handed more than £745,000 in Big Lottery Fund money to engage
hard-to-reach groups.
The charity, which was launched by the Manchester United defender and supports teenagers in care who are involved in street gangs or crime in Manchester, has been handed £270,820 for its Rising Stars project.
Fight For Peace, set up by former boxer Luke Dowdney to divert young people away from gang culture through boxing and other martial arts, has received £475,000 to provide activities for 11- to 25-year-olds at risk of crime in Newham, Waltham Forest and Redbridge.
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