National Lottery funding support for Aberdeenshire groups
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A family from Insch are amongst those who have welcomed National Lottery funding announced today to a local projects
Amongst them is SensationALL who will now be able to expand their therapeutic play service and group support for young people affected by neurodevelopmental conditions across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire after an award of £200,000 which will help hundreds of families like the Browns.
Dawn Brown, whose son Robert, aged 12, has Autism said: “SensationALL has made such a difference to our lives.
"My son has attended various groups and events and they make him feel like there is somewhere that it’s okay to be himself, whilst giving him loads of techniques and support to help him manage daily issues.
“For me as a parent having the resources at hand when we need them has been incredible plus the support and understanding of staff plus the peer support from other parents has lightened many a dark day. I am so delighted that this funding will help other families just like ours.”
Suz Strachan, Service Manager, SensationALL, said: “This is our largest award from a single funder to date and will be transformational for our charity.
"It will help us to invest in our team and services and will help us reach out to more individuals with complex needs and their families to build their resilience and self-esteem to lead a more fulfilling life. A huge thanks to the people who play The National Lottery who made this possible.”
Across Aberdeenshire, four groups will share in £229,830 of National Lottery funding.
Craigievar Community Hall and Association receive £10,000 toimprove the comfort of their community hall for user groups by installing better lighting, heating and insulation.
Friends of Carronhill School will receive £9950 for the he school to build an accessible bike track in a fully enclosed community field adjacent to Carronhill special needs school in Stonehaven. This will provide outdoor activities for 30 families whose children have multiple and complex needs and attend the school.
Mintlaw and Central Buchan Initiative have been awarded £9880 to employ a sessional youth worker to encourage young people to use a new chill-out space created in their sports centre.
SensationALL's funding will help them continue to provide therapeutic play and group activities that support young people to improve their skills in fine and gross motor dexterity, communication, social interaction and sensory processing.
They are part of a bumper package of 179 grants announced across Scotland worth £5,752,948.
Announcing the funding, The National Lottery Community Fund’s Scotland chair, Kate Still, said: “Local groups lie at the very heart of communities across Scotland and the work they do demonstrates just what can be achieved when people come together for a common cause or to help others.
"I am delighted that each of the projects receiving funding will be able to do just that and will make a big difference in communities across Aberdeenshire.”
“National Lottery players can be proud to know that the money they raise is helping to support this vital work.”
The National Lottery Community Fund distributes money raised by National Lottery players for good causes and more than £30 million a week is raised for good causes across the UK.
