CHARITIES based in Glasgow and beyond are set to receive a share of £19million in funding.

The CashBack for Communities scheme reinvests funds recovered through the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 into community projects which support young people into positive destinations, diverting some away from potentially criminal behaviour.

The next phase of the programme will see £19 million invested between 24 organisations over the next three years.

Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf said: “CashBack is a unique and potentially life-transforming programme that helps expand young people’s horizons and supports them to realise their ambitions and reach their full potential.

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“I am delighted to see the positive impact that Phase 4 has had on our young people and look forward to building on this good work as we move to the next phase of the programme which will see £19 million invested between 24 organisations.

“Since the Scottish Government launched CashBack in 2008 we have delivered more than two and a half million activities and opportunities for young people and our latest round of funding takes total investment in the scheme to more than £100 million.”

The funding allocations for Phase 5 are:

  • Access to Industry - £500,000
  • Achieve More Scotland - £500,000
  • Action for Children - £595,000
  • Barnardos - £555,000
  • Basketball Scotland - £460,000
  • Celtic Football Club Foundation - £600,000
  • Cyrenians - £419,000
  • Eden Court - £490,000
  • Impact Arts - £580,000
  • Includem - £807,000
  • Mayfield and Easthouses Y2K - £170,000
  • National Autistic Society - £650,000
  • Ocean Youth Trust - £517,000
  • Police Scotland’s peer mentoring project – £174,000
  • Princes Trust - £1,200,000
  • Rangers Charity Foundation - £250,000
  • SFA - £2,000,000
  • Station House Media Unit - £292,500