Cornwall charity Active8 wins grant from national funding award
A charity has been awarded funding from an impactful award from Global's Make Some Noise. Active8 supports young people aged 14 to 30 living with disabilities in Cornwall and Devon. The charity said its work with young people helped them to develop skills, hobbies and a sense of community. The £54,000 funding from the award would help fund the next two years of the charity's Acceler8 work for 14 to18-year-olds, which it said was nothing short of a lifeline for teenagers living with a disability in south-west England.
'Hope, inclusion and ambition'
Active8 was one of 46 UK charities which received a share of over £2.9m from Global's Make Some Noise.The charity said its programmes open up opportunities for independent living, travel, volunteering, and employment.Clare Stanley, Active8's fundraising coordinator, said: "This grant will not only fund our transformative initiatives, but it will also fuel hope, inclusion and ambition - sending a powerful message to our most vulnerable young people: 'You are seen. You are valued. You are capable of extraordinary things.'"Suzanne Ryder-Richardson, director of Global Goodness at Global, said: "We are incredibly grateful that, thanks to public donations and the generous support of our partners, we can provide this funding to the small, local charities delivering these vital services at the heart of communities across the UK."
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