Mar 18, 2025, Northumberland Gazette: Bernicia Group invests nearly £10,000 [$!3K] in scheme to support neurodivergent young people in Northumberland
Hundreds of neurodivergent young people will be helped to live more independent lives by neurodivergent adults employed by a charity to break down barriers to work.
The Bernicia Foundation is investing nearly £10,000 [$13,000] into Amble-based charity Northumberland SpLinter Group and its ‘Waffling On’ project.
It will create three info hubs across Northumberland where up to 350 neurodivergent young people will be helped to grow their self-confidence and boost their skills.
The hubs will provide peer-to-peer support for young people, with the aim of creating paid work and volunteering opportunities that simultaneously develop skills and enhance participants' future prospects.
Neurodivergence is a framework that recognises the natural diversity within individual brain functioning for sensory processing, motor abilities, social comfort, cognition, and focus.
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