Minister for civil society and youth Baroness Barran announced on International Youth Day (12 August) that the government will invest an additional £2m into the fund, which will be matched by The National Lottery Community Fund.
The £4m will be used to create thousands of new volunteering, social action and community activities for young people, she said during a visit to Urban Foxes, a project by Leicester City’s charitable arm Leicester City in the Community.
The #iWill Fund was launched in 2016 and has since used a £54m investment between the DCMS and The National Lottery Community Fund, in collaboration with more than 30 funders, to create more than 650,000 opportunities for young people.
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