Young people to reap benefit of new Community Fund

Young people to reap benefit of new Community Fund

Our new Community Fund is set to help boost opportunities for young people in communities up and down the West Coast.

Non-profit organisations can apply for £500 up to £2000 to fund projects that will benefit young people under 26, living in a mainland port town or island we support.

Director of Community and Stakeholder Engagement, Brian Fulton said:

'The establishment of a Community Fund was a key commitment by the company to help build stronger ties with the communities we support and to have a positive impact on people within them in addition to delivering transport links. I'm delighted we are now in position to reach out for applications.

'The scope of use for this money is extremely flexible and I'm really looking forward to seeing some creative applications on how it can be used to help positively impact young people's lives within our communities.'

'We are targeting thirty awards in year one, and will monitor interest levels in the fund over the course of the year, with each application being judged on its own merits.'

Community awards will be made across six separate areas by region and will be made in three rounds during the course of the year. Each application will be judged by a screening panel of young people recruited from across the company's network in partnership with Young Scot.

If you think you know of an organisation that may be interested in applying send them the link to the Community Fund

Picture shows: CalMac's Director of Community and Stakeholder Engagement, Brian Fulton (left) launches the new fund with chair of the Community Board, Angus Campbell.