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A MUSSELBURGH-BASED charity which works with young people has welcomed a cash boost of nearly £89,000 to continue its key employability service in East Lothian. The Bridges Project on Bogpark Road has received the money from East Lothian Council’s One Council Partnership Fund to extend Way2Work East Lothian for another year. The initiative is the independent charity’s main employability service, which provides support to help young people make the transition into jobs, training and further education. The award of £88,850 will contribute to three different strands of Way2Work East Lothian. The first will be a school employability programme that will support up to 60 young people across the county annually to sustain S4 in high school and progress into careers or further education. ....
NEARLY £3million has been given to community projects and groups as part of East Lothian Council’s funding for communities for the current year. The funding has increased on last year but some projects, including East Lothian Foodbank, have seen their annual grants cut. The foodbank received £12,000 compared to £15,000 last year, after the council ruled that it had received so many donations during the pandemic it did not need as much. A council spokesperson pointed out that the foodbank was making grants of its own to other projects tackling food poverty in the county. And a spokesperson for the foodbank, which is based in Tranent, said it was grateful for every penny it received. ....