[cma-l] Young Persons Volunteering Fund The Sita Trust UK

[Tamar Millen]

Young Persons Volunteering Fund

deadline: 10am on 9 August 2010

The Sita Trust has announced the next funding round of its new Young 
Person’s Volunteering Fund. Through this new fund, the SITA Trust can 
provide grants of up to £10,000 for volunteering projects owned by 14-25 
year olds. The SITA Trust can support projects in any of 90 funding 
zones around qualifying waste processing sites operated by their donor, 
SITA UK.

This fund has been created to assist young people aged 14-25 to 
volunteer their time to create or enhance facilities that can be enjoyed 
by the wider community. To be eligible applicants must be able to 
demonstrate that young people will be fully involved in the design and 
development of the project and projects must be compliant with the rules 
of the Landfill Communities Fund.

An application must also demonstrate that it takes into account the 9 
principles of volunteering as set out by the Youth Action Network Action 
Network a national charity whose vision is for all young people to have 
the opportunity to participate in youth action volunteering and develop 
their own solutions to community needs.

For more information visit: www.sitatrust.org.uk/volunteering
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Tamar Millen
Arts Co-ordinator

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