SITA Trust Young Person's Volunteering Fund

SITA Trust has launched a new fund to support volunteering opportunities for young people. The Young Person's Volunteering 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.

Grants of up to £10,000 are available for each project undertaken.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate that:

* young people will be fully involved in the design and development of the project;
* the project is compliant with the rules of the Landfill Communities Fund; and
* the project takes into account the nine principles of volunteering as set out by the Youth Action Network.

Projects must take place within a SITA Trust 'funding zone'. A funding zone is anywhere within a three mile radius of a qualifying SITA UK waste processing location. A location postcode checker is provided on the SITA Trust website.

The next deadline for applications is 15 October.

For more information please see the website:
http://www.sitatrust.org.uk/volunteering