Paint the Borough Red
october
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Wigan Youth Zone Raises Over £8,273 in "Paint the Borough Red
Wigan, UK – Wigan Youth Zone successfully rallied the local community to raise urgent funds for their Mentoring Programme, generating over £8,273 in the process. The organisation, situated on Parsons Walk, initiated the “Paint the Borough Red” challenge in October, uniting local businesses for a common cause.
The funds raised will be directed towards extending the Mentoring Programme for six months, offering vital support to ten young people on the waiting list. Notably, the programme has already produced significant positive outcomes, including improvements in confidence, social skills, and emotional well-being among young people, highlighting the impactful role of such interventions.
The month-long campaign was a resounding success, with £8,273 raised to support the charity to continue offering highly subsidised, quality services which have a proven impact on improving mental health, increasing confidence, reducing isolation and anti-social behaviour, increasing activity, and improving health. Since opening in 2013, the charity has generated over £36m of social value for the Borough.
Wigan Youth Zone has positively impacted over 32,000 young people from Wigan and Leigh since opening in 2013, by inspiring and empowering young people to fulfil their potential. In order to continue supporting thousands more, the charity needs to raise £2m a year from the community, and there are a variety of ways to do this – from donating £5 a month via Direct Debit to becoming a Patron of the Charity.
Every £1 donated will generate more than double in social value for the Borough.
