Cafes, old libraries and even a camper van are to be transformed into youth clubs, quiet spaces or creative hubs, in some of the UK's most deprived areas.
A total of 144 organisations will receive up to £10,000 from the youth strand of the Building Connections Fund, for innovative projects that create community connections and involve young people in the design process.
The qualifying organisations help young people who either: live in the country's 30 per cent most deprived areas; have suffered bereavement; are a carer; are in the care system; are unemployed or precariously employed; or, have a disability or long-term health condition.
The fund was set up in partnership between the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; the Co-op Foundation; and the Big Lottery Fund.
The youth strand cash builds on £11.5m already awarded to 126 community organisations by the wider fund in December.
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