West Lothian College has been helping students and their families who are facing poverty or experienced trauma in their lives.The college recently secured funding to help eliminate poverty through ‘trauma-responsive action’.This year, the Scottish Funding Council is providing a total of £500,000 nationally for colleges to support the Scottish Government’s Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan.Bids were invited in June for preventative approaches that help young people who have grown up in poverty have a sustainable route to positive destinations.West Lothian College was awarded £122,890 for its ‘Eliminating Poverty through Trauma-responsive Action’ project to work with local partners to improve the situation of students and their families
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