# Julia & Hans Rausing launch £8 million Youth Centre Recovery Fund

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/03/16/julia-hans-rausing-launch-8m-youth-centre-recovery-fund/
- Published: 2021-03-16T07:34:50+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Julia and Hans Rausing are to donate £8 million to youth centres across England
through a new fund: the Youth Centre Recovery Fund.**

 

The [Youth Centre Recovery Fund](https://www.juliahansrausingtrust.org/youth-centre-recovery-fund/)
has been created to provide financial support to youth centres so they can re-open
and remain viable following the loss of income from Covid-19 restrictions. It is
open to registered charities running youth centres in England, and applications 
open 15 March until 4pm on Wednesday 31 March, with funds available in May.

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To be eligible, charities must offer youth services within a locality and operate
out of a fixed space or venue. They should also be at risk of being unable to re-
open and resume services, of cutting provision, or of permanent closure for financial
reasons by the end September 2021.

 

It follows the Rausings’ inaugural open application programme in 2020 – [The Charity Survival Fund](https://fundraising.co.uk/news/julia-hans-rausing-launch-10m-charity-survival-fund/),
which saw £18 million donated to over 300 charities across the UK.

 

Julia and Hans Rausing commented:

> “We are pleased to launch this new funding programme which is available to registered
> charities running youth centres in England. We know youth centres perform a vital
> role in the community, providing the support and opportunities to transform people’s
> lives. Many are facing the prospect of further cuts and potential closure at a
> time when young people have been left vulnerable due to the pandemic.
> “We hope that the Youth Centre Recovery Fund will go some way towards supporting
> these important institutions to the benefit of the next generation.”

The Rausings recently announced that they would [focus their support on young people](https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/03/01/rausings-kick-off-focus-youth-children-1-5m-donation-greenhouse-sports/)
for the start of this year, due to the impact of Covid-19 on their lives and opportunities.
The first donation under this new focus, £1.5m, went to Greenhouse Sports.