Ynot Aspire will receive £1000 that will help to provide one-to-one support for young people struggling with their mental health.
Your Space gives young people access to a mentor, who can support them in looking after their mental health and wellbeing. We offer them a space to talk about anything that is affecting them and support them to make positive changes. We offer them the skills, tools and knowledge to look after their mental health plus access to other services should they need further support.
Ynot Aspire’s Chief Officer Sharon Hendrie said, “For grassroots charities like ours, grants like this allow us to support more children and young people and make a bigger difference in our community. It’s so important that we see young people who are struggling with their mental health at the earliest possible opportunity. This money will help us to do that. Thank you so much to everyone who voted for us in their local Tesco”
To boost funds for extra food and activity equipment, Tesco is introducing a £5m grant programme, in partnership with Groundwork UK, to give children across the UK a stronger start in life. The grants will help schools and children’s groups provide nutritious food and healthy activities that support young people’s physical health and mental wellbeing, such as breakfast clubs or snacks, and equipment for healthy activities.
Tesco’s Stronger Starts – previously Tesco Bags of Help and Tesco Community Grants – has already provided over £115 million to more than 65,000 projects across Britain.
Claire de Silva, Tesco UK Head of Communities and Local Media, said: “Helping schools and children’s groups access the food and resources they need is vitally important in getting children a stronger start in life. Children with enough food have more energy, better concentration, and ultimately achieve more too.”
Graham Duxbury, Groundwork’s UK Chief Executive, said: “As a community charity, we have seen first-hand how schools and other groups supporting young people have been playing a much bigger role in ensuring children are getting a healthy start to the day and getting access to spaces and services to support physical activity and mental health. Family budgets are tight and school budgets are tight, but it’s so important that children stay fed, fit and focused, so we’re delighted to be able to prioritise these activities alongside Tesco with the Stronger Starts programme.”
Funding is available to community groups and charities looking to fund local projects that bring benefits to communities. To find out more visit tescoplc.com/strongerstarts