HUNDREDS of young people from the area will have access to new volunteer and employment opportunities at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, thanks to more than £ 700,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund.
The Games are expected to create up to 35,000 jobs and around 13,000 volunteering opportunities for local people.
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has successfully submitted a bid for National Lottery funding to support more than 800 young people across the region.
The project targets disadvantaged young people between the ages of 18 and 30 who are unemployed or at risk of unemployment, and is particularly aimed at those living in priority wards.
Andy Street, the West Midlands Mayor, said: “This funding is vital for people who are unemployed or worried about their future to gain access to work and volunteering for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
“Making sure the jobs created by the Games go to local people is an important part of my roster to get more than 100,000 people into work over the next two years, and it’s also critical to making sure that the Commonwealth Games are games for everyone. “
Verified community organizations doing the public relations work include the Colebridge Trust of North Solihull, Compass Support of Castle Vale, the Living Well Consortium of Birmingham and Solihull, and the Positive Youth Foundation of Coventry.
Chet Parmar, CEO of the Colebridge Trust, said, “We are excited to be working with the WMCA on a project directly related to the Commonwealth Games.
“Drawbacks come in many forms and our broader work aims to address these inequalities; We advocate the ideas of inclusive growth and opportunity for all. “
Further information can be found at https://beta.wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/commonwealth-games-jobs-and-skills-academy.
The program starts this summer and runs until the end of next year.