Wonder Arts in St Helens have been awarded an incredible £266,784 from TNL Community Fund to deliver their Communities of Wonder project for the next 4 years.
Over the next four years, Wonder Arts will run a rolling programme of 12 projects (three each year) designed specifically to meet the needs of groups of young people in St Helens.
Through a wide range of arts activities, they’ll explore themes chosen by young people themselves, including mental health and wellbeing (post-Covid), the environment, and diversity.
The projects will focus on creating lasting positive change:
🌟 Improved Mental Health: Young people will feel more positive, more involved, and better supported.
🌟 Improved Confidence & Wellbeing: With greater life satisfaction, higher levels of happiness, and reduced anxiety.
🌟 Improved Life Choices & Aspirations: By developing new creative, social, and transferable skills that will open up future opportunities.
🌟 And it won’t stop when each project ends! Communities of Wonder is designed to have a solid, long-term impact; leading to volunteering opportunities, work experience, and continued skills development for the young people involved
They want to say a massive thank you to everyone who plays The National Lottery; you’re helping make a real difference in St Helens and across the UK.
Stay tuned, and join them on this journey as they create communities full of wonder, creativity, and possibility.