The Neighbourhood Support Fund was renewed for a second phase, wasn't it? Must have worked then. Yes, this is a very positive story of the first running of a scheme launched in 1999. The aim was to support the voluntary and community sector in its work with "hard to reach" 13- to 19-year-olds and re-engage them, using youth work approaches, with education, employment and training. It was worth 60m over three years and supported some 650 projects in the 40 most deprived areas of England.
Sod watching Big Brother, I'll take it home this evening. Actually, you might feel you can get by with the executive summary. You remember last week's tale about young people in market towns (YPN, 2-8 June, p11)?
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