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Valletta Local Council Granted €300,000 For A New Youth Centre In Valletta

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The Planning Authority has granted the Valletta Council with a €300,000 fund for the opening of a new youth centre in Valletta in collaboration with teenClub. The Mayor of Valletta Alexiei Dingli was joined by Transport Minister Ian Borg and Planning Authority Chairman Victor Cassar during a press conference yesterday to officiate the grant.

“The Council has successfully applied for Planning Authority funds to be able to restructure and open a youth centre in Valletta together with teenClub, since these centres in Valletta have disappeared during these last 20 years, providing no place for youth formation, support and shelter,” he said.

“This project is in line with the Councils strategy of creating services which care for all the residents of Valletta in various age bands, from different areas which include (but not limited to) children, youths and elderly residents,” he continued.

The centre will provide a shelter for people who seek it and will be a welcome addition to the social fabric of Malta’s capital city.

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Earlier this year, the Council inaugurated the first IT lab in Valletta aimed at retraining adults seeking employment and is currently working to open the first ever day centre for the elderly. The Council is also actively supporting the soup kitchen concept together with the Franciscan friars of our Lady of Jesus to provide meals, shelter and dignity to less fortunate residents.

“These are just a few of the many services which the Valletta Local council is introducing in the community in order to improve the well-being of its residents,” said Mayor Dingli.

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Johnathan is an award-winning Maltese journalist interested in social justice, politics, minority issues, music and food. Follow him at @supreofficialmt on Instagram, and send him news, food and music stories at [email protected]

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