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North East projects allocated over £3 million:

More opportunities for homeless to train and work

A sports academy with a direct access hostel is among three projects for the homeless in the North East of England which have been awarded a provisional allocation of £3,250,000 to upgrade facilities and create more training and employment opportunities for homeless people.

Communities and Local Government's 'Places of Change' programme has already achieved significant results by transforming hostels into workplaces, in addition to providing nightly accommodation.

There has been a 30 per cent increase in clients moving on successfully into training, education, employment, or independent living as a result of new services available, according to a Government release.

The winning projects in the North East are:

• Tyneside Cyrenians – a new sports academy and direct access hostel in partnership with Gateshead and South Tyneside Councils,

• an innovative scheme at Byker Bridge, Newcastle to set–up a series of social enterprises, for example a fruit juice making business,

• Middlesbrough's STAGES Move On Academy, which includes a health centre, community radio station and gym with a hostel for homeless people.

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