Family organisations to share £3.9m

Organisations supporting families facing issues such as domestic abuse, a relative in prison and childhood cancer are among those sharing £3.9 million of lottery funding.

The 20 groups receiving an award include Families Outside, which supports 600 families affected by imprisonment in Glasgow and North Strath- clyde, providing them with emotional and practical support. The £299,667 award will enable the organisation to expand its Regional Family Support Service and provide new peer to peer led support sessions for families.

Nancy Loucks, Families Outside chief executive, said: “The grant not only sustains the essential support we can provide to the most vulnerable familiesinglasgowandnorth Strathclyde but also supports the development of new work promoting peer support for children and young people with a family member in prison.”

Shakti Women’s Aid, which provides specialist support to BME women, their children and young people experiencing and/or fleeing domestic abuse, forced marriage or honour based violence, receives £386,132.