Foundations’ funding for Youth Commission
THE Youth Commission for Guernsey and Alderney has received a three-year funding commitment from the Ana Leaf Foundation and Lloyds Bank Foundation for the Channel Islands.
The funding will be in place to support the commission’s service manager, Charlie Cox, to help lead and manage the services offered to children and young people in Guernsey and Alderney.
Hayley de Putron, a trustee of The Ana Leaf Foundation, said that the Youth Commission has had a great impact on the island’s youth population since starting in 2013.
‘We are pleased to be able to jointly secure the ongoing funding of Charlie and look forward to seeing how the organisation continues to grow and make a difference to the community.’
The Youth Commission merged operations with The Hub last month and the two charities have now teamed up to provide ‘seamless access to a range of universal and specialist services’.
Chief executive of the Youth Commission Kerstin Neason said the charity wants to deliver high quality, universal, and targeted services for children and young people in the Bailiwick. ‘The service manager plays a vital part in achieving this, so we are very grateful to the Ana Leaf Foundation and the Lloyds Bank Foundation for their support of this role.
‘With this funding we will be able to continue to develop the vital services the Youth Commission provides for children and young people in Guernsey and Alderney.’
Jo Le Poidevin, Lloyds Bank Foundation for the Channel Islands executive director, said the foundation was delighted to enter into a co-funding arrangement with The Ana Leaf Foundation.
