The trust, a sister organisation to youth inclusion charity Fairbridge, received 959,041 for the next three years. The funds will enable the trust to run 10-day residential courses with places for 750 young people aged 15 to 25 from across the UK.
The programme will provide the same activities as the trust's existing intensive three-week course - including abseiling and orienteering - to encourage young people to take responsibility, learn teamwork and develop personal skills. Counselling techniques will also be used to raise self-esteem, tackle depression and motivate young people to look at their behaviour.
Greg Barton, the trust's manager, said: "The new work follows on from a pilot and an evaluation last year by Edinburgh University that showed the project was a great success. Ten days is better for young people with chaotic lifestyles."
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