Project
Venture Trust
Purpose
To give young people new skills and confidence
Funding
Income in 2013/14 of around £2.3m, mainly from Inspiring Scotland and the Scottish government, together with charitable trusts, local authorities and the Big Lottery Fund's Investing in Communities programme
Background
Venture Trust dates back to the late 1980s, when the Home Office asked youth charity Fairbridge to develop an outdoor personal development programme for young offenders, using its centre in the Scottish Highlands.
In the late 1990s, National Lottery funding helped the charity extend this wilderness learning programme to other young people struggling to move on in their lives.
In 2007, Venture Trust became an independent charity going on to employ more staff to boost work with young participants in their local communities before and after taking part.
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