Award of LGBTQ+ Youth Service to The Proud Trust by Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council

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Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council awarded a contract to The Proud Trust for the provision of LGBTQ+ youth services.

The contract, valued at £152,000, covers the delivery of regular LGBTQ+ youth groups that offer safe spaces for young people to explore their identity both virtually and face-to-face across the borough.

The service includes fun social groups, confidentiality and anonymity, trained staff of varied identities and ages, opportunities for young people's voices to be heard, information and advice, a sense of belonging, and support for wider families.

Additionally, the contract requires LGBTQ+ pastoral support to schools and other appropriate venues, and the establishment of positive working relationships with the council's Youth Provision to jointly support the LGBTQ+ community of young people.