Great Yarmouth domestic abuse charity gets lottery grant of £400,000 yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sheree Hodgson, Project Coordinator at Feathers Futures (left), with project founder Jo Critch (right)
- Credit: National Lottery
A Great Yarmouth women’s charity has been awarded almost £10,000 in National Lottery funding to set up ‘Flourish’, a peer support group for young mums experiencing loneliness.
Feathers Futures is just one of many local projects that is stepping up to combat isolation for Loneliness Awareness Week.
The group will invite young mums between the ages of 16 and 21 to talk openly about their experiences in a safe, non-judgemental space, alongside activities including walking groups, coffee mornings and quiz nights.
Feathers Futures was launched in 2019 by Jo Critch after she saw a lack of safe spaces for vulnerable women in Great Yarmouth. Jo soon started to receive a number of referrals for young women with children, and she noticed common themes of loneliness and low self-esteem.