The Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales, which runs a regional grant-making structure operating from nine English regions and Wales, and a grants team for overarching projects that benefit both countries, has focused on children and young people in several of its key priorities.
In the east of England, these include supporting lone-parent families in urban areas, while in Wales priority will be given to projects supporting children in care and care leavers.
In Greater London, the foundation is addressing the lack of youth provision in the capital and the links between poverty and poor educational achievement.
John Aldridge, regional manager for Greater London, said grants would focus on young people aged 10 to 18 as part of a plan that ends in April 2006. "We're particularly looking at vulnerable youngsters on large housing estates where there's a lack of social or educational activities," he said.
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