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  • Scottish Children’s Lottery Trust

    Created: 18/03/2025
    News/Events Category: Funding and Finance
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    The Scottish Children's Lottery Trust will support applications that:

    • Will work with the most vulnerable children and young people who are at a demonstrably high risk of being negatively impacted by poverty
    • Demonstrate involvement of individuals and communities that understand and have experience of the issues that poverty presents

    Examples of projects and activities that can be funded include:

    • Cost-of-living crisis project or service (only through the Small Fund)
    • Practical family support including food, clothing and shelter
    • Support for single parents including parenting skills, health, and nutrition
    • Accessible and affordable daycare or play facilities
    • Support for vulnerable parents with preschool children or families with pre-school children suffering from any type of disability
    • Provision of after school care/holiday cover ensuring time and resource for additional educational support
    • Provision of specific IT/educational equipment for socially deprived children or children suffering from any form of physical or mental disability
    • One to one mentoring of children struggling within school because of family circumstances Support for community libraries and learning spaces
    • Community based leisure and sporting programmes
    • Local youth clubs and recreational activities
    • Employability and skills training within a local community
    • Mentoring or one to one support, building the self-confidence and skills required to enter the employment market

    Who can apply?

    The organisation applying should be a registered charity in Scotland with a charity bank account. It should also return annual accounts.

    How to apply

    Online application form available on the Scottish Children's Lottery Trust website.

    The closing date for applications is Friday 28 March 2025.




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