Team Jak Foundation provides emotional, social and practical support to children and young people from birth to the age of 25 with cancer and related illnesses, as well as their families, friends and those who have been bereaved, across Scotland.
A Livingston-based charity has secured a further £5,000 after receiving the highest number of votes from Scotmid members at the Society’s AGM in Edinburgh, having already been awarded £5,000 through in-store member voting.
Team Jak Foundation provides emotional, social and practical support to children and young people from birth to the age of 25 with cancer and related illnesses, as well as their families, friends and those who have been bereaved, across Scotland.
Team Jak was awarded the funding through Scotmid’s Member Choice Awards, which give Scotmid members a direct say in how community funding is distributed in their local area.
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The funding will support resources, crafts and activities for the charity’s Teen sessions, helping create a supportive space for young people to connect with others going through similar experiences.
The Member Choice Awards sit alongside Scotmid’s wider community grants and donations, which together support more than 1,000 organisations every year
Learn more about Scotmid’s community funding at https://scotmid.coop/community-funding
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