The KPC Youth Centre opened for young people aged 8- to 25-years-old and has gone from strength to strength, winning the National Lottery UK’s Most Inspirational Project 2005 and being one of six winners in the Guardian Charity Awards 2006.
Helena Parboij set up KPC Youth in 1998, following the tragic drugs-related death of her 18-year-old son. She gathered together a group of local people who wanted to address the problem of lack of facilities for young people in the Cynffig area of Bridgend. They set about creating a space for young people, which is safe and free from drugs and alcohol.
The KPC Youth Centre opened for young people aged 8- to 25-years-old and has gone from strength to strength, winning the National Lottery UK's Most Inspirational Project 2005 and being one of six winners in the Guardian Charity Awards 2006. The Centre is a fun environment, which young people want to attend, keeping them off the streets and away from potential dangers. Nightly attendance is often as high as 120 people. In a socially deprived community, KPC aims to give young people in this area a better quality of life and greater chances.
KPC would like Pilotlight’s support to develop a business plan. Their ambition is to have a training facility so they can offer young people opportunities such as motor mechanics, basic building skills, painting and decorating as well as hair and beauty. They would like to replace the current buildings so they have more space to run programmes, have a larger café and rent space to other organisations so they can offer a holistic range of services in the Centre.
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