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Monday, 18 January 2010
Young women given tools to succeed
YWCA West Kent gets funding boost
Splashes of colour and DIY will bring in the new year for young women from YWCA West Kent young women's centre after they have been awarded £500 to redecorate part of the centre.
The young women had applied for supplies and materials to refurbish an activity room at the centre which they felt had seen better days. It's Your Community, a funding branch of mobile phone providers O2, accepted their application to spruce up the centre and will even supply volunteers to reach the young women how to paint and redecorate.
Cheryl Large, 17, was one of the young women involved in the application. She said: "I can't believe it, it's wicked! I just want to know when we can start now."
Von Dawson, centre manager of YWCA West Kent said: "We are deeply grateful that we have been awarded this award from It's Your Community. It will make a huge difference to our centre and the young women who will be involved in the refurbishment."
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