The council’s cabinet has agreed the funding, which will, in part, come from £5.3m funding received from the government’s Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) funding.
The £10m will be invested in the local authority's Reconnect: Kent Children and Young People Programme, an initiative that “aims to recognise the selfless contribution the younger generation has made to help keep the county’s residents as safe as possible throughout the Covid-19 pandemic”.
Reconnect launched in March and invites the Kent community to provide a range of exciting and supportive opportunities for all the county’s children and young people through council-led programmes, youth work organisations and volunteer groups.
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