Vibe awarded NCS grant
Vibe awarded NCS grant for delivery of experiences to help local teens become ‘world ready and work ready’
Vibe have today announced a new community experience programme funded by NCS (National Citizen Service) that will support young people across the Liverpool City Region.
The grant is part of a significant £20m funding package that NCS Trust have awarded to organisations across England for the delivery of community-based experiences at a local and grassroots level.
These new experiences will complement NCS’ existing away from home residential offer by providing more opportunities for teenagers to engage in local activities that foster skills development, deepen their understanding of the community, and empower them to contribute positively to its improvement. The grants will also support organisations that cater to specific groups of young people who may not have participated in previous NCS initiatives.
In collaboration with the National Youth Agency and StreetGames, NCS assessed more than 400 applications and Vibe was selected as one of around 100 organisations to receive funding.
The grant will allow Vibe to deliver 10 cohorts of the programme supporting young people across Merseyside.
Paul Oginsky CEO of Vibe said: “Vibe is delighted to be delivering the NCS programme for the young people of Merseyside. It is an amazing programme and our role is to make sure that no young people miss out due to being criminalised or disabled. This is great news, and it will improve many young lives”
Mark Gifford, CEO of NCS Trust, added: “I am delighted to welcome a diverse range of local, grassroots and community organisations from across the youth sector to deliver reimagined NCS experiences. This allows us to reach more young people than ever before, ensuring they are equipped with the skills and perspective to become work ready and world ready. Additionally, our grants for targeted experiences will enable us to reach underserved young people and communities.”
Gifford added, “Together, we will work towards creating a country of confident, connected, caring citizens where everyone feels at home.”
Over the past decade, more than 800,000 young people have benefitted from an NCS experience, dedicating over 18 million hours to community based social action, while gaining invaluable life experiences.