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Seacombe has been chosen as one of the first four locations in the UK to benefit from a major new programme tackling child poverty.
The Wallasey neighbourhood will receive £1.5 million over five years through Communities for Children. It's an initiative backed by BBC Children in Need, City Bridge Foundation, Pears Foundation, and The National Lottery Community Fund. The locations selected include rural, urban and coastal areas with high levels of child poverty.
Other areas lucky enough to receive the funds are:
Holyhead, Anglesey (Wales) – Medrwn Môn
Wishaw, North Lanarkshire (Scotland) – Corra Foundation
Hackney (East London) – Coffee Afrik CIC
Six other areas across the UK will be added to the funding programme in 2027, but they haven't been announced yet.
Right to Succeed was founded in 2015 and will lead the community work in Seacombe. The charity already has a programme in North Birkenhead. As for the money, they will use it to establish a new Cradle to Career programme, which aims to bring together different community services to uncover what needs to change for children and families in the area.
Cradle to Career was originally launched in 2021 through partnerships between the council, education charity SHINE, and the Steve Morgan Foundation. In North Birkenhead, the programme aims to improve literacy levels, give families access to local support, improve the quality of life for people in the area, and help create opportunities for young people.
Graeme Duncan, CEO of Right to Succeed, said in a statement: "We look forward to building relationships in Seacombe, bringing residents, schools, services and community organisations together to co-design a shared vision for children and young people.
"By backing local ambition and learning alongside the community, we hope to break down barriers to opportunity and create lasting change."
More than four million children in the UK – over one in four – are currently growing up in poverty, according to the latest figures.
Communities for Children will support local partnerships to address barriers that make it harder for families to thrive, while also capturing learning to share with communities across the UK.
