Peterborough's Women's Centre was awarded more than 73,000 to runa programme of weekly social activities for teenage mothers and theirchildren.
Centre manager Marie Flanagan said the funding would mean the projectcould continue.
A range of organisations in England got money from this round offunding.
The Children and Young People's Empowerment Project in Sheffield got140,000 for a scheme to train youth counsellors. Meanwhile ayouth cafe in Cornwall is to move to bigger premises thanks to a 76,000 grant. The MissionYouth Cafe, which is run by young people'serves an isolated rural area. It will be able to open for longer andoffer more training as well as information and advice sessions.
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