“This is great news for Ocean Youth Trust Scotland and will help them provide further sail training opportunities for young people in Scotland,” said Stuart McMillan MSP (SNP – West of Scotland).
The Scottish Government has announced that £375,000 of CashBack for Communities funding is being awarded to Ocean Youth Trust Scotland to create life changing opportunities for young people across the country.
The money is the latest award from the third phase of CashBack funding, which has so far seen over £74m invested and committed to projects and initiatives across Scotland since its inception in 2007.
National sail training charity, Ocean Youth Trust Scotland, will use the grant to fund New Horizons, a three year national project to provide sail training opportunities for 576 young people in Scotland.
Stuart McMillan added:
“As an Ambassador for OYTS I am really pleased that they have received this additional funding. It will allow them to provide even more sailing opportunities for young people.
“This funding will provide 5 day residential voyages for over 500 disadvantaged young people from all over Scotland providing them with new experiences.
“This project is a fantastic opportunity for young people across Scotland to develop unique skills, build confidence and gain vital experience to better equip them for the rest of their lives. This also gives young people living next to our beautiful coastline, but who have never before left dry land, their first adventure on the high seas.”
The funding was announced by Cabinet Secretary for Justice Kenny McAskill MSP who said:
“The young people who will gain from this experience join a growing generation who are benefitting from more than £74million Cashback for Communities funding which has been invested or committed since 2008 for a whole range of sports, cultural and other activities for Scotland’s young people.
“It is particularly gratifying that The Ocean Youth Trust Horizons project is being funded through the ill-gotten gains of the very criminals who seek to cause misery in Scotland’s communities.”
Over the last four years OYT Scotland has received £72k of CashBack funds through YouthLink Scotland, working with 177 young people in eight local authority areas. The latest phase of funding from CashBack will enable Ocean Youth Trust to roll out the New Horizons project to 16 local authorities in 2015 and all 32 local authorities by 2016, helping to create lasting opportunities for young people across the country.
The new announcement signals the biggest direct Government grant for the charity and will help to deliver positive outcomes to all young people involved in the project across Scotland, particularly those who are at risk of becoming involved in anti-social behaviour.
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