That the Parliament welcomes the announcement that Ocean Youth Trust Scotland (OYTS) in Greenock is to receive £475,000 from the latest round of the Cashback for Communities Programme; understands that over the next three years, OYTS will use this funding to deliver its On Board with Cashback project to a minimum of 248 young people from all over Scotland, giving each young person the opportunity to participate in a structured programme encompassing 32 hours of group work sessions, eight hours of outdoor education sessions and a five-day voyage; further understands that the goal of OYTS’s On Board with Cashback project is to change the attitudes and behaviours of those most at risk of anti-social behaviours, of those engaged in the criminal justice system and of those impacted by adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and that through both off-shore and on-shore activities, it hopes to empower young people with the skills, self-confidence and resilience required to change their course in life; applauds OYTS for its work with young people, and wishes it all the best as it embarks on this next phase of the On Board with Cashback project.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Siobhian Brown, Alexander Burnett, Stephanie Callaghan, Maggie Chapman, Natalie Don, Bob Doris, Jackie Dunbar, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Christine Grahame, Emma Harper, Bill Kidd, Rona Mackay, Ruth Maguire, Jenni Minto, Audrey Nicoll, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Evelyn Tweed, Tess White