The National Lottery Community Fund has announced that it is going to support UK Government’s ‘Changing Futures’ programme.
The national Lottery has decided to fund the programme by investing £18m ($25m) taking overall funding to £64m.
It is also going to extend the length of the project to three years.
The ‘Changing Futures’ programme is aimed at helping adults facing issues like homelessness, drug, and domestic abuse. It is designed to partner up with local organizations with the aim to help and protect the disadvantaged individuals.
As per gambling Insider, The Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing, Eddie Hughes, said: “With thanks to The National Lottery Community Fund, the nearly £64m Changing Futures scheme can now expand the support available and enable more vulnerable people in our communities to get the help they need.”
Interim CEO at The National Lottery Community Fund, John Rose, added: “Through our Fulfilling Lives programme in England, we have seen people who have lived experience come together in partnerships with communities to develop new approaches which can better support adults facing multiple disadvantage”, reported Gambling Insider.