The council needs to shave £600,000 off the original £1.4m YCAP allocation and around 23 groups will see up to half their allocation cut.
Those affected include the Prince’s Trust, York Museums Trust and CYC Intergrated Services for Disability.
Funding from central government to the council for projects to help vulnerable young people through the Early Intervention Fund Grants (EIF) is also being cut.
The council has decided to put in place a blanket 25 per cent cut across all 14 grants allocated through this scheme to meet the shortfall. Those affected include the Young Travellers Learning Project and Young Carers.
Three organisations -- York Boxing Club, Running Wild, and York CVS -- will be among the hardest hit as they rely on money from both EIF and YCAP.
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