Latest Big Lottery Fund Awards total £7 million with £1m for children’s charities in Glasgow
The Big Lottery Fund has announced over £7 million worth of awards across Scotland including £1m for charities working with children and young people in Glasgow who have suffered a bereavement.
Child Bereavement UK, Richmond’s Hope and The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice each received grants and will work together to plug the gaps that exist in support for bereaved children and young people.
The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow receives £499,525, to continue and extend its existing Butterfly Children's and Young Person's Bereavement Service over the next three years.
For Richmond’s Hope an award of £154,397 means the Edinburgh based charity is now able to extend its service into Glasgow for the first time.
Child Bereavement UK, which has trained over 1700 professionals in Scotland over the past three years, receives an award of £371,318.
Today's awards are going to 26 inspiring organisations doing all they can to support people across Scotland
In total The Big Lottery Fund announced 26 new grants. Maureen McGinn, Big Lottery Fund Scotland chair, said: “Today's awards are going to 26 inspiring organisations doing all they can to support people across Scotland facing challenging circumstances.
“These grants are part of our new five year £250 million funding scheme, designed to support people overcome difficulties and become more resilient.”
The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice will use its share to extend its services to East Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire.
Rhona Baillie, the hospice’s chief executive, said: “This generous cash boost means the project can extend outside Glasgow, offering a helping hand to hopefully another 300 young people who are experiencing particularly challenging times in their lives.”
Richmond’s Hope service in Glasgow will be based at Ibrox Parish Church. Reverend Elisabeth Spence of the parish said: “Richmond's Hope have a fantastic reputation for what they do in Edinburgh and there is a real need for that service in our community.
“When set up in Glasgow, Richmond's Hope will have the opportunity to work and share expertise with Child Bereavement UK and The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice.”
Richard Stafford, Child Bereavement UK’s director of bereavement sector support, Scotland, said his organisation will work with professionals providing bereavement awareness training to help them better understand and meet the needs of the grieving children, young people and families.
He added: “We are very grateful to the Big Lottery Fund for acknowledging the need for improved access to bereavement support in Glasgow. We will continue to share learnings and work together to ensure that families’ needs are being met across Glasgow.”
