Media centre
News
0 comments
Categories:
press releases
Friday, 20 March 2009
Big money win for YWCA women
Young women at YWCA St Helens win funding bid
Young women from YWCA St Helen's Women's Centre have secured over £3,600 from the Youth Opportunity Fund to help teenage girls and women in the area.
The total amount of £3,666.86 will provide YWCA St Helen's centre with three new computers for use at the centre, a chill out zone seating area, redecorating the toilet area and a selection of reading and learning materials.
The young women asked other girls for ideas of what they wanted at the centre, developed the application and pitched their idea to a panel of young people representing the Youth Opportunity Fund. Their idea is aimed to encourage more young women to get involved with the centre which offers support and youth-orientated activities for teenage girls and women, including girls at risk of exclusion at school.
Lauren, 16, was involved in the successful bid: "We're ecstatic that we won this money for the centre- it feels like an amazing achievement. This has been our project from the beginning so we're really proud. We can't wait to get started on it and encourage other girls to come here and find a place where they feel comfortable."
Cath Rusk, YWCA Support Worker, said: "The young women have been fantastic. It has been a totally new experience for them and while anyone would find it daunting to pitch a funding request to a panel, they delivered it excellently. We're really proud of their achievement and look forward to making the centre a more accessible and supportive space for young women."
Search YWCA news
for journalists
We can provide you with
- facts about what matters to teenage girls and young women
- considered comment and opinion on breaking news
- expert spokespeople
- young women whose personal experiences can enhance your reports
- images and statistics to back up your reports
call us now 0207 031 4378
contact our media team
The media office is available Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm
- for national media enquiries phone Eoin Redahan on 0207 031 4379 or 07852 536240
- for regional and local media enquiries phone Toral Pattni on 020 7031 4378 or 07771 593 016
Out of hours and at weekends call 07852 536240
more information
For more about what we think, download information, reports and policy here
their stories
Every girl has her own story. Young women tell us about the problems they face. Their stories and opinions are the foundations of our work.
