Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) have awarded funding to Scouts from the Uniformed Youth Fund.  We will use this funding to support growth across the Scouts and Explorers Sections and create 7,250 new places for 10- to 18-year-olds in under-represented and levelling up areas, giving them the skills they need for school, college, university, the job interview, the important speech, the tricky challenge and the big dreams: the skills they need for life. 

Through this fund we'll: 

• Recruit new staff to form a team within the Growth and Communities team in England, who'll work with Groups to deliver taster sessions, build programme capacity and help set up new Sections to reduce waiting lists.  
• Recruit dedicated Community Marketing staff to work alongside volunteers in these areas and the new Growth and Communities team 
• Continue our work to transform the Volunteer Experience to make sure volunteers feel valued and supported 
• Continue work to improve data and youth insights  

More information on the funding can be found here.