Carlisle’s recent skills fair raised £800 for two city youth projects.
The fair, organised by MP John Stevenson, raised the cash for Carlisle Youth Zone and the Rock Youth Project.
Mr Stevenson said: “We are extremely lucky in Carlisle to have not one but two excellent youth projects.
“One of the primary aims of the Carlisle Skills Fair is to allow young people to see the kind of careers that are available now and in the future in Carlisle and help them gain the skills necessary to be successful in applying for jobs.
“I am delighted to support both of these registered charities, which do wonderful, targeted work with young people in Carlisle. “
A spokesman for the Rock said: “The skills fair for young people and the donation which we received from the skills fair, allows us to support vulnerable young people in the community, by providing access to a safe space, trusted youth workers and free fun activities to socialise and be young people.
“We support young people to reach their potential, learn new skills, to become aspirational and successful adults in the future. All this wouldn’t be possible without continued support.”
Carlisle Youth Zone said: “The skills fair is a fantastic annual event for the city which many members of Carlisle Youth Zone attend.
“It’s essential that as a city and county we come together to raise awareness of the excellent opportunities Carlisle and Cumbria has to offer across so many sectors as well as raising the aspirations of our young people.
“The young people walking through our doors each day need to know we are all behind them, not against them, and events such as this are one way to demonstrate this. We thank everyone who contributed for their generous donations which will go directly back in to the work we do in Carlisle Youth Zone and supporting the 1,000 young people we see each week, 52 weeks of the year. “
