Goals: To help vulnerable children transform their lives and fulfil their potential
Funding: From the Scottish Executive, Lloyds TSB and Communities Scotland
Contact: Barnardo's Scotland, 0131 334 9893
New efforts are being made to improve the lives of young people in Easterhouse, the district on the northeast fringe of Glasgow that became synonymous with troubled youth when singer Frankie Vaughan visited in the late 1960s in a bid to tackle gang violence.
Among the projects that are trying to engage with the area's young people is the Greater Easterhouse Youth Involvement Project, which has been run by Barnardo's Scotland in the west and south suburbs of the district since August 2003.
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