, and there will be a wider education and training programme providing 15 apprenticeships to young people via an agreement with contractors building the new extension. Shelagh O’Connor, Project Manager at New Horizon Youth Centre, said: “We are delighted to receive this support for what will be a truly multi-functional facility. The centre will be a place where young people can get advice, make new friends and learn vital life skills. There are already a number of great ideas in the pipeline, which will use the centre as a focal point, including a volunteering project where young people and older residents can share their skills and break down barriers. “The extension itself is sustainable on many levels. It will be made of sustainable materials, and will be financially sustained through the renting of rooms to other organisations for meetings and the performance area to theatre groups.” Total Award: £1,550,000
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