London Marathon Charitable Trust Supports Active Partnerships' Young People Forward Project Thanks To Virgin Money's £600k Donation

The London Marathon Charitable Trust has awarded a £600,000 grant to a project that aims to improve the health and well being of young homeless people in North England and Scotland through the power of sport. The grant to Active Partnerships’ Young People Forward project was made possible by a donation of £600,000 from Virgin Money, the title sponsor of the London Marathon which is owned by London Marathon Events, the trading company for The Trust.

Active Partnerships will work directly with just under 600 young people who are either homeless or at risk of homelessness while also developing a programme model that can be rolled out to inspire activity in many more. The funding will be distributed by Active Partnerships to seven delivery partners in the North of England and Scotland which will provide physical activity sessions in 11 areas: Merseyside, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Humber, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Tyne & Wear, Northumberland, Edinburgh, West Lothian and Glasgow.