AN INSPIRATIONAL youth leader who got his life back on track after battling heroin addiction is hitting the road to help turn around the lives of young people. The award-winning Youth Shedz Cymru, set up by Scott Jenkinson in 2017, which helps its young members to explore and develop themselves, has been boosted by cash confiscated from criminals. The pioneering project has been credited with steering a number away from a life of crime and it is now established in Denbigh, Blaenau Ffestiniog and Kinmel Bay, and has supported IT Abergele Community Action (ITACA) in creating a further Youth Shed in Abergele.
Betsi hits the road thanks to cash seized from crooks
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THE KFC Foundation has awarded funding to Youth Shedz in Llandudno. Funding has been allocated by the foundation to more than 25 grassroots charities, clubs and associations across the UK who support young people in fulfilling their potential. Youth Shez empowers young people and works to ensure there are safe places for youths to proactively engage, develop new skills and further their education. Paula MacKenzie, chair of Trustees for the KFC Foundation, said: “The response we received from our first grant call was astonishing. The work of grassroots organisations in providing a positive impact on the lives of young people across local communities has never been more important, especially given the challenges many are facing at the moment.