Support to empower disadvantaged communities.
A community-led project that is providing support to people in Dumfries and Galloway will receive a share of £10.8 million funding.
The Moffat Town Hall Redevelopment Trust, which is addressing inequalities in the area, will receive funding from the People and Communities Fund in 2016/17.
The funding will go to the Moffat Town Hall Redevelopment Trust’s Friday Club which addresses the loneliness and isolation of older people in a rural community with limited public transport.
The investment is aimed at giving communities the tools to deliver long-term solutions that tackle poverty.
Housing and Welfare Minister Margaret Burgess said:
“This £10.8 million investment reinforces our commitment to giving communities a stronger voice in the decisions that matter to them.
“The People and Communities Fund recognises that every community in Scotland has different needs and challenges and it is the people who live and work in Dumfries and Galloway that are best placed to come up with the solutions to address inequalities.
“By funding the Moffat Town Hall Redevelopment Trust’s project we are empowering communities and giving them the support they need to shape their own futures and tackle the deep-rooted causes of poverty.”
Background
The full list of projects are available at: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Built-Environment/regeneration/community/pcf/awards
Individual monetary allocations will be confirmed in due course.
