Children in Need grant for project

The new funding award - made possible following BBC Children in Need’s 2019 Appeal in November - will support the delivery of vital services to young people in the area and means that the charity now has more than £1.3million invested in the county.

The Mae Murray Foundation, based in Larne, has been awarded a three-year grant of £89,303 to deliver the Teenage Kicks project for young people who have disabilities and additional needs. Teenage Kicks will use the grant to deliver fun activity sessions in sports, arts and crafts, music, fitness and wellbeing which will be adapted to the needs of the young people.

The activity programme will help to develop the confidence and self-esteem of the young people, increase their independence from their parents, improve their physical and emotional health and wellbeing and raise their aspirations for the future.

Kyleigh Lough, Operations Manager at Mae Murray Foundation said: “We’re delighted to have been awarded with this new funding from BBC Children in Need which will enable us to run our Teenage Kicks project for the next three years.”

Speaking of the new grants, Fionnuala Walsh, National Head of Northern Ireland at BBC Children in Need said: “We’re delighted to have awarded Mae Murray Foundation with this funding. We look forward to seeing the difference this grant will make to young people’s lives in the coming months and years.”

Across County Antrim, BBC Children in Need is currently funding 29 projects to a value of more than £1.3 million.