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Innovative Communities, part of RDP Sir Gar’s Innovative Hubs scheme, has awarded £25k for CYCA (Carmarthenshire Youth and Children’s Association) to research and develop a localised Virtual Support Interactive Gateway. “Thanks to the funding we have received through the RDP Innovative Communities fund, we are able to provide an alternative support service to families suffering from emotional distress throughout rural Carmarthenshire.” Says CYCA’s Barry Johnson. It’s hoped the new service will allow for long term engagement between staff and clients as the ‘virtual’ service would require less resources and will give more control to clients in terms of the rate at which they progress as support will not be restricted to a set time or day. Consultations were held with Counsellors and Mentors and the findings were that the inflexibility of the face to face only approach caused a variety of problems. The Virtual Support Interactive Gateway would help alleviate many of the barriers identif...

Vital services for families will be sustained thanks to a £2,000 grant from Llanelli Rural Council to the Carmarthenshire Youth and Children's Association. A letter to the council from CYCA's Tracy Pike states: "This year has been a very difficult one as we have needed to find funding for capital works including a dangerous wall and leaking roof."