The 3,500 Big Boost lottery grant will fund the next edition of Sense.
Magazine co-founder Duane Melius hopes that Sense will then become more self-sufficient, from additional advertising revenue."We've gone from depending on the local youth service to not having any money, then being given a Big Boost award," he said. "They came through for us."
The first three issues of Sense were funded by Merton Youth Service, but the project faced closure after funding ran out (YPN, 5-11 May 2004, p4). It managed to continue after securing temporary funding from a range of other sources.
Sense is for schools and youth clubs in south London. Melius said it is "for youth, by youth". Subjects covered range from celebrity interviews to crime, and each issue has a theme.
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