£5m worth of mini-grants bypass charities to young people 0

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 12 Mar 2010

Thousands of mini-grants worth £300 will be given out to directly to young people through a new initiative which aims to address the negative stereotypes around young people in the UK this week.

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£5m worth of mini-grants bypass charities to young people

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